The Udukuri Collection at Mint

Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka designed a collection of resin and wood furniture for Established & Sons in which he aimed to find new purposes for old discarded objects through pioneering & innovative techniques. In his Udukuri collection he removes the layers of the surface of Douglas fir to expose the grain, before encasing the wood in brightly coloured epoxy resin, creating a smooth table top finish, combined with simple geometric frames. The title Udukuri refers to a traditional Japanese craft technique in which the surface of the wood is made uneven by removing the softer parts of the wood and leaving the harder parts.