First edition monograph published by Matsudo City Cultural Foundation in conjunction with the major 2004–2005 traveling retrospective devoted to Isamu Kenmochi (1912–1971), one of the foundational figures of postwar Japanese industrial design. Best known for his pioneering rattan furniture designs, collaborations with figures including Isamu Noguchi, and his role in shaping the institutional framework of modern design in Japan, Kenmochi remains comparatively underrepresented in English-language scholarship. This substantial catalog stands as one of the most comprehensive references on his work, tracing projects for manufacturers such as Tendo Mokko and documenting furniture, interiors, architectural commissions, prototypes, and unrealized designs rarely reproduced elsewhere. 4to (7.5” x 10.5”), hardcover with dust jacket, 240 pages, extensively illustrated throughout with color and black-and-white illustrations. Contents include a series of six essays contextualizing Kenmochi’s career, a chronological catalogue raisonne of his designs with thumbnail images, and a bibliography. Text primarily in Japanese with English summaries/captions.
An unusually uncommon hardcover issue of an already scarce and increasingly desirable reference on postwar Japanese design, and a foundational resource for this designer’s work. Light bumping and chipping to extremities and dj. Contents near fine.
First edition monograph published by Matsudo City Cultural Foundation in conjunction with the major 2004–2005 traveling retrospective devoted to Isamu Kenmochi (1912–1971), one of the foundational figures of postwar Japanese industrial design. Best known for his pioneering rattan furniture designs, collaborations with figures including Isamu Noguchi, and his role in shaping the institutional framework of modern design in Japan, Kenmochi remains comparatively underrepresented in English-language scholarship. This substantial catalog stands as one of the most comprehensive references on his work, tracing projects for manufacturers such as Tendo Mokko and documenting furniture, interiors, architectural commissions, prototypes, and unrealized designs rarely reproduced elsewhere. 4to (7.5” x 10.5”), hardcover with dust jacket, 240 pages, extensively illustrated throughout with color and black-and-white illustrations. Contents include a series of six essays contextualizing Kenmochi’s career, a chronological catalogue raisonne of his designs with thumbnail images, and a bibliography. Text primarily in Japanese with English summaries/captions.
An unusually uncommon hardcover issue of an already scarce and increasingly desirable reference on postwar Japanese design, and a foundational resource for this designer’s work. Light bumping and chipping to extremities and dj. Contents near fine.
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