{"title":"Sori Yanagi","description":"\u003cp\u003eSori Yanagi was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1915, where he attended art school, and worked in the office of designer Charlotte Perriand from 1940 to 1942. In 1952, he founded the Yanagi Industrial Design Institute, which went on to design an exceptional number of everyday objects and pieces of furniture. Sori Yanagi's organically shaped designs combine Western industrial design with Japan's craft traditions, and he became one of the most important Japanese designers of the post-war period. As well as furniture, he designed lights, glassware, cutlery, children's toys, underground stations, cars and motorbikes. In 1977, Sori Yanagi became director of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vitra-elephant-stool","title":"Vitra - Elephant Stool","description":"The \" Elephant Stool \" is one of the most famous designs of postwar Japanese design and continues to impress today with its clean lines and functionality. Suitable for indoor use as well as for balconies and gardens, this stackable stool can even be used as an easily transportable picnic accessory.","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"black","offer_id":57317487837528,"sku":"109958","price":117.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"crème","offer_id":57317487870296,"sku":"112139","price":117.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/1760\/5208\/files\/Elephant-Stool-schwarz-frei_99376123-f183-4a39-8b1b-e2410ca20985.jpg?v=1779275288"},{"product_id":"vitra-butterfly-stool","title":"Vitra - Butterfly Stool","description":"\u003ch2\u003e Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi\u003c\/h2\u003e Vitra ’s Butterfly Stool uniquely combines Eastern forms with the plywood bending technique developed by Charles and Ray Eames. Japanese designer Sori Yanagi created the Butterfly Stool as early as 1954.\r\nThe gently curved silhouette of the Butterfly Stool’s two seat shells is reminiscent of a butterfly’s wings, hence the name: Butterfly. Vitra manufactures the Butterfly Stool from lacquered molded plywood in various versions. The hardware is made of brass.\r\nThe Butterfly Stool is part of the collection at the Vitra Design Museum.","brand":"Vitra","offers":[{"title":"Natural Maple","offer_id":57431509270872,"sku":"110759","price":768.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rosewood","offer_id":57431509303640,"sku":"110761","price":971.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/1760\/5208\/files\/Butterfly-Stool-ahorn-frei.jpg?v=1780483329"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.connox.com\/collections\/sori-yanagi.oembed","provider":"Connox","version":"1.0","type":"link"}