Editing Kurogane Kosakusho

[[File:SuperMarioDesk.jpg|thumb|right|Page of a Kurogane catalog from 1986]]

'''Kurogane Kosakusho Ltd.''' (often shortened to '''Kurogane''') is a Japanese furniture company that mostly works on office furniture, such as desks and chairs. Nintendo worked alongside them from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s to create several ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]''-themed desk accessories and furniture.

==''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' collection==

Kurogane released their first collection of ''Super Mario'' themed furniture in 1986. It was based on the video game ''Super Mario Bros.'' and the collection consisted of:

*One garbage bin costing 1,600 yen.

*One rug costing 7,500 yen.

*One shelf and clothing rack combination costing 19,500 yen.

*Two different sized cutting mats costing 2,200 and 3,600 yen.

*Two different sized desk mats costing 2,100 and 2,600 yen.

*Two different sized "S" racks costing 12,800 and 13,800 yen.

*Two different sized study boards costing 950 and 1,100 yen.

*Nine chairs with different designs and styles with prices ranging from 7,600 to 12,800 yen.<ref>''[https://www.kurogane-kks.co.jp/home/museum/s61-01.pdf First half of an archived Kurogane catalog]'' (1986). Retrieved August 15, 2022.</ref><ref>''[https://www.kurogane-kks.co.jp/home/museum/s61-02.pdf Second half of an archived Kurogane catalog]'' (1986). Retrieved August 15, 2022.</ref>

==''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' collection==

 

Sometime between 1988 and 1990, Kurogane released another furniture collection based on ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.<ref>''[https://famicoms.net/blog-entry-425.html 『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.</ref><ref>''[https://twitter.com/theultimariofan/status/1286312089699614722 Twitter post by TheUltiMarioFan]'' (July 23, 2020). Retrieved August 15, 2022.</ref>

SMB3 Kurogane desk mat.jpg|Desk mat. Note Iggy's green hair, despite the mat predating ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' by around twenty years

==''[[Super Mario World]]'' collection==

In 1990 or 1991, Kurogane released their third ''Super Mario'' themed furniture collection, this one being based on ''Super Mario World''. The collection consisted of:

*One heated rug costing 15,500 yen.

*One reading board costing 1,800 yen.

*One whiteboard costing 1,000 yen.

*Two different modeled garbage bins with different designs costing 1,700 yen.

*Two different sized study boards costing 1,000 and 1,800 yen.

*Two rugs costing 8,300 and 9,000 yen.

*Three different sized cupboard and clothing rack combinations with prices ranging from 25,000 to 30,000 yen.

*Five different sized desk mats costing 3,200 and 3,900 yen.

*Six different sized schoolbags with the same design with prices ranging from 20,000 to 69,800 yen.

*Nine chairs with different designs and styles with prices ranging from 12,500 to 18,500 yen.<ref>''[https://www.kurogane-kks.co.jp/home/museum/h2-01.pdf First half on an archived Kurogane catalog]'' (1991). Retrieved September 28, 2022.</ref><ref>''[https://www.kurogane-kks.co.jp/home/museum/h2-02.pdf Second half of an archived Kurogane catalog]'' (1991). Retrieved August 15, 2022.</ref><ref>''[https://www.kurogane-kks.co.jp/home/museum/h4-01.pdf First half of an archived Kurogane catalog]'' (Circa 1991). Retrieved September 28, 2022.</ref><ref>''[https://www.kurogane-kks.co.jp/home/museum/h4-02.pdf Second half of an archived Kurogane catalog]'' (Circa 1991). Retrieved September 28, 2022.</ref>