Kumiko Collection

Kumiko is a centuries old Japanese craft using individual hand-cut pieces of wood to form geometric patterns in shoji screens. We most often employ the asa-no-ha (hemp leaf) pattern in our furniture. In door panels, the kumiko is backed with crinkled Japanese momigami paper. In table tops, there is a glass insert on top of the kumiko.

Asa-no-ha sideboard

Asa-no-ha Cabinet

asa-no-ha hall table

asa-no-ha coffee table

19” W x 40” L x 17” H

asa-no-ha side table

This panel features 24 figures of the asa-no-ha (hemp leaf) panel. Four large patterns are in the center and twenty bordering it. The piece is composed of 702 pieces of basswood, each with four angles cut by hand, for a total of 2808 cuts with a very sharp chisel. The kumiko is backed with crinkled Japanese paper and framed with walnut.

shoji lamp

Kumiko Lamp

This lamp features four panels of the kikko-nishiki (tortoise shell) kumiko pattern. The panels are backed with shoji paper which allows for a soft glow from the light bulb. The frame is made of walnut joined with mortise and tenon joints.