Tendo Mokko Explained

Tendo Mokko
Type:Unlisted
Location City:Tendō, Yamagata
Location Country:Japan
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Furniture
Num Employees:350
Homepage: (in English)

is a Japanese furniture maker based in Tendō, Yamagata, Japan.

The speciality of Tendo Mokko is making fine furniture from plywood. Some of pieces that the company has produced have won design awards. Tendo Mokko chairs and tables are held in the collections of museums and have been sold for high prices at furniture auctions.[1]

The company has collaborated with designers and architects such as Isamu Kenmochi, Sori Yanagi,,, Katsuhei Toyoguchi, Kenzo Tange, Bruno Mathsson, Katsuo Matsumura, and Arata Isozaki.[2] [3] [4] Tendo Mokko has also manufactured wooden trim elements, as well as specially designed furniture for Lexus.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japanese Tendo Mokko Heron Rocker eames era . .
  2. Web site: 2018-06-16 . Tendo Mokko: Furniture to Hand Down Through the Generations . 2023-06-09 . Pen Magazine International . en.
  3. Web site: Riki Watanabe . 2023-06-09 . Oxford Reference . en .
  4. Web site: Tendo Co., Ltd. Makers M+ . 2023-06-09 . www.mplus.org.hk . en-US.
  5. Web site: Lexus Collection 2019 「スツール」|天童木工 . 2023-06-11 . www.tendo-mokko.co.jp.