New edition of the definitive monograph (first published in 2013) on Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata, with a new introduction by author Deyan Sudjic. This highly acclaimed first monograph on the extremely influential Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata (1934–1991) is a two-volume title that presents his entire captivating and idiosyncratic oeuvre in an impressive, specially designed acrylic slipcase.

The first volume contains a text by Deyan Sudji that covers Kuramata's entire life and the radical changes he experienced in Japan. It also presents a selection of Kuramata's essays and writings. The second volume is a catalog of works that presents the more than 600 pieces of furniture, products, and interiors that Kuramata designed during his all too short life.

Deyan Sudjic was director of the DESIGN MUSEUM London from 2006 to 2020. The book was written in close collaboration with Mieko Kuramata, the wife of Shiro Kuramata, and contains many previously unpublished documents from the private archive.

Deyan Sudjic
ISBN 9781837290369
Language: English
31.2 x 24.2 x 4.6 cm / 3.3 kg
Published 2025
New edition
Acrylic slipcase