No.7 Dining Chair

In 1920, Hida Sangyo began making furniture utilizing beech wood from the rich forests of Hida, where the traditions of Hida craftsmanship are still alive. They would like to continue their craftsmanship with the rich forest for the next 100 years. With this in mind, they have reissued the original chair No.7 chair from 100 years ago.

The exclusive DNBE fabric was designed by dyeing artist Samiro Yunoki. While at the museum Yunoki saw a calendar designed by Keisuke Serizawa, a master craftsman in the art of stencil-dyeing (katazome). The calendar featured bold patterns printed on rich textured handmade paper. This inspired Yunoki to study the mingei traditions being revived under the guidance of Soetsu Yanagi in a group which included the potters Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada. Yunoki decided to devote himself to the study of katazome.