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.”
Overview
Chairs
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Tables
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Cabinets
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Ceramics
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Glassware
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Cutlery
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Dishes/Bowls
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Ornaments
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Birdhouses
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Light fittings
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Candle holders
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Various resources
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History
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