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Spoke Chair
Katsuhei Toyoguchi's Spoke Chair S-5027NA-ST: thirteen oak spokes on an oval plywood base.
810 × 830 × 687 mm
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Description
Overview
The Spoke Chair (S-5027NA-ST) is an easy chair by Katsuhei Toyoguchi for Tendo Mokko. It brings the essence of the Windsor chair into Japanese living, and the seat is wide enough for two people to sit on.
Construction
An oval base ring of moulded plywood carries every other part: the spokes, thin round rods, and the legs. Thirteen spokes make up the back. The back and legs are oak in the ST colour, and the seat is upholstered.
Overall size
- Dimensions: W 810 × D 687 × H 830 mm, seat height 340 mm
- Weight: 9.6 kg
- Mark: Green Purchasing compliant
Story
Katsuhei Toyoguchi
Katsuhei Toyoguchi was born in Akita in 1905 and graduated from the Tokyo Technical Arts School in 1928. From 1933 he worked at the Industrial Arts Institute of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Sendai, put effort into chairs made for Japanese people and ran many ergonomic experiments. He is remembered for studying the body curves of a seated person together with Isamu Kenmochi and others. He received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class, and the Kunii Kitaro Special Prize, and the First Design Merit Award.