Outline of the exhibition

New chair exhibition "The One-Chair Exhibition" by Hyogo woodworkers. This special exhibition, which is celebrating its 14th anniversary, welcomes Yuichi Hamada, who makes world-class chairs on a 1/5 scale, and introduces a number of miniature chairs that are elaborately reproduced in detail and their production processes.
Hans J. Wegner, a master of Scandinavian chair design, said, "This is not a model. The background of the small chair making by Mr. Hamada, who said that it is real, is full of various ideas, from the place of drawing up the drawing to the reproduction.
The secret of the design that resides in a masterpiece chair that says, "I know for the first time by making it." "Chair design" is spoken through the eyes and hands of the creator, along with the new chairs of Hyogo woodworkers. Go behind the scenes of creation.

Exhibition title
The 14th Sit and Compare: The One-Chair Exhibition + 2024 special exhibition
CHAIR DESIGN Chair Design
Creation x Search behind the scenes
Hyogo Wooden Chair and Yuichi Hamada 1/5 scale masterpiece chair world
Exhibition Period
August 24 (Sat) to September 8 (Sun), 2024
Venue
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum 1F Hall
Hours
9:30–4:30 p.m. (Last admission 4:00 p.m.)
Closed
Monday (or the next day if it is a national holiday)
Admission
Free (Admission is required for visiting Permanent exhibition)
Organizer
The One-Chair Exhibition Executive Committee, Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
Official website
https://ikkyakuten.jimdofree.com/
Exhibitors ・13 woodworking artists working in Hyogo Prefecture (planned)
・Yuichi Hamada (President of Hamada Kobo, furniture craftsman)
Born in 1952. Born in Osaka Prefecture.
After graduating from high school, he worked for a furniture manufacturer that specializes in custom-made furniture from Japanese furniture to Western furniture. After that, at the design office, which develops chairs for employment, I made a 1/5 model at the time of presentation, and started making miniatures. 1985 Established Hamada Kobo. In addition to making furniture in general, we will continue to make masterpiece chairs of 1/5 models of about 300 legs to this day. He currently lives in Yonehara City, Shiga Prefecture.
Related Events

■Seminar: A masterpiece chair to talk in miniature

With Yuichi Hamada at the venue, we will explore the secrets of a masterpiece chair design with specific ways to make, such as episodes when visiting Hans J. Wegner's residence in Denmark, and knowledge gained during the miniature chair production process.

Date and time
Sunday, September 1, 2024 10:00 to 11:30, 2 13:30 to 15:00
Instructor
Yuichi Hamada (President of Hamada Kobo, furniture craftsman)
Venue
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum B2F Workshop Room
Participation fee
Free (Admission is required separately)
Capacity
30 people each time　※In the case of a large number of applicants, lottery
Reservations by
Reservation-only site　※Applications will be accepted from July 12th (Friday)

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