Miss Blanche
ChairDimensions: 63 × 58 × 93.5 mm
Designer: Shiro Kuramata
Materials: Acrylic, artificial roses, aluminum pipe, stained alumite finish
36.22 x 24.41 x 23.62 inches 92 x 62 x 60 cm thick acrylic resin, anodised aluminium, imitation roses number 49 from an edition of 56 executed by Ishimaru Company Ltd, Tokyo LITERATURE Ettore Sottsass, `Una Mostra dedicate a Shiro Kuramata,' Domus, December, 1996, p. 56 Michiko Aikawa (ed.), Shiro Kuramata, exhibition catalogue, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1996, cat. no. 1, pp. 26-27, 39-40, 48, and p. 189, fig. 8 Alexander von Vegesack, Peter Dunas, and Mathias Schwartz-Clauss, (eds). 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum, exhibition catalogue, Weil am Rhein, 1996, pp. 204-205, cat. no. 87 Alberto Bassi, `Shiro Kuramata: Il Design Transparente,' Casabella, July/August, 1999, p. 17 Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 2000, p. 599 Shiro Kuramata, Tokyo, 2000, fig. 1 George H. Marcus, Masters of Modern Design: A Critical Assessment, New York, 2005, p. 155 Jean Louis Gaillemin, Design Contre Design, exhibition catalogue, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Anvers, 2007, pp. 301, 353