“ikken” is a unit that integrates a design room and a furniture workshop, established in Kyoto in 2014. We will hold their first furniture order reception at ARTS & SCIENCE. We will introduce about 18 different styles of furniture at HIN in Kyoto from Friday, October 2nd and at A&S Daikanyama in Tokyo from Friday, October 16th.

ikken is a unit of two professionals, first-class architect Takato Yoshida and furniture artist Kiyo Yamanaka, who were classmates in the department of architecture at their university. ikken was established in Kyoto in 2014 and directed the architectural design of A&S HIN which opened in 2016. Yoshida studied under architect Yoshifumi Nakamura, and Yamanaka studied under Shigefumi Abe who works on furniture for Lemming house. The year before the establishment of ikken, Yoshida partnered and worked very closely with Hitoshi Onishi, a furniture artist in Kyoto.
Yoshida is mainly in charge of the design, Yamanaka is in charge of producing built-in furniture such as kitchens, and their collaboration with Onishi involves his furniture craftmanship of items such as chairs and tables. A unit also responsible for total space design, ikken always has in mind the harmony of the furniture and architectural space they will reside in.

At this event, the main feature are the furniture pieces that ikken Yoshida selected especially for A&S, one in particular is the *Washi (Japanese-paper) cabinet made by the request of Sonya Park, the owner of ARTS & SCIENCE. The item was creative direction was completed through many repeated discussions between Park and ikken. There will also be various samples on display such as chairs and foldable tables, shelves and coat racks, and special orders can be made with your preferred type of wood and colors. Please take the time to enjoy the exhibition space itself as well, where playful children's chairs and wooden house toys will also be presented.

Up until today, ikken has solely produced custom-made furniture. We welcome you to experience this new type of presentation exclusive to ARTS & SCIENCE.

*「Washi cabinet」will only be on display at A&S Daikanyama.


【About the Event】
＊Due to the pandemic circumstances of COVID-19, there is the possibility there will be an entry restriction/waiting time.
＊When entering, we ask visitors to have a face mask on and use our antiseptics at our entrance

【Appointments will be prioritized】
Walk-ins are welcome on the days of the event, however we will prioritize visitors with appointments in case the maximum capacity is reached. Please see our “Appointment Request” page, and send your request of two time frames by email. We will send back your confirmation by email.

※Please send your appointment request to the following shop contact by email. (If you send a request through our contact form on our official web page, there may delay to confirm your request.）
※For walk-ins on the day of the event, please be aware there may be a restriction to entry/waiting time.

【Appointment Schedule】
KYOTO：HIN / Arts & Science
Event date：Fri. 2nd October – Sun. 11th October
Appointment requests：from Fri. 24th September –
Contact (email)：hin@arts-science.com

TOKYO：A&S DAIKANYAMA
Event date：Fri. 16th October – Sun. 25th October
Appointment requests：from Fri. 24th September –
Contact (email)：daikanyama@arts-science.com

• ※ Please contact our stores or send us a message via “contact form” for any inquiries.
• ※ Please note that some pieces may not be available due to its limited production.
  
  Photography by Hideya Amemiya