Lot 132
MITSUMASA SUGASAWA (JAPANESE 1940-) FOR TENDŌ MOKKO, JAPAN
ANTLER COFFEE TABLE, 1980s–2000
Auction: MODERN MADE | Lots 1 - 422 | Fri 01 May at 10am
Description
applied manufacturer's label (to underside), beech plywood with maple veneer and dark walnut finish
Dimensions
40cm high, 140cm wide, 84.5cm deep (15 ¾in high, 55in wide, 33 ¼in deep)
Footnote
Mitsumasa Sugasawa was the former chief designer at Tendō Mokko.
After completing his studies at Chiba University’s Junior College of Technology in 1963, he joined the Japanese furniture manufacturer Tendō Mokko. In 1966 he travelled to Denmark to undertake further training at the Danish National Technical Institute, where he was introduced to Scandinavian methods of design and production. Upon returning to Japan, he spent much of his career in the development department at Tendō Mokko, working closely with architects and designers to provide technical expertise while also producing a number of designs of his own for the company.