Karimoku Furniture attracted attention at IFFT / Interior Lifestyle Living (October 18-20) by exhibiting furniture made from 13 types of domestic lumber (8 types of hardwood and 5 types of softwood).

Regarding the focus on domestic lumber at the IFFT held for the first time in two years, Mr. Ikuji Yamada, Managing Director of the Sales Promotion Department, said, "To take a step toward the environment and sustainable things, the whole company has come together and the exhibition was realized this time. "

With the enforcement of the revised Timber Utilization Promotion Law, the target has expanded to private general buildings, and the soaring price of imported timber has increased the attention of domestic timber.

This exhibition of Karimoku furniture has become a symbolic exhibition that marks the era, showing that the use of domestic timber in the furniture industry has entered a new stage.

For Karimoku furniture a total of 13 types of wood furniture, including 8 types of hardwood such as oak, walnut, and chestnut, and 5 types of softwood such as Japanese cypress, sugi, and hiba, were exhibited in one place.

The new Omi Chair designed by Mr. Taiji Fujimori was also exhibited using oak, zelkova, and quercus gilva.

The booth was designed by designer Wataru Kumano.The color of peppermint green expressed the environment and a soft and new corporate image.It’s said that the floor was not attached and waste was reduced.

"There are various tree species in the village forest called Satoyama, and there are many varieties in small quantities, so some people said that it was not suitable for furniture, but we wanted to propose a flow to spend money on Satoyama by making furniture." Mr. Ikuji Yamada explained this exhibition.

The company has 26 showrooms nationwide, and while watching the response this time, they said, “we’re thinking of using local materials that are limited to each showroom."

Visitors said that they liked the cyclical approach, and that it could become a B to B(business-to-business) such as the government.

Ms. Sakura Nishimura from Chita Karimoku said, "Chips are also a valuable material, but we’d also like to buy hardwood at a slightly more reasonable price as furniture."