Kurogane Kosakusho
Kurogane Kosakusho Ltd. (often shortened to Kurogane) is a Japanese furniture company that mostly works on office furniture, such as desks and chairs. Nintendo has worked alongside Kurogane several times to create several Super Mario-themed desk accessories and furniture.
Super Mario Bros. collection[edit]
Kurogane released its first collection of Super Mario-themed furniture in 1986. It was based on the video game Super Mario Bros., and the collection included:
- One garbage bin costing ¥1,600.
- One rug costing ¥7,500.
- One shelf and clothing rack combination costing ¥19,500.
- Two different-sized cutting mats costing ¥2,200 and ¥3,600.
- Two different-sized desk mats costing ¥2,100 and ¥2,600 .
- Two different-sized "S" racks costing ¥12,800 and ¥13,800.
- Two different-sized study boards costing ¥950 and ¥1,100.
- Nine chairs with different designs and styles with prices ranging from ¥7,600 to ¥12,800.[1][2]
Gallery[edit]
Chair
Chair
Chair
Chair
Chair
Chair
Desk mat
Garbage bin
Garbage bin
Study board
First commercial
Second commercial
Super Mario Bros. 3 collection[edit]
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Sometime between 1988 and 1990, Kurogane released another furniture collection based on Super Mario Bros. 3.[3][4]
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Chair, desk, and rug
Chair
Chair
Chair
Chair
Clothing rack and cupboard combination
Study board
Desk mat. Iggy's hair is green, despite the mat predating New Super Mario Bros. Wii by around 20 years.
Desk mat
First commercial
Second commercial
Second commercial
Super Mario World collection[edit]
In 1990 or 1991, Kurogane released its third Super Mario-themed furniture collection, this one being based on Super Mario World. The collection included:
- One heated rug costing ¥15,500.
- One reading board costing ¥1,800.
- One whiteboard costing ¥1,000.
- Two different-modeled garbage bins with different designs costing ¥1,700.
- Two different-sized study boards costing ¥1,000 and ¥1,800.
- Two rugs costing ¥8,300 and ¥9,000.
- Three different-sized cupboard and clothing rack combinations with prices ranging from ¥25,000 to ¥30,000.
- Five different-sized desk mats costing ¥3,200 and ¥3,900.
- Six different-sized schoolbags with the same design with prices ranging from ¥20,000 to ¥69,800.
- Nine chairs with different designs and styles with prices ranging from ¥12,500 to ¥18,500.[5][6][7][8]
Gallery[edit]
Chair
Chair
Chair
Chair
Chair
Clothing rack and cupboard combination
Garbage bin
Garbage bin
Storage hanger
Commercial
Commercial
Commercial
Super Mario Advance collection[edit]
In 2002,[9] Kurogane released a collection based on Super Mario Advance. The collection included:
- One double-sided desk mat design in four different sizes with prices ranging from ¥3,500 to ¥4,000.
- One randoseru design with nine different sizes ranging from ¥33,000 to ¥70,000.
- One rug costing ¥9,500.
- One double-sided study sheet.
- Two chair models with three different designs costing ¥16,800 and ¥17,800.
Alongside the collection included a Mario Party 2-themed garbage bin and desk mat respectively priced at ¥2,200 and ¥3,500.[10]
Gallery[edit]
Randoseru packaging
Randoseru
Rug
References[edit]
- ^ First half of an archived Kurogane catalog (1986). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Second half of an archived Kurogane catalog (1986). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ 『スーパーマリオ３』の学習机が現存していた!! (December 20, 2012). Famicoms.net. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Twitter post by TheUltiMarioFan (July 23, 2020). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ First half on an archived Kurogane catalog (1991). Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ Second half of an archived Kurogane catalog (1991). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ First half of an archived Kurogane catalog (Circa 1991). Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ Second half of an archived Kurogane catalog (Circa 1991). Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ First half of an archived Kurogane catalog (2002). Received October 31, 2022.
- ^ Second half of an archived Kurogane catalog (2002). Retrieved October 31, 2022.
External links[edit]
- First and second Super Mario Bros. commercials
- First and second Super Mario Bros. 3 commercials
- First, second, and third Super Mario World commercials
