A project to reinterpret the traditional Japanese craft in Japan’s Tohoku region for Craft x Tech exhibition in Tokyo. Sendai tansu is known for its robust, intricate construction which combines the three elements; wood, metal and lacquer.

The traditional and stately Sendai Tansu, originally crafted as a samurai or merchant chest, has acquired a completely new interpretation. It combines a graphical, flat pattern inspired by Ukiyo-e prints. Inspired by the dynamic graphic geometry and flatness of Japanese woodblock prints and 1960’s Metabolism, this new Tansu design playfully combines the traditional crafts and the radical architectural movements of Japan in a systematic ‘functional decoration’.

Material: Wood, Urushi (Lacquer)
Size: L40 x W144 x H110 cm / 2024)