DIARY

fellow

Recently, I feel like KOMA is finally starting to become something resembling an organization. When we started with Kamei 18 years ago, we were only doing low-paying contract work, and...

About the design

There is something I always remember when designing a new product. Exactly 10 years ago, when I was making original furniture and trying to develop my own products, I was...

Wife's birthday

Every year, I make a chair for my wife as a birthday gift. Unlike work or a contest, it's a once-a-year opportunity to just create without worrying about the results....

Funahiro's sword

We received 11 swords, both large and small, made by Funahiro, a master craftsman who has been awarded medals by the government. The eight swords stored in this paulownia wood...

Play house set

This is a pretend play set I made when my eldest daughter, who turns 20 this year, was born. It was my first year as an apprentice and I was...

Plane practice

For the past month and a half, I've been practicing with a plane so engrossed that I lose track of time until late at night every day. It all started...