NUKIASHI (lowboard)
日本の木造建築の仕口で古くから使われる「貫(ぬき)」、「楔(くさび)」を用いたローボードです。
「貫」となっている4本の脚は、地板にかみ合うように差し込まれることで強固に固定され、収納部の側板と併せて、家具全体が橋桁のような構造となり、床から浮いたような軽やかな印象を持たせています。
脚を固定するための楔は、意匠上のアクセントとなり、水平ラインを強調する上下の天板、横格子戸とともに、日本を想起させるデザインとなることを意図しています。
This lowboard uses the “nuki” and “kusabi” technique, which has been used in Japanese wooden construction for centuries.
The four legs, which serve as “nuki,” are inserted into the top panel so that they interlock and are firmly fixed in place. Together with the side panels of the storage section, the entire piece of furniture has the same structure as a bridge girder, giving it a light impression as if it were floating above the floor.
The wedges used to secure the legs are intended as design accents, and together with the upper and lower top panels, which emphasize horizontal lines, and the horizontal lattice door, the design is intended to evoke the Japanse one.