Database / I I I I
Design Resources: Digital Archive
Holdings Classification (Registered Name)
Comfort chair SM7051 (prototype)
Comfort chair SM7051 (prototype)
- Category
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- #Product
- Year of Production (First Edition)
1969
- Release Year
1970
- Designer
Isamu Kenmochi (Designer)
- Manufacturer
TENDO CO.,LTD.
- Distributor
TENDO CO.,LTD.
- Dimensions
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W790 × D680 × H820 mm
- Materials and Techniques
Painted steel, acrylic resin
- Design Registration Number
Unclear
- Portrait and Publicity Rights Holder
Unclear
- Copyright Registration Number
Unclear
- Inquiries
Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
- Data Source
Japanese Modern: Isamu Kenmochi and His World, edited by Hitoshi Mori (2005, Book Publication Society) / “Special Feature: Now is the Time for Japanese Modern,” Shitsujo, No. 608, August 2005, Kosakusha
Prototype of “SM7051” released by Tendo Mokko in 1970. While the base of the released product is chrome-plated, the prototype is painted white, and the member supporting the vacuum-formed acrylic resin is slightly thinner, confirming the design process when compared to the production version.
Description
In 1970, Tendo Mokko introduced its acrylic series, and in addition to the “SM7051” designed by Isamu Kemmochi, an acrylic version of Sori Yanagi’s butterfly stool was also produced. Since large-scale molding became possible, many manufacturers and designers experimented with plastic in a variety of products and parts, and the use of plastic as a new material spread rapidly.