Wink 111 Lounge Chair by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina, 1980s

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Armchair - Chaise Longue Mod. Wink 111 designed by Toshiyuki Kita in the 80s and edited by Cassina. Structure made … more Armchair - Chaise Longue Mod. Wink 111 designed by Toshiyuki Kita in the 80s and edited by Cassina. Structure made of steel and upholstered in white wool bouclé. Ears / headboard and adjustable restraints. Italy 80s.

Today the "wink" piece (chair) has become an icon of design. In 1981 he won the Kitaro Kunii Industrial Design Award and is selected for the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

References:

1975: Japan Interior Designers Association Award.

1981: Kitaro Kunii Industrial Design Award. “WINK” (chair) -selected for the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

2001: Exhibition “L’anima del design” in Milan.

2001: Exhibition at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Germany.

2001: Selected for the permanent collection of the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
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