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I'm an architect from Mexico enjoying countryside living and woodworking as a lifestyle. I love design and I'm particulary driven by the process of making. Currently working on my personal order-made furniture brand, hosting woodwork sessions, farming and running a b&b in my house.
I've set my workshop in the Saitama's suburns with available space for other craftspeople to share and collaborate. Looking forward to your visit!
My Creations
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Perchero chaparro / Hats rack
10 November 2015
1:2 wooden rack prototype.
- reclaimed wood, free joinery -
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joinery study T01
13 November 2015
- For Taburete series assembled with free joinery, no nails, screws or bond.
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Taburete Alto 2.0
20 November 2015
Prototype 2.0 - Taburete series, reclaimed wood assembled with free joinery, no nails, screws or bond. - Process and workshop: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1061695177198253.1073741835.465070620194048&type=3
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joinery study BF01
20 November 2015
- For Burro Flaco series assembled with free joinery, no nails, screws or bond.
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Turning a storage room into a personal workspace, featuring handmade Patio.furniture.
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Seal making ・印鑑作り
7 December 2015
Handmade seal set. - Process and workshop: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1083649538336150.1073741837.465070620194048&type=3
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joinery study TC01
21 December 2015
- joinery for a kitchen counter / table featuring a sink.
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Kitchen counter / table
21 December 2015
As part of a refurbishment project, Kitchen counter / table made out of bonded reclaimed floorboards, mortise and tenon assembled.
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LDK, house refurbishment.
21 December 2015
Joining two rooms to create a open space featuring a 3tms sink counter-table working as a pivot element to all activities. ( table high 750 )
The floor is lower in the kitchen area for the confortable use of the sink and counter during food preparation. ( step -150, counter... continue reading (0, 1 image)Fans of Title of creation here
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Mud, reeds and community
8 January 2016
My last project in Mexico before moving to Japan. This is the most rewarding work I've done and it made the perfect goodbye memory for me and my family. ( you can see the three of us in one of the photos the day before our flight )
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Us over there...
8 January 2016
Experimenting with E-M10 OLYMPUS, M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ
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The field in front of my house
18 January 2016
Captured my son in mid September, not particularly praying for a good harvest, but rolling up something... took the opportunity for this composition.
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Test flight I
18 January 2016
Capturing some colours at sunrise before a test flight on hot air balloon. Watarase Lake. Jan.2016
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Test flight II
18 January 2016
Capturing some colours at sunrise before a test flight on hot air balloon. Watarase Lake. Jan.2016
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Test flight III
18 January 2016
Mont Tsukuba at sunrise on hot air balloon overflying Watarase Lake. Jan.2016
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Product - Crafter's small press / vise
5 February 2016
Artisan's best friend.
Material: One solid piece of Canadian pine. Size: 100x65x45
Mechanism versions: Flat headed allen key screw and Stainless steel screw with grip knob. < Available for DIY work sessions >
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Sola teaser clip
5 February 2016
Teaser clip for Sola, hot air ballon flights and lodge base at Watarase Lake. Saitama's adjoined office powered by Patio.workshop. -come fly with us !
- Taken with an Olympus OM-D 10.
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Shinkansen
24 April 2016
Shinkansen, just caught this old friend when passing by my workshop.
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Joinery workshop.001
25 April 2016
Work session series on woodworking free joinery - no nails or bonding -
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Koemon paddy fields
2 May 2016
The flooding has just started and the neighbouring sight inspiring, at Patio.workshop. - best season for a visit.
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Chopstick DIY makers set
16 May 2016
- Coming up "Chopstick DIY makers set ! ・DIY箸を作りセット
> Soon available for orders and work sessions.
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Koemon's falling day I
16 May 2016
Experimenting with sunset light on an Olympus E-M10 / Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ
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Koemon's falling day II
16 May 2016
Experimenting with sunset light on an Olympus E-M10 / Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ
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Quesadillas de flor de calabaza
2 June 2016
Right from my vegetables garden, courgette flower quesadillas on handmade tortillas, house version of a typical recipe from Mexico.
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Logo design for SOLA ballooning.
9 August 2016
SOLA.ballooning a young hot air balloon tour company in my neighbourhood invited me to collaborate as host, crew member and might be as pilot one day ! Ending up in a great friendship and business relationship. Lately we launched the logo I've designed along with video and photos for his... continue reading (0, 1 image)
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TSUGITE wooden joinery
9 August 2016
継手 TSUGITE joinery
I'll be periodically publishing spec sheets on tradicional wooden joinery and Japanese word and meaning to build a concise catalogue on my FB page, hoping that enthusiast will join and we can exchange footage, comments and learn.https://www.facebook.com/MYY.arq/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1248753518492417
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Air Chamber Drawers
28 December 2016
Air chamber mechanism on a chest of drawers made of paulownia wood (桐 kiri ). The very tight fit and the interconnection of the individual chambers allow the drawers to be open or close by pulling and pushing air
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桐箪笥・Paulownia Chest
7 February 2017
It took me about 4 months to design and handmade this piece, it's made of the famous Kiri-wood (Paulownia) used in traditional Japanese drawers chest. For this piece I replaced the large drawers for a system of stackable inner boxes for shelfs and incorporate paper sliding door taking elements from... continue reading (0, 1 image)
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joinery study 17.002
15 March 2017
This study is for a table I've been commissioned with the aim to make a sturdy joint free of screws or adhesives and easy to disassemble.
I've made a first rough prototype to evaluate performance and average weight of the entire piece.
Prototype and process album:
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Workshop brands and family crest ・家紋
21 March 2017
I've designed a brand/logo for each project branch at my workshop and I'm ready to print them on aprons and t-shirts
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Three-legged sawhorse furniture set
31 March 2017
I've got the commission to design a wooden furniture set for an architectural studio in Shinjuku (eleventh floor) that could be easily disassemble, light to move around and with the particular feature of a 3m long top desk without middle leg to allow 3 users at a time
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Sturdy Table
11 May 2017
This 90kg table is made of hard Cypres wood (hinoki 桧) on the traditional technique of Tsugite 継手 witch do not make use of nails, screws or any bonding material for any of its joins. It was made with hand tools and assemble on site. It can be easily disassemble... continue reading (0, 1 image)
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Taburete Largo 3.0
26 June 2017
Taburete series, reclaimed wood handcrafted following the technique of free joinery, no nails, screws or bond. ( sashimono 指物 )
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Koemon fields
26 June 2017
We are lucky to have the sun setting on the shinkansen bridge in front of the workshop and in this particular season, there are daily chances for catching the fiery sky over the fields.
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Koemon fields, greenery
26 June 2017
The greenest season of the year, pink hue.
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Spear case 槍桐箱
19 July 2017
Commission of a display case for an ancient spear. Wood and technique: Paulownia 桐, handcrafted hidden joints. Features: sliding lid, hand carved crest on lid. Interes...
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Yumi's new sink
12 September 2017
Legged wooden base for ceramic basin made of Japanese Cypress (桧 hinoki).
Technique: Mortise and tenon, hand crafted free joinery.
Fixtures: Ceramic basing, mirror stand (桐 kiri) Paulownia wood, wall mounted lamp, hidden switch.Process and workshop: https://goo.gl/bwHJkF
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001.Genkan bench
26 September 2017
Created for the new season of one-day furniture workshops.Material: Single 105x105 Cypress 桧 structural beam.Tools: Hand saw and chiselsTechnique: Free joinery, no gl...
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Minakami, Oze, Nikko
15 October 2017
Hiking weekend with my family, overwhelming mountain sights. Highly recommended destinations.You're welcome to see the trip's album: https://goo.gl/213iMh
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LOCALE twin benches
7 November 2017
Dining benches for LOCALE restaurant, Meguro, Tokyo. The leg's structure and the poles of the backrest are made out of a solid piece of Ash wood and crafted into hexad...
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Grass race
10 December 2017
Sunrise with my son waiting for the briefing to start at our local ballooning rally. Grass Race 2017 at Watarase Lake, Saitama. Welcome to visit the photo album or may...
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First white of H30
23 January 2018
A first-light glimpse of my workshop on the first snow of the year, just before engaging on unburying the truck and scooping paths. Fire on the stove and Iron-pot coffee.
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Straylight worktable
5 June 2018
Free assembled joinery, no nails, 3mts table for Straylight's Tokyo office. I've turned a single 200 years old Elm/RedAsh raw wood plank into a tall worktable. I had t...
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Shelf / desk
17 September 2018
This project was originally designed for a workshop session, then evolved into a tight budget request. Demountable desktop on shelf units made of hard and heavy compos...
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親指 Oyayubi bench
12 December 2018
This is an orphan bench from the original LOCALE twin benches, the third of the series with some small changes in size and the entire surface hand-carved in a pattern ...
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live edge low table
23 March 2020
Wood: walnut legs / birch top, Joinery: mortise and exposed tenon
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woodturning
23 March 2020
Recently I've upgraded my workshop adding a lathe and have being exercising since. I have a policy of not disrespecting wood by discarding it, wood will never be waste...
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Artisan's stool
1 June 2020
Sturdy and heavy, naive looking* stool, low backrest, easy to pick up and move around for the active sitter. - I rather avoid painting or covering raw materials, so I'...
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Offcuts woodturning
1 June 2020
Limited edition of wooden desk trays made from a 200 years old Elm 楡 offcuts
- I never throw away offcuts, they find use in my workshops or I can craft them into limited editions. Sometimes I do rounds to other carpenters shops to save them from the fire. No... continue reading (0, 1 image)Fans of Title of creation here
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Nixtamal 石臼
15 August 2020
Recently I've got the opportunity to challenge myself to sharp/carve, entirely by hand, Nixtamal* mill stones. - Essentials to make proper tortilla dough! The stones a...
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Hinoki Butcher's blocks
21 October 2020
Small batch of two End-grain* chopping boards made of Japan's favourite wood, j.Cypress (檜 hinoki) with Walnut inlays and finished with beeswax.* End-grain, the grain ...
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Darumaotoshi 達磨落とし
21 October 2020
Requested sample for a traditional toy series to become part of school educational equipment.達磨落とし darumaotoshi / "knocking down the sitting monk"*Dharma is the the et...
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Artisan's stool limited edition
24 January 2021
In four selected woods, Walnut, Japanese Zelkova, Black Cherry and Chestnut, featuring handmade heat blued bars, not painted!This and future editions will be branded a...
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61.5º stationery trays
24 January 2021
Order-made to fit on a triangular desktop with a particular angle. I came out with this versatile design for a set of trays carved on solid Walnut.
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Single chair edition of the 親指 Oyayubi bench
6 May 2021
Made of hard White Ash, this edition features carved seat and hexadecagon legs and spindles. The challenge this time was to calculate and accurately drill holes for th...
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