Furniture Born from Trees: Forms that Support People and are Touched by People Akio Okumura Hyaku no Chie Sousho 7 Noubunkyo Slight scuffing on the top and bottom of the cover. [Contents] Learn the ideas of an architect who has been making furniture for 40 years. Select raw wood like a tuna connoisseur, and take care with structures that don't restrict the movement of the wood. The attitude of interacting with the material and considering how to live is full of wisdom that realizes harmony with the climate and environment in daily life. [Table of Contents] ■ Contact with Wood ■ Wood Selection: The Annual Rings Speak Wood Selection: Annual rings are a complete record of a tree's life - the flexibility of the growth period and the calmness of old age Reading the grain by looking at the end grain from an angle - where do hidden knots begin? ■ Purchasing and Sawing Raw Wood Buying raw wood at a miscellaneous wood market - the wood grain appears after sawing The Trees I Use Beech, Hemlock, Oak, Birch, Maple, Ash, Japanese Ash, Chestnut ■ Why Wood Warps The Phantom Cabinet - Causes of wood warping Processing in stages to eliminate "warping" ■ Solid Wood Moves Not restricting the movement of wood - Mortise and Tenon ■ Chairs Chairs that interact with people and support posture The first "Kocco Chair" I made Chairs using thin boards: "Board Chair," "Uncle Chair," "Aunt Chair" "Hanpen Chair" made of chestnut wood Study chairs: "Old Patch Chair" and "V Patch Chair" Spoke chair and round table Dining chair and table made of Japanese ash and rattan Children's dining chair "NONO Chair" Armchair, lounge chair, various tables Miniature chairs ■ Human Hands and Tools Plane, "Surface," and "Chiri" - The "Jig" Method ■ Processing Process of the Hanpen Chair Processing process of the "backrest" - Processing process of the "leg round bar" "Processing process of the seat board" - Assembly of the Hanpen Chair ■ NONO Chair Production Diary ■ The Fun of "Box Things" Cabinets and desks Dressing table ■ Folding, Moving Wall-mounted folding chair, folding table Stacking chair, running rocking horse "KAPPO" ■ Making a Rocking Chair for Japanese People Where does the rocking comfort come from? Chairs that allow for various postures Choosing four chairs and considering an experimental device The rocking cycle is mainly determined by the person Ease of movement and difficulty of movement Chairs for "heavy people" and "light people" ■ Human Body Model Phantom Weight and center of gravity of each part of the human body - Making three phantoms "A Hundred Year Story of Chair Making" is also on display ↓ #Hundred Year Story of Chair Making Tsutsui #Tsutsui's List of Items for Sale