Inspired by the graphic masterpieces of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, who is said to of been the “Father of geometric abstraction”, the cabinet captures the abstract style of unyielding grids that are infrequently filled with lucid primary colours displayed on the front panel of the cabinet. Piet Mondrian’s oil paintings are conveyed on the front of the cabinets in matte lacquer on wood. The grid based structure divides the cabinet front into spaces and drawers for gathering and safekeeping.
Shiro Kuramata was born in 1934, Tokyo, Japan. He studied architecture at Tokyo's Technical College until 1953. Since then he has had an impressive career as an architect, interior designer and furniture designer. In 1965 he established the "Kuramata Design Office" in Tokyo, and won the Japanese Cultural Prize for Design in 1981.
His projects include designing and fitting out the interiors of the Issey Miyake boutiques in New York, Paris and Tokyo. One of his most significant and dramatic furniture designs is the "How High the Moon" armchair, which is now within the Vitra Edition collection.