EN Side Table

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.

Miyazaki Chair Factory

Based in Naruto, Tokushima and established in 1969, Miyazaki Chair Factory specialises in meticulously crafted wooden seating. Its roots in making chairs for traditional Awa dressers inform a rare command of technique, now applied alongside designers such as Inoda+Sveje, Makoto Koizumi and Kazuteru Murasawa.

Every piece blends experienced handwork with precise machine work, finished by skilled artisans in leather and fabric and backed by reupholstering and repair services for a lifetime of use. Explore the Miyazaki Chair Factory collection at APATO, the authorised Australian home of Japanese designer furniture, and enquire for finishes, lead times and trade pricing.