Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi · 1956

This is Butterfly Stool — a design object by Sori Yanagi, nineteen fifty-six. It's molded plywood and metal, about 39 by 44 centimeters.

Medium Molded plywood and metal · Dimensions 15 1/2 x 17 3/8 x 12 1/8" (39.4 x 44.1 x 30.8 cm) · Credit Gift of the designer

Hanging beside it in Gallery 516: Jar, Lounge Chair

Works like this one elsewhere in the museum: Stool (model S-302), Three-Legged (Mira) Stool, Lounge Chair, Armchair, Snake Chair, Multi-use Chair