Apple stool

Inspired by the apple cultivations in the Aomori prefecture in Japan, Takaaki Kamei designed a wooden stool handcrafted by a local factory using apple and hiba tree wood.

Japanese designer Takaaki Kamei pays a tribute to Aomori’s apple culture with a stool carefully manufactured by Kimura Woodcraft Factory. Crafted using a very special apple and hiba tree (a type of Japanese cypress) grown in the Aomori prefecture, north of Japan.

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The founder of Kimura Woodcraft Factory had developed “the apple ladder” for apple cultivation utilising hiba fittings in Aomori. Now his great-grandchild, who followed in his footsteps, has been using his own apple tree products. The concept lies in homage to the apple ladder and apple cultivation with a seat that resembles the same rounded shape of the fruit, making it a very comfortable piece of furniture. The stool comes in two dimensions, 60 cm and 43 cm.

Apple stool
Design: Takaaki Kamei – Kamei design
Production: Kimura Woodcraft Factory
Year: 2017

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