Collection Exhibition
Masterpiece from Oda Collection Vol.20 "Chairs by the Three Masters of Modern Architecture"
DATE
2026/02/25(Wed) - 2026/06/01(Mon)
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Collection Exhibition
DATE
2026/02/25(Wed) - 2026/06/01(Mon)
※6/19(木)～7/2(水)は展示を一時休止させていただきます
TIME
All of the day
Higashikawa Town, a principal production area of Asahikawa furniture, has designated the Oda Collection as public property and promotes its use to support the furniture and design industries. This exhibition, Chairs by the Three Masters of Modern Architecture, presents chairs designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Extending beyond architecture, their work shaped everyday living spaces, and the chairs on view embody innovative forms and distinctive aesthetics rooted in each architect’s philosophy.
Until the 19th century, architecture was largely based on historical styles such as Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque, emphasizing ornamentation and tradition, and serving as symbols of authority. In the late 19th century, social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution, along with new technologies and materials, transformed architecture. Functionality and rationality gained importance, and beauty was sought in structure itself. From this context, modernist architecture emerged in the early 20th century. Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe carried its ideals beyond buildings into chair design, extending modern architectural thought into everyday life.
Midway Garden Chair
Frank Lloyd Wright
1913
Chaise Longue
Le Corbusier
Charlotte Perriand
Pierre Jeanneret
1928
Swivel Chair
Le Corbusier
Charlotte Perriand
Pierre Jeanneret
1928–29
Barcelona Chair・Stool
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1929
MR Side Chair
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1927
Oda Collection consists of furniture and household items with excellent 20th century designs, collected and studied worldwide by chair researcher Noritsugu Oda over more than 50 years. It includes over 8,000 items such as chairs and tables, lighting, tableware and cutlery, and toys, primarily from Scandinavia. Along with related literature, photographs, drawings, and other materials totaling about 20,000 items, this collection is systematically organized and is an extremely valuable collection, unparalleled in the world. Currently, about 1,350 chairs, which form the core of the collection, have been acquired by the town of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, and registered as cultural assets. Through exhibitions and lectures, the collection conveys to many people the joy and inspiration of “for a thoughtfully beautiful lifestyle.”