Wooden lamp workshop with Japanese traditional Monyo Pattern

*reservation is full. next date is Dec 9th.

Wooden lamp making with Japanese traditional pattern*

In this workshop, we will make a wooden lamp with Japanese traditional pattern Asanoha麻の葉 and Kikko亀甲. They are one of the 1000 Monyo patterns from Japan. Behind the wooden panel, a Shoji paper will be applied to create a soft ambient light. The lamp can be used as freestanding or optionally hanging.

14:30 Welcoming, receiving the material
14:45 Start

1. Theory of Monyo 10 min
2. Sanding 30 min
3. Staining 20 min
4. Leg assembly 45 min

16:45
Break 15 min

17:00
6. Gluing Shoji paper 25min
7. Assembly of Lamp 20 min
8. Installing light fixture 5 min
9. Final adjustment 10 min

18:00 Cleaning
18:30 Close

Instructor: Maya Utsunomiya

Participation fee: 65 Euro Including lighting fixture

Registration is required.

Material specifiation: Poplar plywood, stained with natural oil, Lamp fixture 1x E27 max. 60W

Language
English

Product size: 165mm(W) x 165mm(D) x 164mm(H)

About Maya Utsunomiya Dipl.-Ing.
Maya is a licensed Japanese architect based in Berlin and founder of wanowa.
She has practiced at Architecture offices in different cities such as Commune design in Los Angeles, Shigeru Ban architects in Paris and VUILD Architects in Tokyo. She currently runs a design praxis in Berlin. Her main focus has been wood construction using digital fabrication. As a life work she dedicates in community building through japanese ‘Monozukuri’, aiming to connect people beyond language barriers.