Tendo Mokko
Tendo Mokko (天童木工, Tendō Mokkō) is a Japanese furniture maker based in Tendō, Yamagata, Japan.
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Type | Unlisted |
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Industry | Furniture |
Founded | 12 June 1940 |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 350 |
Website | Tendo-Mokko.co.jp (in English) |
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Tendo-Mokko Main office
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, Riki Watanabe, Daisaku Chō, 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]
References
- "Japanese Tendo Mokko Heron Rocker eames era". WorthPoint.
- "Tendo Mokko: Furniture to Hand Down Through the Generations". Pen Magazine International. 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- "Riki Watanabe". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- "Tendo Co., Ltd. | Makers | M+". www.mplus.org.hk. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- "Lexus Collection 2019 「スツール」|天童木工". www.tendo-mokko.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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