These are acts of the spirit, a kind of lightening of the soul, all fundamentally human. Our table aims to elevate the table to a level of lightness that we hope elicits surprise against convention, to bring focus to everyday acts.
Project Name: The Kigumi Table
Studio Name: Eins Zu Eins & Kengo Kuma
We try to show this by emphasizing multiple thin pieces combined into a delicate lattice, where each wooden slat measures only 20mm X 20mm. It is a “wood cloud” that supports a simple glass plane which in itself is visually light but physically not. Connection points between glass and wood narrow to machined brass components.
This is a paradox of weight, aesthetics, and optics that almost seems to defy the laws of physics. Thus, we celebrate of the capacities of wood, with the characteristics and purity of the material, the modern implementation of traditional Japanese technique: we call our table “Kigumi.”
This table is specially designed as a limited, made-to-order collaboration of detail and craft with our friends at Eins zu Eins, who have painstakingly realized this passion project with precision, diligence, and care: capturing the essence of what we do in our practice.
