https://emishinmura.com emi_shinmura Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:45 +0000 https://emishinmura.com en https://emishinmura.com/Stanley-Tea-Cabin-UK Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:50:36 +0000 emi_shinmura https://emishinmura.com/Stanley-Tea-Cabin-UK Stanley Tea Cabin London, United Kingdom in planning 2025Due to lack of gardener space for rest and respite, a cabin will be built in Stanley Gardens at the heart of Notting Hill’s semi-private gardens. Under mature plane trees this cabin provides a place to make a cuppa and rest during rainy weather. &nbsp; to be built: Summer 2025 In collaboration with Christopher Ireson Garden Design and Landscaping <img width="1051" height="751" width_o="1051" height_o="751" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58aa845daa57f86248b59cc66247f70e510c83f75981253867c9fda6a6d59c31/Material-Sums-Comparisons-models.jpg" data-mid="225513540" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58aa845daa57f86248b59cc66247f70e510c83f75981253867c9fda6a6d59c31/Material-Sums-Comparisons-models.jpg" /> <img width="1582" height="1130" width_o="1582" height_o="1130" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57ed228dcd6434d62933b3f632ad8e88993cba84586165a0b7db35e846ea2de6/model-1.30.jpg" data-mid="225513489" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57ed228dcd6434d62933b3f632ad8e88993cba84586165a0b7db35e846ea2de6/model-1.30.jpg" /> https://emishinmura.com/Fermentation-Shelves-DE Tue, 12 Jul 2022 21:14:23 +0000 emi_shinmura https://emishinmura.com/Fermentation-Shelves-DE Miso Fermentation Shelves Berlin, Germany 2022This 20m long structure is to be designed to hold 150 oak barrels used to ferment by the traditional Japanese process. Made for MimiFerments in Berlin who pride themselves in the finest of Japanese fermentation processes. design: currently to be built: Autumn 2022 <img width="2827" height="2019" width_o="2827" height_o="2019" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1459b64cd51e179e17dc70b89c802d7032620d02fffb5292eb62f1e0e3950ed/sketch-of-barrel-shelf.jpg" data-mid="191026403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d1459b64cd51e179e17dc70b89c802d7032620d02fffb5292eb62f1e0e3950ed/sketch-of-barrel-shelf.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="4608" width_o="3456" height_o="4608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c53100ce4154eb2b73dc25ba7ba316b69b8a4a2e90bb8d64e19fa3ce39665280/IMG_20220324_134805_785_3.jpg" data-mid="147715538" border="0" data-scale="55" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c53100ce4154eb2b73dc25ba7ba316b69b8a4a2e90bb8d64e19fa3ce39665280/IMG_20220324_134805_785_3.jpg" /> <img width="3015" height="2030" width_o="3015" height_o="2030" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2e0964fae5bad58414ba050d8630260774a8575004ecdffe1ec4d1123709a23/perspective-sketch.jpg" data-mid="191026584" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2e0964fae5bad58414ba050d8630260774a8575004ecdffe1ec4d1123709a23/perspective-sketch.jpg" /> https://emishinmura.com/Utsuwa-Teahouse-DE-JP Wed, 13 Jul 2022 22:01:52 +0000 emi_shinmura https://emishinmura.com/Utsuwa-Teahouse-DE-JP Utsuwa Project 3.0, Japanese teahouse Berlin, Germany &amp; Osaka, Japan 2022This project is lead by architect Rieko Uchida to showcase Japanese crafts in Germany. The forum brings together experts in the field of Japanese rooms, craftsmen and craftswomen in Osaka and Berlin, and will provide a forum for free discussion of ideas. The forum will also discuss the presentation of prototypes to coincide with the Osaka-Kansai EXPO in 2025.&nbsp; EN website:&nbsp;http://project-utsuwa.com/ JP website:&nbsp;https://utsuwa-project.com/index.html completed: November 2022&nbsp; <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f68e9183d311ad7ee6848a325b2f9b8afa69325eee941fe467eb42d31301c3fa/2022-11-Utsuwa-Aedes-1503.jpg" data-mid="165009638" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f68e9183d311ad7ee6848a325b2f9b8afa69325eee941fe467eb42d31301c3fa/2022-11-Utsuwa-Aedes-1503.jpg" /><img width="6146" height="6146" width_o="6146" height_o="6146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd944d6bce53b4504b72c76c45627cca58c98b25a7b0fa5d26f73115268fbc7e/chonmage-drawing-overlay-SQ2.jpg" data-mid="165010330" border="0" data-scale="48" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd944d6bce53b4504b72c76c45627cca58c98b25a7b0fa5d26f73115268fbc7e/chonmage-drawing-overlay-SQ2.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="4535" height="4535" width_o="4535" height_o="4535" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a19fe9a9b35bd8fde74d51919bcdfe637cd222d2b8ba3e0b78e82fc08dcc6a4f/2022-11-Utsuwa-Aedes-1160-drawing.jpg" data-mid="165010986" border="0" data-scale="48" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a19fe9a9b35bd8fde74d51919bcdfe637cd222d2b8ba3e0b78e82fc08dcc6a4f/2022-11-Utsuwa-Aedes-1160-drawing.jpg" /><img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb34f32c0a7ec37dfd124b8eb1b630f5817816404837daa49e659707f85553ac/2022-11-Utsuwa-JDZB-0447.jpg" data-mid="165009686" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bb34f32c0a7ec37dfd124b8eb1b630f5817816404837daa49e659707f85553ac/2022-11-Utsuwa-JDZB-0447.jpg" /><img width="2000" height="920" width_o="2000" height_o="920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0fd74767331e8879b8ae0d0318969ee9f779f1370bd3970973eb349733021fa3/bg_header_J.jpg" data-mid="147877448" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0fd74767331e8879b8ae0d0318969ee9f779f1370bd3970973eb349733021fa3/bg_header_J.jpg" /> <img width="753" height="753" width_o="753" height_o="753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d3d07046d17ac0ff00399e8892816d76bd20a02638eaa14ecb1e644445b4506/Utsuwa-1.0.png" data-mid="147877435" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/753/i/5d3d07046d17ac0ff00399e8892816d76bd20a02638eaa14ecb1e644445b4506/Utsuwa-1.0.png" /> <img width="873" height="872" width_o="873" height_o="872" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb3527410d1bd14225d0e33fd21441004ef2cc5f8e61a227fb8d5df3fd12e3b9/Utsuwa-Shiguchi.png" data-mid="147877450" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/873/i/bb3527410d1bd14225d0e33fd21441004ef2cc5f8e61a227fb8d5df3fd12e3b9/Utsuwa-Shiguchi.png" /> <img width="872" height="870" width_o="872" height_o="870" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02287395e124a0b7d89fde0713021b0ce685225eb91510d97301451b8fb7c0ce/Utsuwa-model.png" data-mid="147877618" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/872/i/02287395e124a0b7d89fde0713021b0ce685225eb91510d97301451b8fb7c0ce/Utsuwa-model.png" /> <img width="1196" height="1196" width_o="1196" height_o="1196" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/696f085dcc589f50ec1b65be519012f8b236101525d2a54a1c058cecd08fc278/Utsuwa-members-SQ.jpg" data-mid="147877945" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/696f085dcc589f50ec1b65be519012f8b236101525d2a54a1c058cecd08fc278/Utsuwa-members-SQ.jpg" /> https://emishinmura.com/The-Moraine-Workshop-NL Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:46:34 +0000 emi_shinmura https://emishinmura.com/The-Moraine-Workshop-NL The Moraine Workshop The Netherlands in planning 2023The Moraine is a 19th-century former coach house located on the Dutch-German border. Now leasing a new life as a center for Arts &amp; Crafts. An ‘unplugged’ woodworkshop will be built replacing an existing overhang. Traditional construction methods will be used and as many natural building materials as possible.&nbsp; Due to strict planning application procedures on the listed building, the proposal was&nbsp; not approved by the monumental commission because it was blocking the view on the brick facade. Therefore, a new separate building has been proposed. The clients decided to take a another approach with different construction methods.&nbsp; awaiting planning approval <img width="4962" height="3508" width_o="4962" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d6bb2b20bd2c22dec6d7196a3a2a4a319648e1e67043a3444c3f1c37be3742a/230619_Moraine_South-Elevation---Rendered---wood-roof--wood-walls---shinkabe.png" data-mid="191026093" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d6bb2b20bd2c22dec6d7196a3a2a4a319648e1e67043a3444c3f1c37be3742a/230619_Moraine_South-Elevation---Rendered---wood-roof--wood-walls---shinkabe.png" /> <img width="2973" height="2102" width_o="2973" height_o="2102" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1aa1e690e41c0ccbaa7c08ca9ab10004584b9555f19e7879b8ef7c852fac3e3/The-Moraine-sketch-2---Emi-Shinmura.jpg" data-mid="147705810" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e1aa1e690e41c0ccbaa7c08ca9ab10004584b9555f19e7879b8ef7c852fac3e3/The-Moraine-sketch-2---Emi-Shinmura.jpg" /> <img width="1546" height="1546" width_o="1546" height_o="1546" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/283c08d7a7c0dbfcbaf69f656888505e89e066a076a6c7456c8b52f068ce0841/030622_sketch-and-joints-diagram_Emi-Shinmura-IG.jpg" data-mid="182052154" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/283c08d7a7c0dbfcbaf69f656888505e89e066a076a6c7456c8b52f068ce0841/030622_sketch-and-joints-diagram_Emi-Shinmura-IG.jpg" /> https://emishinmura.com/Holland-Park-Pavilion-UK Tue, 21 Jul 2020 10:23:19 +0000 emi_shinmura https://emishinmura.com/Holland-Park-Pavilion-UK Holland Park Pavilion London, UK In progress...The pavilion acts as a quiet reading santuary at the north end of a planted woodland in a garden. A small sit-in sculpture in front of a canal running through mossy surrounds.&nbsp; Design: upcoming 2023 <img width="2004" height="2004" width_o="2004" height_o="2004" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aab81e4bac9270be8972aa63c85f97d68e5c815e8dce2a41a4bb71b3c3377265/Sketch-perspective---v1.jpg" data-mid="77921625" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aab81e4bac9270be8972aa63c85f97d68e5c815e8dce2a41a4bb71b3c3377265/Sketch-perspective---v1.jpg" /> <img width="320" height="240" width_o="320" height_o="240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e90f7c29892f682ceb2fe33911eb69fc4ed04248e92beefaed85546a22496471/thumbnail_IMG_0084.jpg" data-mid="77922860" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/320/i/e90f7c29892f682ceb2fe33911eb69fc4ed04248e92beefaed85546a22496471/thumbnail_IMG_0084.jpg" /> <img width="960" height="640" width_o="960" height_o="640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1a100ddf144db7feb07ed4d8d0b13062245683a4fec8ee26e026db333610505/nature-3366366_960_720.jpg" data-mid="77922603" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/c1a100ddf144db7feb07ed4d8d0b13062245683a4fec8ee26e026db333610505/nature-3366366_960_720.jpg" /> https://emishinmura.com/Bunkhouse-in-Kyushu-JP Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:24:50 +0000 emi_shinmura https://emishinmura.com/Bunkhouse-in-Kyushu-JP Bunkhouse in Kyushu Northern Kyushu, JAPAN 2020 House-building carpenters in Japan are traditionally responsible for most of the tasks an architect would undertake in the West, as well as all the timber joinery preparation and on-site work. Harumi Shinmura is an traditionally-trained residential carpenter working in Japan’s western island of Kyushu. She is my aunt and a guiding figure in my life and I am fortunate to regularly learn from her whilst working with her on her new-build projects. Her latest project is a small (4x8m), single-storey bunk house for cooking enthusiasts; a simple rectangular stop-over shelter with a raised floor and a single-sloped roof. The whole structure was made with cypress and cedar woods which are ideal for Japan’s hot and humid climate. Timber buildings in general are particularly good at regulating moisture in these climates and have been developed over many centuries for adverse weather and counteracting earthquakes. Built: 2020 Shinmura Carpenters <img width="1142" height="1079" width_o="1142" height_o="1079" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abafd32600092ca9971f7da3ffdfcc9e073554a8b21231e0086f43cd8bdbe686/75599438_117124799775462_2704154411819566916_n.jpg" data-mid="61505348" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/abafd32600092ca9971f7da3ffdfcc9e073554a8b21231e0086f43cd8bdbe686/75599438_117124799775462_2704154411819566916_n.jpg" /><img width="4225" height="2377" width_o="4225" height_o="2377" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed2d8ba1bced2ad3fe27f6f53bb06b92917ff0412291f2539cd92852a756322e/DSC04700-w.jpg" data-mid="182603612" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed2d8ba1bced2ad3fe27f6f53bb06b92917ff0412291f2539cd92852a756322e/DSC04700-w.jpg" /><img width="4240" height="2400" width_o="4240" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d8c783b6e864918bb81e1bb7f7c81b01b8c34a003191a7b5c780b2d7eff174c/DSC04253.jpg" data-mid="182603958" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0d8c783b6e864918bb81e1bb7f7c81b01b8c34a003191a7b5c780b2d7eff174c/DSC04253.jpg" /><img width="6000" height="3376" width_o="6000" height_o="3376" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/999b370fbbc29f1ddd2cc9ded8a8b13468b0189ef4a3f3ed816e0a4409ecc363/DSC03798-okkake.jpg" data-mid="182604030" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/999b370fbbc29f1ddd2cc9ded8a8b13468b0189ef4a3f3ed816e0a4409ecc363/DSC03798-okkake.jpg" /> <img width="4480" height="4480" width_o="4480" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3fe35c8921c85413c7be9048b7c82d1d86152ec5f9eadeaceb5483cff000851/DSC04258i.jpg" data-mid="61505349" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3fe35c8921c85413c7be9048b7c82d1d86152ec5f9eadeaceb5483cff000851/DSC04258i.jpg" /> <img width="3549" height="3549" width_o="3549" height_o="3549" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/980e70d73cda0cfc009e78f9963511a2ee44dc18a8eecb4cbbab3fa1f4357d43/DSC04318i.jpg" data-mid="61505352" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/980e70d73cda0cfc009e78f9963511a2ee44dc18a8eecb4cbbab3fa1f4357d43/DSC04318i.jpg" /> <img width="3111" height="3111" width_o="3111" height_o="3111" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57c20d4274226244fed253bfc7c4d1a7c46ff0af1f7fb59f22150ac99b99ab35/DSC04931i.jpg" data-mid="61505355" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57c20d4274226244fed253bfc7c4d1a7c46ff0af1f7fb59f22150ac99b99ab35/DSC04931i.jpg" /> https://emishinmura.com/Kokeshi-Sculpture-JP Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:24:51 +0000 emi_shinmura https://emishinmura.com/Kokeshi-Sculpture-JP Kokeshi&nbsp; Northern Kyushu, JAPAN 2019 This is the name my carpenter aunt would affectionately call the sculptures that I gradually began to populate her wild garden with in the depths of the northern Kyushu mountains. I have left some in moist crevices in the garden hoping the moss will overcome them, in much the same way moss covers wooden grave posts in cemeteries in Japan. Whilst Kokeshi have been associated with guarding the souls of children, they are now primarily seen as a decorative art form. I wanted to create a group that characterises human individuality whilst celebrating our commonality and oneness with nature. Without the need for painting human features, I’ve found character in altering the ratios of this very simple geometry: a rectangle on top of a trapezium - in contrast to the traditional Kokeshi that are cylindrical with a round head. This idea stemmed from a small off-cut that fell one day from cutting a half-lap-dovetail joint for one of the foundation beams of the house we were building. Finding the composition of the off-cut pleasing, I saved it from the firewood box and placed it on the workshop window sill for a couple of weeks. Seeing it everyday, I then composed groups of characters to harmonise with and complement the original piece. The Kokeshi have been made with cypress and cedar woods, echoing the materials of traditional Japanese dwellings. As with the construction of columns, each character has been sawed, planed and chiselled so that it remains standing in the direction in which it grew. By arranging them in accordance with the north-south orientation in which each tree grew, a harmony and dialogue comes into being that I could not have achieved alone. Cypress and cedarKyushu, Japan&nbsp; 2019 <img width="2342" height="4138" width_o="2342" height_o="4138" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4360b73b9b9f74df0634f802e737004796029a23ae7478115dd1cfd53158b1cb/DSC04851.png" data-mid="61509480" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4360b73b9b9f74df0634f802e737004796029a23ae7478115dd1cfd53158b1cb/DSC04851.png" /> <img width="3600" height="2037" width_o="3600" height_o="2037" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/623adb20b2e0927d0894404a04e2a09e86e317b43a0da4118730db95ef5dd938/DSC05060.png" data-mid="61510569" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/623adb20b2e0927d0894404a04e2a09e86e317b43a0da4118730db95ef5dd938/DSC05060.png" /> <img width="1930" height="3431" width_o="1930" height_o="3431" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71eab0f12e35a0aebe4bcebb4c6b5ab4f7e7b1a0931fd79aebf6195ca0d2638a/DSC04839.png" data-mid="61510866" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71eab0f12e35a0aebe4bcebb4c6b5ab4f7e7b1a0931fd79aebf6195ca0d2638a/DSC04839.png" /> <img width="2100" height="3710" width_o="2100" height_o="3710" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/05a6b08ffbc26b9b186e39d90a8d46166db2ed8294bb301e392e6dfee6b27083/DSC04845.png" data-mid="61511219" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/05a6b08ffbc26b9b186e39d90a8d46166db2ed8294bb301e392e6dfee6b27083/DSC04845.png" /> <img width="3000" height="1688" width_o="3000" height_o="1688" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf8e603b8ed50d4ea12c892f4d213a78fa576a0532df39b581be06cc95d5e42b/DSC03525.png" data-mid="61510464" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cf8e603b8ed50d4ea12c892f4d213a78fa576a0532df39b581be06cc95d5e42b/DSC03525.png" /> https://emishinmura.com/Child-s-Bath-Stool Sat, 24 May 2025 18:33:42 +0000 emi_shinmura https://emishinmura.com/Child-s-Bath-Stool Child’s bath stool Cedar wood, untreated 20cm H 30cm W 15cm D Traditionally, wooden stools are used in Japan to wash oneself, whilst seated, before taking a bath. This culturally iconic Japanese stool has been re-designed with only tight-fitting wood-to-wood joints; no glue or metal hardware as a challenge to achieve the purest form and most utilisation of timber properties. The horizontal bar under each seat is not jointed to the seat but is held in place by the legs and in turn acts as an extended angled mortise for the legs by being ‘housed’ (a term used to partially insert a beam inside a column). Opposing, angled tenons into the seat keep it from being able to be lifted off. Special care is taken to use the timber in the direction that it grew (where possible) and considering the way it will begin to distort or ‘cup’ over time. 420 € - 365 £ - 485 $ -&nbsp; 77000 ¥ express P&amp;P and import fees are extra ORDER HERE(UK customers are advised to order through The Rowley Gallery) <img width="1667" height="1667" width_o="1667" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/401416fc3885cd9b9d383d02cc5ad22f6773748a19608aa407b903d8d7a8ee5e/Springdale-by-Edvinas-Bruzas-40-IG-SM.jpg" data-mid="235637720" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/401416fc3885cd9b9d383d02cc5ad22f6773748a19608aa407b903d8d7a8ee5e/Springdale-by-Edvinas-Bruzas-40-IG-SM.jpg" /><img width="1670" height="1670" width_o="1670" height_o="1670" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5630a690d46cba55d44280f7214802bd3eb2554f8c1d5d7e69bf9527aa9a102/Springdale-by-Edvinas-Bruzas-41-LIGHT-IG-SM.jpg" data-mid="235637721" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5630a690d46cba55d44280f7214802bd3eb2554f8c1d5d7e69bf9527aa9a102/Springdale-by-Edvinas-Bruzas-41-LIGHT-IG-SM.jpg" /> <img width="785" height="1099" width_o="785" height_o="1099" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4894ce3e3f0806de3adbe13779aeb84cac70dc2fcc0261f3d36d70c74dda6c98/_ADS3758-SM.png" data-mid="233651828" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/785/i/4894ce3e3f0806de3adbe13779aeb84cac70dc2fcc0261f3d36d70c74dda6c98/_ADS3758-SM.png" /> <img width="1429" height="2000" width_o="1429" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfc05fb338f49cb8d9690a2726f30cca90b00817e21c672a60856b6ae986c288/IMG_20220315_235207_911-5.7-SM.jpg" data-mid="235637712" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dfc05fb338f49cb8d9690a2726f30cca90b00817e21c672a60856b6ae986c288/IMG_20220315_235207_911-5.7-SM.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="563" width_o="1000" height_o="563" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/572afedb5b94d4800ddef7110f2a6f2bd525cf2ab9e07df4f835c4c4389a10e8/Shinmura_stool-series-SM.jpg" data-mid="235637719" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/572afedb5b94d4800ddef7110f2a6f2bd525cf2ab9e07df4f835c4c4389a10e8/Shinmura_stool-series-SM.jpg" /> https://emishinmura.com/Seats-for-Deities-DE Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:24:50 +0000 emi_shinmura https://emishinmura.com/Seats-for-Deities-DE Seats for Deities Exhibited at The Rowley Gallery, London, UK - March 2023 Please contact gallery directly via link:https://www.rowleygallery.com/Painting-Emi-Shinmura-5865.aspx These elongated sculptures follow the theme of building a raised platform for sitting: two legs supporting a seat - an abstraction of and inspired by my work and development of traditional Japanese stools. Striving for simplicity and pure aesthetics, each one is made from a single piece of timber, avoiding the need for joining. As no actual weight will be applied, balance was found in their legs being able to carry their ‘seats’.&nbsp; In addition, extending the legs disproportionately lends them character and gravitas, unrestrained by the practical considerations that need to be kept to when making stools for mortals. The structural freedom allows them to elegantly stand, or rest against a wall, and balance their own weight. Differences in seat size and the natural variations found in the woods used, from dense oaks to light kiri, create a nuanced counterplay. To this end, no varnishes or waxes were used and, where necessary, the legs' curvatures follow the grain to maintain strength - offering a resting place for Deities. <img width="583" height="1000" width_o="583" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67dab929ae765af9414c7fb6c3fd809cc10d40e3c49f52594182515059f94942/IMG_20230302_102746_078---leaning-seats-for-deities-extend-SM.jpg" data-mid="228574111" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/583/i/67dab929ae765af9414c7fb6c3fd809cc10d40e3c49f52594182515059f94942/IMG_20230302_102746_078---leaning-seats-for-deities-extend-SM.jpg" /> <img width="1336" height="2003" width_o="1336" height_o="2003" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/76ff51fa9c545d4d11072922654308279863aae2bb62fcbd08dcea994b8facae/the-formidable-sisters.jpg" data-mid="170888533" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/76ff51fa9c545d4d11072922654308279863aae2bb62fcbd08dcea994b8facae/the-formidable-sisters.jpg" /> <img width="3167" height="5631" width_o="3167" height_o="5631" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64cf89554a6d66f0555aaf44def3cdf062ef3bd5fe1d1d17bf109c30753d924c/DSC04031---7set.jpg" data-mid="170888553" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/64cf89554a6d66f0555aaf44def3cdf062ef3bd5fe1d1d17bf109c30753d924c/DSC04031---7set.jpg" /> <img width="3247" height="5772" width_o="3247" height_o="5772" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd7b302aee1f9e489f798402724045821b3d4b173bbd11b783058a6e7a7cdfb1/DSC03997---3set.jpg" data-mid="170888534" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd7b302aee1f9e489f798402724045821b3d4b173bbd11b783058a6e7a7cdfb1/DSC03997---3set.jpg" /> <img width="3226" height="4840" width_o="3226" height_o="4840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9802889c9ee95c5ca4f7d61fe4579720c6fe7187c237f7c06e70ac9d1bfc501/leaning-5.jpg" data-mid="170888554" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9802889c9ee95c5ca4f7d61fe4579720c6fe7187c237f7c06e70ac9d1bfc501/leaning-5.jpg" /> <img width="2916" height="2916" width_o="2916" height_o="2916" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49f99ef0ecf84960b0713757e6f1e67abe5bb76d7b05a24b852025ed58f223b3/DSC04010-copy-SQ.jpg" data-mid="170889372" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/49f99ef0ecf84960b0713757e6f1e67abe5bb76d7b05a24b852025ed58f223b3/DSC04010-copy-SQ.jpg" /> https://emishinmura.com/Crown-Shyness-SE Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:45 +0000 emi_shinmura https://emishinmura.com/Crown-Shyness-SE Crown Shyness Exhibited at TORMEK Summer Exhibition, Sweden, June 2025 A representation of a canopy of cedar trees, celebrating the phenomenon of crown shyness. Trees grow their canopies and stop before they grow into another tree; a process with at least three theories.&nbsp; The whole piece is made with cedar sticks joined with un-glued&nbsp; lap joints and hung from above, giving the impression of standing under a group of cedar trees.&nbsp; <img width="2000" height="1125" width_o="2000" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1f34d0f241f1acb190ec2b7dd8f8d682cfc4fa8acf4555ed3c842b67f2920d4/IMG_20250604_083136_068-EDIT-SM.jpg" data-mid="235356922" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d1f34d0f241f1acb190ec2b7dd8f8d682cfc4fa8acf4555ed3c842b67f2920d4/IMG_20250604_083136_068-EDIT-SM.jpg" /> <img width="720" height="480" width_o="720" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f3979888e20fc78e998c7d4cbf69a540fe9a94476b24481d454b838cf0a471b/crown-shyness-crop-2.3.png" data-mid="240121256" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/5f3979888e20fc78e998c7d4cbf69a540fe9a94476b24481d454b838cf0a471b/crown-shyness-crop-2.3.png" /> <img width="808" height="1143" width_o="808" height_o="1143" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4557e572f8973349a37a44a3d16d18f4ed9275331a948bd8258057345431db04/Tormek_IN_BETWEEN_TREES_flyer_EN_808px.jpg" data-mid="235354889" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/808/i/4557e572f8973349a37a44a3d16d18f4ed9275331a948bd8258057345431db04/Tormek_IN_BETWEEN_TREES_flyer_EN_808px.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1600" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ed067a21e42117c01b94bed33de12201c07cc1d7960c6287be013fc315a6282/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-14-at-14.09.58_26a5df5d-EDIT.jpg" data-mid="235355181" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ed067a21e42117c01b94bed33de12201c07cc1d7960c6287be013fc315a6282/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-14-at-14.09.58_26a5df5d-EDIT.jpg" />