makio hasuike & co. blends techniques and materials with tokyo chairs

makio hasuike & co. blends techniques and materials with tokyo chairs
all images courtesy of makio hasuike & co.

‘tokyo’ is a collection of seats from milanese design studio, makio hasuike & co. the chairs combine two opposite methods of woodworking, one ancient and one contemporary, in a melding of curved ply and solid wood. the ply is curved spherically, made possible only by fairly recent techniques and technologies, while the solid woods are processed via traditional turning. moulded polyurethane cushions–fit precisely to the back and seat–complete the design. 

color range

curved ply and turned hardwood legs

the chairs combine ancient and contemporary working methods

connection point

prototype

side-view

3/4 view

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