KAMI - lacquer collection

November, 2024
Garnier & Linker showroom, Paris 10

Guillaume Garnier and Florent Linker are delighted to present the KAMI collection for the first time, with a thematic exhibition on Japanese urushi lacquer. For the occasion, Garnier & Linker’s Parisian showroom will be decorated in a way that highlights the dialogue between pieces made in Japan and existingcollections.

The result of several years’ collaboration with a Kyoto-based workshop specialized in this ancestral technique, the KAMI collection comprises a range of new furniture pieces - tables, consoles, cabinets - and lighting fixtures. The lines of the models are generously rounded to highlight the brilliance of the lacquer and catch the light.

Research into textures, transparency and the interaction between lacquer and wood has also been applied to the KITAYAMA furniture collection. The Kitayama cedar, whose naturally bumpy texture is one of a kind, is highlighted by the gloss and depth of urushi lacquer. Finally, table lamps use urushi in conjunction with another typically Japanese technique, pewter shaping, which here takes the form of a set of lampshades.

Living room with a wooden bookshelf filled with decorative items, candles, and art pieces, a black coffee table, a beige rug, a dark sofa, and hardwood flooring.
A beige wooden round table in front of a fireplace with a marble mantel, decorated with four striped black and white and brown vases on top of the mantel.
Interior of a room with wooden flooring, a dark brown wall with a horizontal light, a light-colored cabinet with a tall dark vase, and a partially visible yellow rounded table.
A black, curved, mirrored cabinet standing on a wooden herringbone floor next to a beige wall with a wall-mounted light fixture.
Shelf with decorative metal pitchers and cups, and wooden boxes on the left
Modern interior with a round beige table, a red wooden cabinet, a beige wall, and a pendant light.
Living room with black sofa, wooden table, modern white curved lamp, and wooden cabinet with decorative candles and books
A table lamp with a round, black shade on a cylindrical, gold-colored base sitting on a wooden table beside a black upholstered chair and a wooden box or tissue holder. Behind it is a curtain with light filtering through.
Modern table lamp with a black cylindrical base and a curved beige lampshade, placed on a wooden surface against a warm brown wall.
An interior wall with three decorative wall lights in different shapes and colors
Reflection of a mural or painted wall on a tiled mirror, showing a landscape scene with trees and possibly a building, with part of a wooden surface visible.