1934 Born in Tokyo, Japan 1956 Graduated from Kuwasawa Insititue of Design 1965 Established Kuramata Design Office 1970 Design of furniture in Irregular Forms 1972 Mainichi Industrial Design Award 1981 Joined Memphis in Milan, Italy. Japan Cultural Design Award 1985 Design of Homage to Hoffman "Begin the Beguine" 1986 Design of steel mesh chair "How High the Moon" 1988 Design of acrylic/artificial roses chair "Miss Blanche" 1990 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 1991 Passed Away Body: ABS resin board, spray-painted bon-suede finish Seat and back: aluminium sheet, fired melamine finish Legs: steel pipe (30mm), mirror finish Manufacturer: Ishimaru Co, Ltd Size: W770xH110xD720mm