Furniture museum/exhibition “Chairs from Japan and 18 countries around the world” held
France Bed Holdings Co., Ltd. Press release: October 1, 2024 Furniture museum/exhibition “Chairs from Japan and 18 countries around the world” held About 30 chairs made in Europe, America, China, and other parts of the world that decorate your daily life are on display
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red and blue chair The Furniture Museum (Akishima City, Tokyo, Director: Kazuaki Aoki) will hold the exhibition “Chair Exhibition from Japan and 18 Countries around the World” from October 20th (Sunday) to November 24th (Sunday), 2024. It will be held until. In Europe and America, the British Windsor chair and the bentwood chair using the bentwood technology developed by Germany’s Thonet were born, and many designers such as Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia created functional and well-designed chairs. Created a chair. In China, chairs made during the Ming Dynasty are said to have had a great influence on the design of modern chairs. In Japan, chair making began after the Meiji period by imitating Western chairs. This exhibition, “Chairs from Japan and 18 Countries Around the World,” focuses on chairs made not only in Japan but also in Europe, the United States, China, Africa, and other parts of the world. We will exhibit about 30 different types of chairs and introduce the history and culture of chairs. The Furniture Museum (General Incorporated Foundation) was established to collect and preserve traditional historical furniture, pass on the tradition of furniture to future generations, and contribute to the creation and research of furniture for a new era. Our museum will continue to collect, preserve, and exhibit furniture as a cultural heritage created by humankind from the perspective of “tradition, inheritance, and creation,” through our main collection and exhibitions introducing Akishima figures, and will continue our museum activities. Masu. The outline of the exhibition “Chairs from Japan and 18 Countries around the World” is as follows. General Incorporated Foundation Furniture Museum Exhibition “Chairs from Japan and 18 Countries Around the World” Exhibition Overview ■Name: Exhibition “Chair Exhibition from Japan and 18 Countries around the World” ■Display contents: Approximately 30 chairs from our museum collection ■Meeting venue: Furniture Museum Exhibition Hall 1148 Nakagamicho, Akishima City, Tokyo 196-0022 Access: Get off at Nakagami Station on the JR Ome Line. Approximately 5 minutes walk from the north exit ■Period: October 20th (Sunday) to November 24th (Sunday), 2024 ■Closed on: November 4th (Monday/holiday), every Wednesday ■Time: 10:00-16:30 (Admission until 16:00) ■Admission fee: General 200 yen, Free for high school students and under, those 65 years of age and older, those with a disability certificate, and their attendants ■Parking: 10 cars *The event may be postponed due to wind and flood damage or unexpected incidents/accidents. Introduction of main exhibited works
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/96896/36/96896-36-c289a3b4aa4517ff1890ebd18d9aab1d-1180×1505.jpg Rattan round chair Rattan round chair This is a resting chair designed by Isamu Kenmochi in 1960 for a hotel lounge. Taking advantage of rattan’s ability to weave curved surfaces, the structure is made from thick and light Taiminto rattan, and a core rattan is woven to create a voluminous form.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/96896/36/96896-36-d4b600ecdf2438765203941bf12da706-922×1172.jpg red and blue chair red and blue chair A chair made by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld of the Netherlands between 1917 and 1918. The thin wooden frame with the same cross section, the thin plywood seat and back, intersect with each other and are assembled using only wood screws. The frame is painted black, the end (cut cross section) yellow, the back red, and the seat blue, clearly indicating the function of each part of the chair through shape and color.
