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Spice set

Designer Shiro Kuramata Japanese
Manufacturer Time Studio
1980
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Spice set
  • Designer: Shiro Kuramata (Japanese, 1934–1991)
  • Manufacturer: Time Studio
  • Date: 1980
  • Medium: Chromed steel
  • Dimensions: 1998.278a,b: 3 1/4 × 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 in., 0.6 lb. (8.3 × 5.4 × 5.4 cm, 0.3 kg)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Steel
  • Credit Line: Gift of Kuramata Design Office, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.278ab
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Shiro Kuramata
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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