A Hinoki Stool Created with a Minimum of Production Steps (opens in new tab)

This Sauna Stool is by Japanese furniture designer Wataru Kumano. It's made out of a cross-section from a Hinoki (Japanese Cypress) tree, and its production was limited to the bare minimum:(Animation by Funayama Creative Studio.) "By removing the pith, dividing the Hinoki log into four sections, and rejoining them, the natural character of the log is preserved while minimizing the risk of cracking," Kumano writes."Designed with as few processes as possible, the material is left close to its o...