Description: ISAMU KENMOCHI DESIGN Japan Mid-Century Modernism ASHTRAY by MARU TREND PACIFIC ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ THIS MONTH, WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER MANY FINE ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE ARTIFACTS AND RARITIES FROM MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA ESTATES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS PLEASE CHECK OUR OTHER EBAY LISTINGS FOR MORE EXAMPLES OF EARLY ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ DESCRIPTION A STRIKING MID-CENTURY MODERN ASHTRAY, MEASURING 4.25 INCHES IN DIAMETER, STANDING 1.75 INCHES TALL, FORMED WITH A BOLD CHROME METAL BAND ENCIRCLING A MUSTARD-YELLOW CAST COMPOSITE BASE. FEATURING THREE CIGARETTE RESTS, WEIGHING 8 OUNCES, EXUDING BOTH FUNCTIONAL UTILITY AND SCULPTURAL PRESENCE. THE UNDERSIDE FEATURES CAST RELIEF LETTERING ~ MARU TREND PACIFIC INC. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. DESIGN ISAMU KENMOCHI JAPAN AUTHENTIC HALLMARKS OF THE DESIGNER AND DISTRIBUTOR. ISAMU KENMOCHI (19121971) WAS A PIVOTAL FIGURE IN JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, CELEBRATED FOR BLENDING TRADITIONAL JAPANESE CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH MODERNIST PRINCIPLES. A GRADUATE OF THE TOKYO COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS IN 1932, KENMOCHIS WORK ADVANCED THE JAPANESE MODERN STYLE THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL DESIGNERS LIKE BRUNO TAUT AND ISAMU NOGUCHI. HIS DESIGNS, SUCH AS THE 1958 RATTAN LOUNGE CHAIR FEATURED IN THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, REMAIN ICONS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN DESIGN. KENMOCHIS EMPHASIS ON SIMPLICITY, FUNCTIONALITY, AND ELEGANCE IS UNMISTAKABLY EVIDENT IN THE CLEAN LINES AND VIBRANT, MINIMALIST AESTHETIC OF THIS ASHTRAY. MARU TREND PACIFIC, BASED IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WAS A MID-CENTURY COMPANY RENOWNED FOR DISTRIBUTING INNOVATIVE AND STYLISH HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, OFTEN SHOWCASING THE WORK OF PROMINENT DESIGNERS LIKE KENMOCHI. THIS ASHTRAY REFLECTS THE SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF JAPANESE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND MODERN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, A HALLMARK OF MARU TREND PACIFICS OFFERINGS. THE INCLUSION OF BOTH VIBRANT COLOR AND POLISHED CHROME HIGHLIGHTS THE COMPANYS DEDICATION TO FUNCTIONAL YET STRIKING DECOR. THIS ASHTRAY EMBODIES THE TIMELESS APPEAL OF MID-CENTURY MODERN DESIGN AND IS A TESTAMENT TO THE ARTISTIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN ISAMU KENMOCHI AND MARU TREND PACIFIC. BOTH A FUNCTIONAL OBJECT AND A SCULPTURAL STATEMENT, IT IS AN IDEAL COLLECTOR'S PIECE FOR ENTHUSIASTS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN DECOR AND INDUSTRIAL ART. CONDITION REPORT > OFFERED AS DISCOVERED ~ UNALTERED ~ SEEMINGLY A WELL PRESERVED EXAMPLE. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ PLEASE USE THE EBAY "CONTACT SELLER" FUNCTION TO CONTACT US AND RESOLVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AVAILABLE FOR SOME ITEMS VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL ~ NO FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL PARCEL ~ CONTACT US FOR A SHIPPING RATE QUOTE BEFORE BIDDING WE NEVER CHARGE A HANDLING FEE ~ AND ALWAYS COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES >
Price: 15 USD
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
End Time: 2025-01-31T00:59:08.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Ashtray
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Theme: Industrial
