MASANORI UMEDA "Night Tales" Utamaro Medusa Animal Chair Gelato Star
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MASANORI UMEDA “Night Tales” Utamaro Medusa Animal Chair Gelato Star
Forty years after the cre- The Utamaro series consists of a double bed, sofa and armchair, inspired
by the erotic rituals of the Edo period, women and the interiors of traditio-
ation of the Memphis
nal homes, as represented in the works of the Japanese painter Kitagawa
Utamaro.
Group and the presenta-
These three coordinated furnishing objects, with their massive aesthetic
impact, have a blue and fuchsia metal tubular structure, with iconic, black
tion of the famous Tawa-
and white chessboard pattern laminate borders, tatami mats, trays with
lacquered surfaces and flamboyant coloured silk pillows.
raya boxing ring, a new
Just as he did with his Tawaraya boxing ring, Umeda combines traditional
Japanese domestic aesthetics with contemporary Nippon accents and the
western taste in furnishings in a remarkable juxtaposition.
family of products desi- The other works designed by Umeda in the early eighties which are now
gned by Masanori Ume- presented in the “Night Tales” collection are the Medusa table and the Ani-
mal Chair, the Gelato lamp and the Star aluminium tray.
da, some of them dating The Medusa table, made to a 1982 design, is a domestic animal with zig-
from the early eighties – zag legs, reminiscent of the arms of the Murmansk fruit dish by Sottsass.
The iridescent, dichroic glass top changes colour with the changing of the
fully in line with the spirit
light conditions and the angle of viewing, while projecting coloured sha-
dows around the room.
of Memphis – now takes
The Animal Chair, which was also designed in 1982, forms part of one of
the Umeda design projects which bring nature and design together to cre-
its place in the family of
ate likable objects which exude instant empathy and emotional involve-
ment.
The Gelato table, wall and ceiling lamp is an object with personality,
Post Design collections. halfway between an ice cream cone and a clown’s hat.
The Star tray is a complex centrepiece for the table or fruit bowl with small
coloured handles and a perforated decorative motif in the centre.
UTAMARO MASANORI UMEDA BED BLACK AND WHITE LAMINATE AND PAINTED METAL STRUCTURE WITH JAPANESE TATAMI MATS, AND LED LIGHTS IN THE BASE. SILK PILLOWS IN VARIOUS COLOURS AND TWO RED AND WHITE LACQUERED TRAYS “Night Tales” Collection Post Design 2020 Limited edition of 12 items + 1 artist’s proof L 252, D 252, H 144 cm
UTAMARO MASANORI UMEDA TWO-SEATER SOFA BLACK AND WHITE LAMINATE AND PAINTED METAL STRUCTURE WITH JAPANESE TATAMI MATS AND PLEXIGLASS FEET. SILK PILLOWS IN VARIOUS COLOURS, TWO REMOVABLE LACQUERED ARMRESTS AND A LACQUERED RED AND WHITE TRAY “Night Tales” Collection Post Design 2020 Limited edition of 12 items + 1 artist’s proof L 180, D 78, H 144 cm
UTAMARO MASANORI UMEDA ARMCHAIR BLACK AND WHITE LAMINATE AND PAINTED METAL STRUCTURE WITH JAPANESE TATAMI MATS AND PLEXIGLASS FEET. SILK PILLOWS IN VARIOUS COLOURS AND A REMOVABLE LACQUERED ARMREST. AVAILABLE IN BLUE AND PURPLE “Night Tales” Collection Post Design 2020 Limited series of 12 items + 1 artist’s proof L 90, D 78, H 144 cm
MEDUSA MASANORI UMEDA TABLE PALE BLUE METAL BASE, IRIDESCENT, DICHROIC GLASS TOP AND ROUND PLEXIGLASS FEET “Night Tales” Collection Post Design 2020 (based on a 1982 design) Limited series of 24 items + 1 artist’s proof ø 90, H 71,5 cm
ANIMAL CHAIR MASANORI UMEDA SMALL ARMCHAIR METAL AND SYNTHETIC FABRIC SEAT AND ROUND PLEXIGLASS FEET “Night Tales” Collection Post Design 2020 (based on a 1982 design) Limited series of 24 items + 2 artist’s proofs L 50, D 53, H 80 cm
GELATO MASANORI UMEDA LAMP ALUMINIUM STRUCTURE AVAILABLE IN TABLE, WALL-MOUNTED AND CEILING VERSION. GLOBO 14W-E27 LED BULB “Night Tales” Collection Post Design 2020 (based on a 1982 design) Table ø 21, H 43 cm Applique ø 15, H 40 cm Ceiling ø 15, H 40 cm
STAR MASANORI UMEDA TRAY SATIN EFFECT ALUMINIUM WITH COLOURED HANDLES “Night Tales” Collection Post Design 2020 (based on a 1982 design) ø 40, H 5,5 cm
Design Masanori Umeda
Photography Delfino Sisto Legnani
Produced by Alberto Bianchi Albrici
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Masanori Umeda (Kanagawa, Japan, 1941) obtained a diploma at Tokyo’s Kuwasawa Design
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School in 1962.
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He moved to Milan in 1967, where he worked at the studio of Achille and Pier Giacomo Ca-
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stiglioni. It was while he was working as a consultant at the Olivetti design and furnishing sy-
stem studio from 1970 to 1979 that he met Ettore Sottsass.
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In 1981, Umeda designed his most famous object for Memphis, the Tawaraya boxing ring,
in which the founding members of the group were photographed by Studio Azzurro to create
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one of the most iconic of Memphis images. A blend of East and West, Tawaraya, a kind of
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metaphor for a conversation piece, is a boxing ring surfaced with the tatami mats typical of
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Japanese traditional interiors. Umeda continued to work with the Memphis Group in the two
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years which followed, during which he produced the Ginza robot cabinet and two ceramic
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objects, the Orinoco vase and Parana bowl.
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Umeda returned to Japan in 1986, where he opened his U-MetaDesign studio in Tokyo,
which changed its name to Umeda Design Studio Inc in 2001. In the years which followed, he
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continued to design many postmodern, poetic and ironic items of furniture.
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Masanori Umeda has taken part in a number of international exhibitions and received seve-
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ral awards, including the Braun Prize in 1968, the Grand Prix of Japan Display Design Award
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in 1981, the Japan Commercial Space Design Award in 1984 and the Grand Prix of Good
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Design Award, Japan, in 1990. His designs are on display in many museums throughout the
world. In 2015, more than 180 works by Umeda were purchased by the M+ Museum, West
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