A Stackable Stool

Born in Tokyo in 1960. Studied under designers Choei Hara and Shigemitsu Hara. Established Koizumi Studio in 1990. In 2003, he opened Koizumi Tool Store as a place to communicate his designs. He has designed everything from architecture to chopstick rests, and now travels all over Japan to collaborate with local communities. In 2015, he launched a general incorporated association called Waza, which is dedicated to the restoration of handicrafts. He is a professor emeritus at Musashino Art University. He received the Mainichi Design Award in 2012. In 2015, he won the Grand Prize at the Japan Craft Exhibition.

The Miyazaki Chair Factory is a Japanese furniture manufacturer specialising in wooden chairs. It aims to create products with high-quality, meaningful, and original designs that will be loved and cherished for many years. The factory was founded in 1969 in Tokushima, Japan.