Kitayama / blackened kitayama cedar

€750.00

This finish is available for KITAYAMA furniture collection only.

Kitayama cedar is typical of nothern Kyoto mountains forests. For 600 years, men have been controlling each tree’s growth in order to get very straight trunks without any knot. Logs have traditionally been used for building tea houses. Its naturally bumpy grain, hidden underneath its bark, is one of a kind.

Discovered during a travel in Japan, Kitayama cedar’s unique texture inspired them a furniture collection. Trunks are polished and cut in Kyoto, and sent to France. Each piece of furniture is handmade according to traditional cabinet making techniques.

The Kitayama cedar is available in four finishes and is complemented by oak (bottom image) or natural stone pieces.

Find all care instructions here.

This finish is available for KITAYAMA furniture collection only.

Kitayama cedar is typical of nothern Kyoto mountains forests. For 600 years, men have been controlling each tree’s growth in order to get very straight trunks without any knot. Logs have traditionally been used for building tea houses. Its naturally bumpy grain, hidden underneath its bark, is one of a kind.

Discovered during a travel in Japan, Kitayama cedar’s unique texture inspired them a furniture collection. Trunks are polished and cut in Kyoto, and sent to France. Each piece of furniture is handmade according to traditional cabinet making techniques.

The Kitayama cedar is available in four finishes and is complemented by oak (bottom image) or natural stone pieces.

Find all care instructions here.