Sori Yanagi Stainless Steel Serving Platter 32cm

Features

• Good Design Award 1999.

The Good Design Award Of 1999 Is A Testament To The Quality And Innovation Of The Sori Yanagi-Designed Kitchenware And Tableware. Manufactured By Nihon Yoshokki Co Ltd, Sori Yanagi'S Products Are Renowned For Their Elegant And Functional Design.

Background

Sori Yanagi Was Born In Tokyo, Japan In 1915. His Father, Soetsu Yanagi, Was A Key Figure In The Promotion Of “Mingei (Japanese Folk Art)”, Which Valued Hand-Crafted Art Of Ordinary People And Discovered Beauty In Everyday Objects. As A Result, He Helped To Establish The Nihon Mingeikan, The Folk Crafts Museum Of Japan.

Sori Yanagi Studied Both Art And Architecture At Tokyo Art School In 1934 And Was Particularly Inspired By Le Corbusier And Charlotte Perriand, Who Visited Japan In The Early 1940S. This Led Him To Develop An Interest In Design And Objects, Rather Than Paintings And Buildings.

After World War Ii, Sori Yanagi Designed Many Products Such As Furniture, Three-Wheeled Vehicle, Olympic Cauldron, And Pedestrian Overpass. He Is Best Known For His 1954 Butterfly Chair, As Well As His Porcelain And Silverware Series.

Nihon Yoshokki Co Ltd Was Founded In 1955 In Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, Which Is The Center Of Cutlery And Steel Manufacturing. It Manufactures Most Of The Sori Yanagi-Designed Kitchenware And Tableware.