ABOUT ODA COLLECTION
The Oda Collection is a collection of superbly designed furniture and other everyday items from the 20th century. The pieces have been gathered and researched over many years by chair researcher Noritsugu Oda. Mainly from northern Europe, the diverse collection ranges from chairs and tables to light fittings, dishes and cutlery and even wooden toys. These are accompanied by a collection of resources such as photos, drawings and documents, an extremely valuable set of academic resources that traces each of the changes in modern design history. The Oda Collection is highly acclaimed worldwide for the rarity of its items and the extensiveness of Oda’s research, and there are constant requests to display the items in exhibitions around the world.
Overview of the Oda Collection
History of the Oda Collection
1972
– Noritsugu Oda purchased his first fine chair, LC4 by Le Corbusier
1980
– Established his private chair laboratory, CHAIRS, with Kinuko Senoo and Yoshio Hayashi
1989
– Exhibition of 180 Danish Chairs (Nagoya)
1990
– Involved in exhibits for the 1st International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa 1990
– Finn Juhl Memorial Exhibition (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tokyo, Asahikawa)
1991
– Oda Collection Organization founded by volunteers
1994
– Oda relocated to Asahikawa, Hokkaido, bringing his collection with him
1995
– Exhibition of the Great Hans J. Wegner (Tokyo)
1997
– Exhibition of Danish Chairs 200held to commemorate the publishing of Danish Chairs (Osaka)
– Won the Danish Design Award
2000
– Exhibition of Masterpieces of the 20th Century: 200 Chairs by 200 Designers (Kobe)
2002
– Oda’s house in Higashikagura Town, Hokkaido was completed using blueprints personally created by Oda
2007
– Nordic Modernism, Design and Crafts Exhibition (Nagasaki, Utsunomiya, Kyoto, Tokyo)
2010
– Wood Products Exhibition and It’s Just a Stool Exhibition (Asahikawa)
– Exhibition of Lifestyle Design and Culture from Finland, Northern Europe (Nagano)
2011
– Beautiful Life in Northern Europe: Lifestyle and Design Exhibition (Asahikawa)
2012
– Finn Juhl Exhibition (Seoul)
– Granted the title of Director Emeritus of Denmark Finn Juhl Institute
2014
– Exhibition Commemorating the 100th Anniversary Chair Exhibition of Hans J. Wegner at International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa 2014
2015
– Won the 1st Hans J. Wegner Award
2017
– Official signing of the decision to make the Oda Collection publicly owned by the Higashikawa Town Government
– There are plans to open a Project Office for the establishment of a design museum
