Profile |  | Yoshifumi Nakamura (architect)
Born in Chiba Prefecture in 1948. Graduated from Musashino Art University. After studying woodworking at the Tokyo Metropolitan Shinagawa Vocational Training School Woodworking Department, he worked as an assistant in furniture design under Junzo Yoshimura. 1981 Leming House was established. Since then, it has been devoted to lifework housing design and furniture design. |
 |  | | LEMMHUT/Design: Yoshifumi Nakamura | AsamaHut / Design: Yoshifumi Nakamura |
 | Koji Yokoyama (furniture craftsman)
Born in Miyazaki City in 1952. Joined Matsumoto folk art Furniture Co., Ltd. and engaged in furniture production as a craftsman. In 1981, it became independent as a furniture workshop Kaederinsha. Since 1984, he has been in charge of furniture making by Yoshifumi Nakamura. In 1997, he moved his residence and workshop to Omachi City. Utilizing the technology of furniture production, he is also eager to make handrails with curves such as spiral staircases. |
 |  | | Production scene of handrails on the Lasen Staircase | Mr. Yokoyama's favorite Uchimaru warping plane |
 | Tadahiko Okuda (furniture craftsman)
Born in Osaka in 1956. Entered Osaka Municipal Crafts High School Wood Crafts Department and started woodworking. After making flash box furniture at a bespoke furniture store in Osaka and foot furniture (shaker furniture) in Gifu and Hokkaido, he became independent in Azumino Ikeda-cho, Nagano Prefecture in 1990. Last year, he moved his workshop to Sapporo and worked on the production of custom-made furniture. |
 |  | | Sharing of children's chair seat surface | Mr. Okuda's favorite Nanjing Plane |
 | Tomoyuki Kanazawa (Furniture craftsman)
Born in Tokyo in 1953. After studying design at the Japan Designer Academy, he joined folk art Matsumoto Furniture Co., Ltd. Learned woodworking lathes by self-taught along with sitting knitting chairs. After learning welding and stove production at Matsumoto Technical College, he became independent as Kanazawa Zuko in 1990 and started production activities utilizing different technologies of woodworking lathe, seat knitting, and welding. Lives and works in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture. |
 |  | | Mr. Kanazawa, who performs grinding work | Stove production |
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Commemorative Event | ◆ Skills and Mind Seminar "Architects and Furniture Artists Talking Behind the Scenes of Collaboration"
Architects and three furniture craftsmen who have been working together for many years will talk about the possibilities and future dreams of furniture that have been pioneered through collaborative work, with a number of pleasant episodes and hard stories. It is also a valuable video that conveys the state of collaborative production where they exchange opinions seriously. | Date and time | Saturday, September 19 13:30 to 15:00 (opening at 12:30) | | Instructor | Yoshifumi Nakamura, Koji Yokoyama, Tadahiko Okuda, Tomoyuki Kanazawa | | Venue | Kobe Art Center Conference Room | | Capacity | 120 people (Admission separate application required) | | Click here to apply |
◆ Workshop [1] Production of Milking Stole
The Milking Stole is a chair for milking made by Shakers. From inking of materials to drilling of seats, making legs, chamfering, assembling, and painting, use woodwork drills, hand saws, planes, wood filers, and genius to complete your original chair.  | Date and time | Saturday, September 26 9:30-16:30 |  | | Instructor | Koji Yokoyama, Tadahiko Okuda, Yoshifumi Nakamura | | Venue | Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum B2F Workshop Room | | Participation fee | 5,000 yen (material cost, including Admission) | | Capacity | 27 people (application required) |
[2] Paper cord sitting knitting
Light and durable paper cord chair. This seating surface is completed by the craftsman knits a long and narrow paper cord from start to finish by himself. This time, let's knit the seat yourself under the guidance of a craftsman!  | Date and time | Sunday, September 27 9:30-16:30 |  | | Instructor | Tomoyuki Kanazawa, Yoshifumi Nakamura | | Venue | Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum B2F Workshop Room | | Participation fee | 10,000 yen (material cost, including Admission) | | Capacity | 12 people (application required) |
[How to Reserve] Deadline: Until 8/26
・Webmail [1] Make Milking Stools here
[2]Click here for seating of paper cord ・Round-trip postcard (up to 1 person per postcard)
[Reverse for Outgoing Communication] ①Event Name 2 Name of participant (furigana) 3 Postal code and address 4 Phone number 5 Age
[Reply surface] Enter the applicant's postal code, address, and name on the address. The back is not filled in.
[Application] Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Event Section 7-5-1 Kumauchi-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0056, Japan |
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