Considered one of Tokunaga’s masterpieces, this Kyoto chair was created from 250+ year old Japanese Zelkova from the Rokko Mountains. The particular tree used for this chair is quite rare to acquire and a part of the same tree was also used in the for the restoration of Nagoya castel.

Kanna is both the name for a type of woodworking and the planing tool at its heart. Avoiding power tools and sanding of any kind, Kanna is a patient and an intuitive process guided by the hand’s touch.

Tokunaga sees the tool as akin to a stethoscope that tells him the condition of the wood and how it will respond. His consciousness as a designer lives as much in his fingertips as in his mind. The process, which resembles sculpting, is a sustained act of attention that involves listening to the sound of the planer makes as it passes over the wood. No two wood blocks respond the same. The result is an immaculate finish that higher-tech methods can’t equal.