The Torii stool and bench use rift-sawn timber cut from kanzai, meaning government-owned timber (over 300-year old Kiso Hinoki cypress provided from national forests managed by the government).
The shape of the torii gate, which is unique to Japan, embraces one-of-a-kind sanctity and a beautiful presence. To infuse this stool and bench with such beauty, we designed the reduced outline of the tori gates found at shrines.
