Chopping wood in Sasayama

Kjell Hahn, longtime friend and colleague, has been working with John Dix, a ceramicist who fires of wood fired noborigama kiln. There is a firing coming up at the end of April and I went to Sasayama to help with the preparations which included chopping up a lot of wood. John recently received [...]

Combinations of Wood and Steel

I am always on the lookout for functional design.  Recently I visited the Expo site in Aichi.  While exploring the grounds I came across a nice fence design using cylinders of wood and  simple metal hardware that penetrated the posts.  This gave the fence a natural but sturdy look.  At another location I found the [...]