Kumiko Coasters - set of 2

Welcome to this year’s online workshop with Kumiko Shiozawa!

If you enjoy a hot cup of tea or coffee during the colder months, this is the perfect workshop for you! Also, just in time for Christmas 👀✨

You’ll make TWO coasters using the technique of kumiko woodworking, each using different varieties of wood. And yes, the colours are all natural! 💜🤍🤎

In this kit, you will find many small pre-cut pieces of kumiko, made from 3 varieties of wood, to assemble the coasters yourself during the live online workshop with Shiozawa-sensei and me 🙌

For those of you who don’t know what kumiko is:

• kumiko is a centuries old art form that creates intricate works of art out of wood and nothing else
• it takes more than 10 years to be a fully trained kumiko artisan and be able to make these minuscule wooden pieces, that are then used to create very detailed works
• the artisans are so precise that there is no glue, or screws, or anything other than wood used to make everything hold
• there are only about 50 kumiko artisans left in the whole of Japan
• no dye is used, all the colours are natural and depend on the type of wood (they range from decades old to a couple milleniums)
• the Shiozawa family specializes in (very) big works of art that are made to order

Here are the 3 types of wood used during this workshop: 

• white hinoki wood (150 years old, a type of Japanese cypress)
• purple heart wood (180 years old)
• dark brown kurumi wood (80 years old walnut)

As usual, 100% of the revenue will go to Kumiko Shiozawa!

⚠️ The stock is limited to 150 pieces only this time!! ⚠️ The Shiozawa family is very busy at the moment so they won’t be able to make more, but they still took some time to create these lovely pieces especially for you, to make during this workshop! 🤎

The live will be on the @kumiko_shiozawa Instagram account on Sunday, December 17th at 5pm (JP). The live will be saved on the IGtv tab if you can’t join us, so that you can make it later! (the previous workshops are already there on the @takamori_travel_official account)

⚠️ Orders are open until October 31th, or as long as stocks last!! ⚠️