Eternal brilliancy over thousands years

Mr.Mitsuaki Yamashita the CEO of OKAJIMA Co.,Ltd, the Japanese leading veneer manufacture, displays the Bog-Oak veneered panel in their showroom.The wooden panel is not set like the ordinal wall-panel, but set like an "Art".

The Bog-Oak,the grain of the veneer is not so decorative, but it's simple grain is decorative enough to tell us their long story of it's mystic life, and it is sure to be called an "Art".
Normally the oak wood have the right white-pink color,but the Bog-Oak shows the black color due to the carbonization . This is come from their special life that they have been lied preserved underneath the blanket bog for thousands years!.It's like a Diamond!
You have already notice that why Mr.Yamashita have chosen such a simple grained Bog-Oak veneer instead of very decorative one?.
"The story of life get the better of figure." He explained.

You like a SUPERIOR MACHINE?

In the Milano Salone 2007, many Japanese Designers and Japanese Companies exhibited their design products. One of the exhibiter the center of visitors attention, was "LEXUS",TOYOTA Motors premium Cars. This brand-new Japanese cars was exhibited with impressive white-colored display with the big company's capital was background. We could see their strategy to promote not only cars but also their cooperation brand and show off their storong force.

On the other hand,compared with such a big-famous stronger exhibiter, we could found out the small but very comfortable area where very modern furniture was exhibited in "Satellite Area", Who is leif.designpark ,the corroboration unit of Japanese young designers.
The displayed Chair"Tone"was made with typical Japanese style that they show the natural colors and unique design of woods itselves ,make the fine design by composting several kinds of wood veneer species .They say"The unstained natural colors of wood must result from absorbing the numerous nutrients within the soil. The diversity is amazing. Tone is an attempt at producing furniture using effectively materials and skills established in the Japanese culture." Such a simple but modern products which never rush us going a head of times.
LEXUS takes us going ahead so fast, but leif-designpark drive us to the good old days!!

108" the number of human desires

Back to the story in 1997 winter,with temperature under the freezing point,the snow field of small valley inTakayama Japan was covered with the visionary atmosphere by the warm lights of woody shade lamps.The Lamp shade was made with sliced natural wood veneers, and that flucrual illumination was made by Japanesetypical candle inside.

This was the corroboration project done with Japanese Lighting Designer "Hiroshi Hashida"(PLOTO DESIGN)and number of 108 Lamp was set with 108 different kinds of wood species!

Anyway, it must have been very cold for AfricanWood Species for their first experience standing on the COLD WHITE SNOW!

BISAZZA never knows ?

The collaboration project between INAX Corporation & YASUTA VS+D, the prototype tiles have been manufactured under the unique idea by Japanese Interior Designer "Hiroki Michishita". The tiles show the texture of various kinds of natural wood veneers on top,and covered with a coat of epoxy resins. The project"TanTan Chinese Restaurant" (photo below) was designed by Hiroki Michishita himself ,those wooden surface tiles have been inlaid into the natural white tiles and these new composition represent the unique decoration not inferior to BISAZZA design!!

Biscuit of the Week

"Enjoy a unique flavor combination…rich chocolate biscuit with smooth creamy filling and layers of milk chocolate. "
Japanese Interior Designer "Toshio Kamon"(Kamon & Associates.Inc) designed the apparel shop project with the unique veneered wall-panel. Our"Noce Canaletto"veneer was spliced including the sap (the outer cell layer of the wood between bark and heartwood), which usually cut away in veneers. With his unique idea of using the sap, it shows the unique layers of colors like Cream-Chocolate Biscuit and it makes us feeling so sweet !!

legno blocco

This was our first trial projects for "legno blocco system" work with Japanese Interior Designer Ms.Rina Hatayama (Semba Co,Ltd). The "legno blocco system" was come from the idea that we should use the short-length or defective veneers which usually throws away.The block design was made by the combinations of small-sized veneered panel which easily attached to the base.

Welcome to Veneer-Design Japan

Welcome to the "veneer-design Japan"blog! This is the place to introduce the Japanese Interior Designers and their unique works with veneers. Also discuss about the veneers or the projects where you've use or see it. We're looking for tips and tricks for working with it, and also giving you the opportunities to publicise your projects and ideas!