Tange Kenzo, Tendo Co., Ltd. ‘Lounge Chair for Sumi Memorial Hall’, circa 1957. bent laminated birch and fabric, overall: 75 × 78.3 × 70 cm. M+, Hong Kong. [2016.449]. Image courtesy of M+, Hong Kong
Date: 1957
Designer: Kenzo Tange
Place of Origin: Ichinomiya, Japan
Kenzo Tange designed a chair for the Sumi Memorial Hall in Ichinomiya City, Japan. The building served as the headquarters for the Tsuyakin Kogyo Company, a local textiles manufacturer. Tange specifically crafted the chair for this project using molded 11-ply birch plywood with aluminum feet and a yellow and black seat cushion.
The chair consists of two separate molded plywood sections – one forming the back and the other the seat and legs – attached by four metal screws. It was intended for both the company’s head office and a meeting place for textile manufacturers from across Japan.
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