Isamu KenmochiArmchair model “No. 207”

Black lacquered wood
Manufactured by Akita Mokko, Japan
With editor’s paper label and a trace of an old label on the sit back edge
Model designed in 1960
Height: 27 1/2 in. / Length: 25 1/2 in. / Width: 23 5/8 in.

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ABOUT Isamu Kenmochi

Portrait of Isamu Kenmochi, circa 1950

1912-1971, 

Japon

Isamu Kenmochi (剣持勇) is a Japanese designer. He is one of the initiators of industrial design in his country. He adapted foreign manufacturing methods and took advantage of technologies advances that he had observed during his international trips. He thus shaped a two-faced Japanese modern design where a reasonable production coexists in harmony with traditional crafts.