Sori Yanagi Tendo Mokko TENDO Butterfly Stool Sori Yanagi S-0521RW-ST Stool Stylish Interior

The Butterfly Stool "S-0521RW-ST" is a masterpiece designed by Sori Yanagi. It is an iconic piece of Japanese design furniture, designed by Sori Yanagi, who built the foundation of Japanese industrial design, and released in 1956.

This beautiful stool was born from the encounter between Yanagi's imagination and the technology of Tendo Mokko. It is a masterpiece of design history that is collected in museums around the world, such as the Louvre and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It has a simple structure, with two identical pieces of molded plywood joined together with brass fittings.

Although it has a unique shape, it can be matched with a variety of interior styles, and because the two pieces of molded plywood support each other, it is sometimes chosen as a wedding gift.
*Good Design Long Life Design Award winner

Brand (manufacturer)
Tendo Woodworks

series
Butterfly Stool

size
Width 42.5cm Depth 38.7cm Height 34.0cm
Weight: 2.2kg

Material
Rosewood grain (ST color)
Maple grain (natural)

Manufacturer
Tendo Woodworks

others
Finished Product

Designer: Sori Yanagi

Delivery will take approximately 3 weeks after ordering.
*This product is made to order.


Who is Sori Yanagi?
Born in Tokyo in 1915. Graduated from Tokyo School of Fine Arts (now Tokyo University of the Arts).
He joined the Sakakura Junzo Architectural Institute in 1942.
In 1950, he founded the Yanagi Industrial Design Institute, a foundation that later went on to design the prototype of the Butterfly Stool, and then spent several years researching and developing it.
The Butterfly Stool was unveiled at the Yanagi Industrial Design Research Association exhibition held at Matsuya in Ginza in 1956.
In 1958, the Butterfly Stool was selected for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
In 1977, he became director of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum, which was founded by his father, Muneyoshi Yanagi.
In 2002, he received the Award for Cultural Merit.