This work originates from a poplar trunk measuring about 1.6 m in diameter, from which a 230 cm block was extracted, sliced into 0.8 mm veneers, and reassembled in order over a mold. By layering 280 irregular contours, it reconstructs solid wood that bends at a calculated angle.

Trees inherently root into the earth and rise toward the sky, evoking power beyond human scale. Milling them into standardized forms allows control, yet erases their spatial and temporal vastness and disconnects us from the larger world they once embodied. Without passing through this conventional process, the piece retains the tree’s original irregularity while granting it human functionality.

It subtly reminds us that the relationship between people and the world—long divided by efficiency and technique—has always been fundamentally continuous.

DESIGNTIDE TOKYO Main Exhibition
The main exhibition program of DESIGNTIDE TOKYO.
This exhibition presents a curated selection of works from an open call juried by the event’s directors, invited creators recommended by each director, and selected participants from the student exhibition Class 2025.