The Mark of Beauty

Chair (2018x10)

: 03, 2018

This episode features chairs, which come in all manner of designs and materials. It looks at some examples crafted from timber from a master furniture maker with a view to providing the ultimate in comfort, as well as some of the outstanding examples among the 1,350 chairs amassed from around the globe by a celebrated collector. We focus on some startling chairs produced by the designer Tokujin Yoshioka, and also look at why there are so many red chairs scattered around Tokyo's Kichijoji area.