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HIDA DESIGN FURNITURE FROM JAPAN
 HIDA
Design
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Windsor chair was born in 17th century
England.
Early American and colonial style chairs and the like are in the tradition
of the Windsor chair.
The country furniture expresses the attractiveness of wood directly
with its warmth.
The furniture resonanced with the wood culture of the craftsmen and
contributed to
great advances of furniture in Takayama of Hida. |
TAPPING INTO THE SKILLS
OF CRAFTSMEN AND FUSION WITH COUNTRY CHAIRS
The country furniture taps into the skills of Takayama of Hida craftsmen
such as wood curving, grinding and wheeling. The furniture achieved
high evaluation in the United States where there is a long tradition
of country style furniture. The popularity of the country furniture
of Takayama of Hida in turn triggered popularity of the furniture
in Japanese life. Today, larch materials are being developed and there
is an attempt to utilize hinoki or Japanese cypress thinning material,
an activity from environmental point of view for the forest. Thus,
the Takayama of Hida country furniture added with wealth of originality
are attracting the hearts of many people who love the warmth of wood. |
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Takayama of Hida modern is continuing
to evolve along with
Italian modern, Scandinavian modern, and the like.
The theme is "design amply tapping into the beauty of wood grain.
" At Takayama of Hida, modern furniture boasts
simple beauty born out of functions. |
BIRTH OF TAKAYAMA OF HIDA
MODERN FROM MOTHER WOOD CULTURE
The attraction of modern design is simple beauty devoid of unnecessary
decoration. Takayama of Hida is in the tradition of woodwork. While
using material critically selected, the fusion of the most up-to-date
machine technology and traditional technology is attempted. This is
in the spirit of pursuit of the beauty of function and forms. The
task is design that amply tap into the beauty of wood. With this demanding
theme, such technology in bending, grinding and assembling wood made
further advances. The Takayama of Hida design would show its true
worth on the global stage. We will keep on to transmit the spirit
of Takayama of Hida modern to the rest of the world. |
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Trees that produce lumber for woodwork
are more than 100 years old.
The modern craftsmen work "manually" with the wood.
There is material attraction in it. Handcraft furniture and woodwork
of
Takayama of Hida has the "attraction of materials"
which have been loved over many centuries. |
CREATION OF CRAFT WHICH
CONVEYS THE SPIRIT OF TREES
In contemporary times, convenience and speed are sought after. But
at Takayama of Hida, contemporary craftsmen are still facing the woods,
making their skills go to work. Although living with the tradition,
creative imagination goes on top of it in handcraft furniture of Takayama
of Hida. Based on work of crafts that was polished by generations
and generations of carpenters and craftsman, it even expresses contemporary
characteristics with rich sensitivity. Its existence will revive the
values that we tend to lose in our modern life. This is the attraction
of long tradition. |
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Space created by material called furniture.
When powers unite that go into furniture making, we find further expansion
of possibility. At Takayama of Hida, where people lived with culture
of wood, the forms are taking shape that are wide and deep, with new
forms of "comfort." |
SPACE SPILLING OVER WITH
WARMTH OF WOOD, CREATED BY THE NETWORK
With the furniture of Takayama of Hida, within the large framework
of our living environment, its brilliance spills over as the best
interior element. At Hida Woodwork Federation, participating corporations
are ready to receive orders for special-order furniture and interior
products and they have strengthened the network among them. With the
bases in their technology, software, and individuality, the corporations
are developing contract enterprises. From delivery of furniture, space
design using wood, and to construction, they propose building space
with comfort, which is a tradition with Takayama of Hida. |
TOP 
Hida Woodworking Federation
5-1, Tenman-cho, Takayama-City, Gifu Pref. 506-8678
TEL : 81-0577-32-2100 FAX : 81-0577-34-5379
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