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Table QR-40(NF)

Table QR-40(NF)

A series product of the masterpiece "Torii Stool

YMK Nagaoka's predecessor, Yamakawa Rattan, led the wicker furniture boom of the 1960s in collaboration with Isamu Kenmochi, one of Japan's leading modernist designers, as well as Riki Watanabe, Katsuhira Toyoguchi, and other designers. The company's philosophy was to “respond to the ideas and sensibilities of designers with the skills and wisdom of craftsmen,” or in other words, to create what users and the times demanded while the craftsmen and designers faced off against each other. This friendly competition enhances YMK Nagaoka's "craftsmanship.

The historical masterpiece “Torii Stool,” which was born from a furniture case study project for “Modern Living” magazine and brought Japan its first gold medal at the Triennale di Milano in 1957, is also made at YMK Nagaoka. This table is also a work of designer Riki Watanabe, who created the "Torii Stool.

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[Designer] Riki Watanabe
[Size]         Φ 975 x H 475mm
[Material]  Seat : Leather rattan 
　　　　   Legs : Taimin rattan 
　　　　   Deck : Transparent tempered glass

¥235,000 JPY
¥235,000 JPY
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YMK nagaoka

Established in 2011, the company specializes in rattan furniture in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. Craftsmen are passionate about making custom-made rattan furniture and repairing and renewing it. The company produces a wide variety of products, including rattan chairs and rattan beds, as well as furniture and interiors for homes, stores, and institutions.

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Rikiwatanabe

Born in Tokyo, graduated from the Woodcraft Departmentat Tokyo Higher School of Arts and Design (now Chiba University) in 1936, and after joined Gunma Prefecture Industrial Arts Center under the direction of Bruno Taut, established his own design office in 1949. He got famous with the low-cost String Chair "Himo Chair" in 1952. In 1956, he formed the Q-designers, which brought about reforms in the early days of after-war Japanese design by inventing the "Torii Stool" and the "Riki Stool," among others. In his later years, he focused on clock design, and the "Riki Clock," named after his own name and released in 2003, became his masterpiece.

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