Naoto Fukasawa oak and beech furniture  

Lovely
I'm a sucker for Japanese minimalism.

Naoto's work for Maruni is...
Naoto's work for Maruni is beautiful. My Vancouver retailer showcased my furniture in a display with the Hiroshima pieces, it was nice to be in such good company! I've yet to see the new dining chair in person but it looks fantastic.

SUPER LIKE! Oh, Geez. Gorgeou...
SUPER LIKE! Oh, Geez. Gorgeous.

Odd that
the designboom article doesn't show anything like the two lovely wood pieces above ?
The chair seems to have every necessary angle for comfort and elegance -- with absolutely no extraneous elements or material: the Last Chair ? The final solution -- "don't go on, you'd be wasting your time" ?
But of course we will go on -- and on and on -- designing new chairs, until the last cock crows. . .

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sorry posted the wrong link, the armchair is not as good I think.
http://www.maruni.com/collection/en/product/hiroshima/

Looks like
A less elegant version of The Chair.

Yes. . .
And the under-seat stretcher is a beam that's weakened at its most vulnerable point -- the middle. Almost looks like this chair was wrought by a less skillful and experienced designer.

Ugh
Wish I wouldn't have seen the armchair. It's almost as if they forced the design in an effort to promote a series?
That said, the side chair is the dog's bollocks.

Yeah there are quite a few th...
Yeah there are quite a few things wrong with it, I wonder if the wood under the seat is a solid piece? Seems a waste, the back rest could do with lowering and upholstering and the arms with rounding and the back legs could do with a bit of spreading out, suppose it would end up being much like The Chair then, not necessarily a bad thing.

Whilst we are on the subject of Japanese designers, this is a chair I spotted in a book I purchased in Japan a while ago.
Designed by Yoshimitsu Asakura I think it is an absolute beauty.

Actually the credenza might...
Actually the credenza might be the only piece i love posted. But even the legs could stand to be thinner. . It is, however, nice to look at. The wood is pretty.

I wouldn't critique the arm...
I wouldn't critique the arm chair too much based on that picture, it's one of the least flattering views (in my opinion).
It's quite a beautiful chair in person, very comfortable sitting position (for me), as well as quite pleasing to the touch. Construction was first rate as well.

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That is a better photograph, too easy to forget we are just looking at images here. I wonder how the table is constructed,
did you happen to see the underside?

I don't recall how it was...
I don't recall how it was attached (it's been a while). I remember the dining table having a flat metal plate that was attached to the top of the leg which sat into a routed pocket in the bottom of the table top...the bracket was fastened downwards in to the leg (hidden), then, said bracket was screwed up into the top. I assume the small table was done in a similar manner.