kinoka - Japanese furniture art
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Jörg from Kinoka did a very good job of leading us all to successfully create the wood puzzle. He paced the work and divided it into clear steps that could be precisely achieved. It was joyful to see at the end of the afternoon th...
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Making beautiful things out of wood has always been my great passion. After studying social education in Berlin, I wanted to turn my hobby into a career. I applied to the “Hout — en Meubileringscollege” in Amsterdam/Netherlands for maker/designer training in the area of furniture and wood. I was accepted and since then my life has revolved around fine woods and beautiful furniture. My second passion is Asia — and Japan in particular. A combination of the two is my company kinoka (Japanese: scent of wood), which combines very different aspects. As a carpenter I restore antique Japanese dressers, tansu, as a maker/designer I build furniture from reclaimed wood in the area of upcycling, and in my workshops I teach traditional crafts. I represent an intuitive approach aimed at people who want to discover and experience woodworking with traditional hand tools as a creative balance for themselves.
Until 2004 I worked as an independent “furniture maker” in the Netherlands. kinoka has existed in Berlin since 2005. In May 2007, I opened my own showroom in Prenzlauer Berg: the Laden-Galerie Tansu. My workshop is located on the enchanted site of the BLO Studios, a former railway site in Berlin-Lichtenberg. Together with around 90 creative people, I am part of one of the largest non-profit artist communities in Berlin. My workshops breathe the atmosphere of this unique green art and cultural oasis and make it a very special experience.
In my courses, intensive support for participants in using the tools and techniques is very important to me. Groups are therefore limited to 6-7 people. The workshops are designed as specialist courses and are therefore only conditionally suitable as a team event.
