Shiro Kuramata

Shiro Kuramata is an important figure whose work is well known for its contribution to the art world of post-world war japan. Kuramata was mainly known for his use of industrial materials, such as wire steel mesh and lucite, to create architectural interiors and furniture. Revolutionary pieces, such as the How High the Moon chair produced by Kurosaki for Vitra and made of nickel-plated expanded steel mesh (1986), reflect the emerging dynamism and maturing creativity of postwar Japan. The creations of Shiro Kuramata are a union between western and traditional Japanese design with a bizarre and whimsical yet poetic and humorous soul.