Presented last year during Tokyo Designers Week at an exhibition called ‘Any Tokyo‘, 'Layered Wood’ is a new furniture project designed by Fumie Shibata for Nagano-based company Sakai Sangyo.

The Layered Bench pairs an iron base with high-quality laminated wood seat.

Celebrating the beauty of domestic laminated wood, the Layered Bench makes a decorative feature out of the wood’s rings that are exposed in the cross-section.

Nagano Prefecture Larch accounts for over 50% of the materials used in the bench. Laminated lumber is typically perceived as less valuable than pure lumber but the Layered Wood bench is designed to elevate the material through contemporary design, drawing out its beauty and charm.

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About the designers: Fumie Shibata established Design Studio S in 1994 after graduating from Musashino Art University and a stint at a home electronics manufacturer. The recipient of numerous awards and active across a wide range of fields focused on goods used in daily life, her Kenonkun for Omron, and the capsule hotel "9h" are among her most recognized work.