Yanagi Sori | Butterfly Stool: Two Symmetrical Plywood Pieces

A low stool composed of two identical molded plywood pieces, mirrored relative to each other, connected at the top by a metal rod and fixed at the bottom by a tie rod, forming a shape resembling a butterfly with spread wings or a shrine torii. The curved surface is bi-directional, presenting three completely different silhouettes when viewed from the front, side, and top. The edges of the plywood show the natural laminated cross-section, without edge banding. The wood is light maple or teak, finished only with clear lacquer. The method for this work was not drawing but repeated manual adjustment of plaster models. Pure white background, three angles presented side by side.
Avoid: two pieces of different shapes, adding a third piece of plywood, edge banding, presenting only a single angle.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一張矮凳由兩片形狀完全相同的模壓膠合板構成,兩片鏡射相對,在頂部以一根金屬桿連接、底部以一根拉桿固定,構成一個像蝴蝶展翅也像神社鳥居的形。曲面是雙向的,從正面、側面與上方看是三個完全不同的輪廓。板的邊緣是自然的層積斷面,不封邊。木材是淺色的楓木或柚木,只上透明漆。這件作品的方法不是畫圖而是反覆手做石膏模型調整。純白背景,三個角度並排呈現。避免:兩片形狀不同、加入第三片板、邊緣封邊、只呈現單一角度。