Claesson Koivisto Rune, a basket for personal items, Sfera, Japan, 2005.
Wooven bamboo, 31x31 cm, height 16 cm.
Note This lot can be collected no earlier than September 3, Västberga Allé 3, Stockholm
Auction online: 20−29 August, 2021
Viewing: 24–28 August, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm
Opening hours: 11 am – 5 pm
In accordance with Japanese customs this basket is used at a café or restaurant to
temporarily put your personal belongings, like a handbag or a scarf, while seated.
The basket is then placed next to your seat. Custom made for the Sfera Building in Kyoto.
Related to, but not a part of, the original ‘Sfera Furniture’ collection launched by Sfera in 2005.
Its shape is related to the Nest baskets of the same collection.
Claesson Koivisto Rune is a Swedish architecture and design studio founded in 1995 by Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, and Ola Rune.
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