{"product_id":"kuramata_shiro2023","title":"Shiro Kuramata's Design: A Microcosm Within Memory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_93eb5bd8512bfd77\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e This is the official catalog for the \"Shiro Kuramata's Design - Microcosm in Memory\" exhibition, which was held in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Shiro Kuramata, a designer who gained worldwide acclaim in the design world since the 1960s. This catalog explores the figure and works of Shiro Kuramata, focusing on \"Shiro Kuramata himself,\" the inner self and background of thought of the designer. It introduces his representative works from his early to later years with abundant illustrations and text, tracing his creative footsteps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Shiro Kuramata, who passed away suddenly at the age of 56 in 1991, at the peak of his career. This book, published in 2021, the 30th anniversary of his death, will be a valuable resource for conveying the image of Shiro Kuramata and his poetic design work not only to those who lived in the same era, but also to the younger generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"query-text-line ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Title] Shiro Kuramata's Design: A Microcosm Within Memory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Publisher] Asahi Shimbun Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Publication Date] November 17, 2023\u003cbr\u003e [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eNumber of pages] 320 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Size] Approximately 22.8 x 17.7 x 2.7 cm, 0.78 kg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Title Reading] Kuramata Shiro's Design: The Universe Within Memory\u003cbr\u003e [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eAuthor(s), Editor(s), etc.] \u003cspan\u003eNobuko Inatsuka (Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art), Aya Kato (Setagaya Art Museum), Hisatoshi Noda (Setagaya Art Museum), Tomomi Miyagawa (Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art) \/ Writing and Editing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Printing] Yamada Photo Engraving Co., Ltd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[ISBN] \u003cspan\u003e978-4-87642-221-0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Condition] Used\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[7] Above\u003c\/b\u003e average (minor scratches on the cover)\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Accessories] None\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Published in]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e[Exhibition-related associations] \u003cspan\u003eSetagaya Museum of Art (2023-2024),\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eToyama Prefectural Museum of Art (2024),\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eKyoto National Museum of Modern Art (2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eShiro Kuramata 1934 - 1991\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eBorn in Tokyo in 1934.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e In 1956, he graduated from the Kuwahara Design Institute.\u003cbr\u003e In 1965, he established his own design firm, Kuramata Design Office, and became independent.\u003cbr\u003e In the 1970s, he began designing interiors for establishments such as the \"Kiriko\" coffee shop and the \"Issey Miyake\" boutique, attracting attention with his unique worldview.\u003cbr\u003e In the 1980s, she created her signature works, such as \"How High the Moon\" (1986), which used acrylic and steel mesh, and the chair \"Miss Blanche\" (1988), which encased a glass rose, and gained international acclaim.\u003cbr\u003e His achievements were widely recognized, including receiving the Mainichi Design Award in 1981 and the French government's Order of Arts and Letters in 1987.\u003cbr\u003e He passed away suddenly in 1991 at the young age of 56.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"くらまたしろう｜倉俣史朗 \/ KURAMATA Shiro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43501092503594,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/kurasuke-shiro-no-dezain-kioku-no-naka-no-shouuchuu-illustration-345.jpg?v=1771769253","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.live\/en\/products\/kuramata_shiro2023","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}