It a original black tea table and chair made by Itoko, the Tea table was awarded a Kyoto Design award 2014. Itoko has been developing their silk brocade technique, silk combinated with materials such as strenghened glass and glass fiber.
Shade: Silk embroidery design viewed by adding the lighting.
Table top: The silk is glued between two chemically reinforced composite glass plates which are commonly used for smart-phones and solar panels.
The eletric stove
| Object ID | 738 |
| Type | Gifts |
| Donor | Kyokane Tsuji |
| Country | Japan |
| Material | wood, silk, glass |
| Location | S |
| Place | Palazzo Coppini, Firenze |
Notes
The Silk Art Tea Table was borrowed to:
- Firenze Magnifico Club (8-12.10. 2015) for the exhibition in Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Firenze
- 150th anniversary of relations between Japan and Italy. Japanese art exhibition, Auditorium al Duomo (17-20.6.2016), Firenze