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'''Sori Yanagi''' is a famous [[Japanese Designer]].
==Biography==
Sori Yanagi was born on June 29th, 1915 in [[Harajuku]], [[Tokyo]]. He was born Satoshi Hazime (柳宗理) and goes by Satoshi Hazime in Japan. Only outside of Japan is he referred to as Sori Yanagi. He attended the [[Tokyo School of Art]] in 1934, and graduated from the [[Tokyo Fine Arts School]] in 1940. For 2 years after graduating, he worked for known designer [[Charlotte Perriand]]. He was a researcher during the war, but after the war he founded the [[Yanagi Industrial Design Institute]] in 1952. In 1955 he became a professor at the [[Kanazawa College of Art]] (he currently acts as a visiting professor at the same college).

He won his first award in 1957 for his “Butterfly Stool” that he created in 1954. It is still his best known work – two curved pieces of plywood stuck together to create a seat/chair. That same year he created what is known as the “Elephant Stool,” a stool made of fiberglass reinforced polyester.

From then on he worked on a number of different designs. He created the torch container for the [[1964 Olympics]]. He created the 1970 Sapporo Winter Olympics torch cars, as well as the [[Yokohama City]] Subway Station Equipment in 1973, and the walls of the [[Tomei Expressway]] in Tokyo tollgate in 1980.
==Other Designs==
In his life he continued to design a number of different things. He designed signs, water fountains, suspension bridges and a number of different pieces of kitchenware, such as silverware, flatware, tea sets and other furniture.

==Collection of Works==
Sori Yanagi currently has his work showcased at a number of different institutions.
*New York Museum of Modern Art
*Louvre
*Metropolitan Museum of Art
*Pinakothek der Moderne
==External Links==
*[http://www.japon.net/yanagi/indexj.shtml Official Homepage, Sori Yanagi]

[[Category:Japanese Designers]]

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Japan2000: New page: '''Sori Yanagi''' is a famous Japanese Designer. ==Biography== Sori Yanagi was born on June 29th, 1915 in Harajuku, Tokyo. He was born Satoshi Hazime (柳宗理) and goes by Sa...