jin kuramoto: life chair and rock vases

jin kuramoto exhibited his life chair and rock vase at designtide during tokyo design week 09.

life chair by jin kuramoto image by takumi ota

drawing on simple forms, kuramoto’s life chair was derived from his photographic documentation of mundane chairs and tools which he found during a trip to the countryside. with his life chair, kuramoto focuses more on how one uses the chair within daily life, looking at its most basic elements, rather than getting caught up in the ambitions of a designer chair.

life, 2009 image by takumi ota

life, 2009 image by takumi ota

life, 2009 image by takumi ota

life, 2009 image © designboom

life, 2009 image © designboom

rock vase, 2008 image © designboom

earlier this year, designboom featured kuramoto’s rock vase which is a modular combination vase that works on a pinholder system used in floral arrangements.

rock vase, 2008 image © designboom