This is a fun book reimagining and updating of simple Japanese mid-century furniture designs from a 1953 Japanese book titled Woodworking at Home. With over 20 projects broken down into seating, tables, and storage, these simple projects decidedly and uniquely Japanese DIY, not professional Japanese joinery. They use screws and nails and more to join pieces to make the furniture. Brilliant designs, expertly shot photos and how-to instructions, this is a great gift for DIYers and beginners or want-to-be woodworkers, or anyone who needs an extra piece of furniture for their apartment or house and is brave enough to give it a go! It also includes narrative and photographs of the original KAK design group in Japan that produced the original version of the book.
This is a fun book reimagining and updating of simple Japanese mid-century furniture designs from a 1953 Japanese book titled Woodworking at Home. With over 20 projects broken down into seating, tables, and storage, these simple projects decidedly and uniquely Japanese DIY, not professional Japanese joinery. They use screws and nails and more to join pieces to make the furniture. Brilliant designs, expertly shot photos and how-to instructions, this is a great gift for DIYers and beginners or want-to-be woodworkers, or anyone who needs an extra piece of furniture for their apartment or house and is brave enough to give it a go! It also includes narrative and photographs of the original KAK design group in Japan that produced the original version of the book.
