Claesson Koivisto Rune, "So bo" 2 soap dispensers, Franc franc, Japan, 2004.
Plastic i black and yellow, 8,5 x 12 x 4,5 cm.
Wear.
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
A family of five bathroom and home accessories were commissioned by legendary creative director Takuya Matsuda for the Japanese retail company Franc franc under the brief of being ‘likeable and friendly’. They were: a toothbrush, a shampoo bottle, a soap dispenser, a photo frame and a wall clock.
The ‘So bo’ soap dispenser, is disc-shaped, with a spout. To pick it up, squeeze it with one hand and collect the soap in the other. Suiting a Japanese custom where it is normal to buy containers for shampoo and soap and fill them up yourself with your preferred quality/fragrance.
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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