Rating and value of furniture, tables and chairs by Shiro Kuramata

If you own a work by or after Shiro Kuramata, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Then, if you'd like to sell your work, we'll guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Rating and value of artist Shiro Kuramata

Shiro Kuramata leaves behind a body of work in his own right, helping to modernize design furniture worldwide. His works are now fetching unprecedented prices under the auctioneer's hammer. His works are particularly prized by American, British and French buyers. The price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €40 to €383,165, a considerable gap but one that says a lot about the value that can be attributed to Shiro Kuramata's works. In 2022, a Miss blanche chair sold for €383,165, originally estimated at between €233,640 and €327,100.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique by artist Shiro Kuramata  

Shiro Kuramata, a 20th-century contemporary designer, has produced a great deal of innovative furniture. He is not associated with any particular movement, but constructs his own minimalist, elegant style, innovating in the choice of materials and the form of furniture.

Shiro Kumarata, his life, his work 

Shiro Kumarata (1934-1991) was born in Tokyo. He studied architecture in Tokyo, then design at Kuwasawa.

In 1965, he opened his studio, which he named Kuramata design office. Like Warren Platner, he is an interior designer and furniture decorator. He designs furniture for the Memphis group. Issey Miyake entrusts him with the decoration of boutiques in Paris, Tokyo and New York. He travels all over the world, renewing his inspiration. With his European clientele very much in evidence, he opened a studio in Paris in 1988.

He created great works that were major innovations for his time, such as the all-glass chair or the Miss blanche chair, in which he inlaid rose petals, inspired by Vivien Leigh and Un tramway nommé désir, Pulitzer Prize 1948.

He was much inspired by Mondrian, copying his patterns and colors onto furniture, as Saint Laurent had done on dresses.

He sought the immaterial in his works, working a lot with glass or metal, which he made very airy. Many of his works were produced as limited editions, which is why they are so successful at auction.   

Shiro Kuramata's imprint on American and global furniture 

Shiro Kuramata made a lasting mark on global design furniture, and brought many innovations to it. He was one of the first to make such extensive use of glass as the sole constituent material of his furniture. His works can be seen all over the world in museums, but private collectors play the greatest role in preserving his work.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Kuramata's works are not signed. This is why, if you think you own a work by or after the artist, it is essential to have it appraised by an expert who will be able to authenticate it.

Knowing the value of a work

If you happen to own a work by or after Shiro Kuramata, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using our form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as ad hoc information about it. If you wish to sell your work, you will also be accompanied by our specialists in order to benefit from alternatives to sell it at the best possible price, taking into account the inclinations of the market.