12 November 2020
08 minutes
Photo: Tendo Co., Ltd.
Design writer and architect Naomi Pollock shares the story of the spoke chair. The piece features in Pollock’s new book, ‘Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook’.
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