Claesson Koivisto Rune collaborates with master woodworker on Hand furniture
Swedish architecture firm Claesson Koivisto Rune worked with expert Japanese carpenter Yuji Takahashi on this collection of hand-crafted wooden furniture, which doesn't have a single flat surface.
The Hand furniture collection is the culmination of a collaboration that saw the architecture and design studio headed by MÃ¥rten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune team up with Takahashi, who operates a workshop in Kumano, Hiroshima.
The project was initiated by creative director Teruhiro Yanagihara, who oversees the programme at Tokyo Craft Room ? a guest room and gallery at Tokyo's Hamacho Hotel.
Under Yanagihara's directorship, different local and international designers are invited to collaborate with Japanese artisans on projects resulting in functional objects that are put to use in the room.
Following an overnight stay to understand the suite's scale and functional requirements, Rune visited Takahashi's workshop to learn more about the processes he uses to craft his exquisite wooden objects.
"During our first meeting, Takahashi-san started showing me some samples on his iPad," the designer recalled. "When we looked at the detailing I thought to myself, 'This is unreal. You can't do this, it's impossible to make a box or tray in this manner'."
"We wanted to do something that we hadn't done before and see how much we could challenge Takahashi-san," the designer continued. "When the audience see this product, we want them to understand ...
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