{"title":"Yuzuru Yamakawa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 32\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuzuru Yamakawa (1933–2012) was a renowned Japanese designer known for his deep passion for rattan. For more than 40 years, he developed iconic pieces recognized for their elegant lines and ergonomic focus. Combining Japanese aesthetics with Indonesian craftsmanship, Yamakawa helped shape a more refined and sophisticated era of rattan furniture design worldwide and interiors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tsuki-chair","title":"Tsuki Chair","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYuzuru Yamakawa was among the most gifted furniture designers of twentieth-century Japan, working with rattan and metal in a way that broke new ground. Gabriel Tan worked to contemporise the Tsuki Chair, bringing it in line with present-day production methods and market expectations by simplifying its construction and material specification while preserving the integrity of Yamakawa's original vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTsuki means moon in Japanese, thus named due to the chair's backrest: a continuous rod of black metal that rises from the seat, looping expressively in a full arc, evoking the curve of a crescent moon. Natural black rattan is wound tightly across the seat and also over the arc of the backrest and into the armrests, unified in tone with the black aluminium frame, differentiated only by the contrast between hard metal and woven rattan surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003eProduction: Handcrafted in Indonesia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Yuzuru Yamakawa","offers":[{"title":"Natural Rattan","offer_id":64926284775773,"sku":"TSC01","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Synthetic Rattan","offer_id":64926284808541,"sku":"TSC01","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4253\/9600\/files\/Tsuki_DSCF3285.jpg?v=1788269342"},{"product_id":"ei-chair","title":"Ei Chair","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEi is the Japanese word for stingray, duly named for the shape of the backrest: broad and tapered to a point at each end, spreading like the wings of a ray in open water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eProduced for Origin Made, Gabriel Tan's updates to Yamakawa's original design bring it into present-day production while leaving its character fully intact. The slender black metal legs bow gently outward, and are structurally held together by a continuous curved stretcher of opposing semi-circles, giving the base a simple yet calligraphic quality found throughout Yamakawa's body of work. Low arms sweep forward functionally from the outermost points of the backrest's frame, framing the sitter with a sense of lightness instead of enclosing the body. The backrest and seat have different rattan weave patterns, enhancing the visual identity of the Ei Chair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eProduction: Handcrafted in Indonesia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Yuzuru Yamakawa","offers":[{"title":"Synthetic Rattan","offer_id":64926342250845,"sku":"EIC01","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Natural Rattan","offer_id":64926342283613,"sku":"EIC01","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4253\/9600\/files\/Ei_DSCF3288.jpg?v=1788446226"},{"product_id":"yumi-chair","title":"Yumi Chair","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYumi is the Japanese word for an archery bow and refers to the continuous curved brace detail that sweeps from the top of the backrest down to meet the front legs, holding the chair together the way a strung bow holds its tension. A dining chair without arms, Yumi's structure is fully legible. Another Yamakawa original, it is brought into production after Gabriel Tan's careful work of contemporisation that fully respects the original design. Retaining the eloquent curves that give it the graphic quality that defines Yamakawa's approach to metalwork, the generous seat and backrest are woven in natural black rattan in a tight but still open weave, allowing light to pass through it, offering Yumi a visual lightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eProduction: Handcrafted in Indonesia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Yuzuru Yamakawa","offers":[{"title":"Natural Rattan","offer_id":64926520115549,"sku":"YC01","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Synthetic Rattan","offer_id":64926520148317,"sku":"YC01","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4253\/9600\/files\/Yumi_DSCF3274.jpg?v=1788533707"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4253\/9600\/collections\/Yuzuru_Yamakawa.jpg?v=1786552091","url":"https:\/\/origin-made.com\/collections\/yuzuru-yamakawa.oembed","provider":"Origin Made","version":"1.0","type":"link"}