Arata Isozaki
The Marilyn Chair, 1983
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki is internationally known as the creative mind behind prominent stateside structures such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, completed in 1986, and the Team Disney building in Orlando, Florida, completed in 1990, as well as global sites such as the Art Tower Mito in Japan and the Allianz Tower, a newly opened skyscraper in Milan. Like most prominent architects, Isozaki employs his technique and skill set not only towards the creation of large-scale projects, but also in the context of furniture design.
Arata Isozaki
Team Disney Building, 1989-90
Arata Isozaki
Art Tower Mito, 1990
Arata Isozaki
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1986
One of Isozaki’s most celebrated works is titled the “Marilyn” side chair; the unique design of the black-stained birch wood seating apparatus, first produced in 1983, was inspired by the body of Marilyn Monroe. The high back and fluid curves of Isozaki’s design was achieved for the purpose of rendering Monroe’s curvaceous figure. It’s moderately convex and concave back, is offset by the chair’s trapezoidal seat, creating a complimentary interaction of fluid and geometric forms mimicking elements present throughout a number of Isozaki’s most acclaimed architectural projects.
Arata Isozaki
Marilyn Chairs, 1983
