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With a combination of roughness and care, Kaspar Hamacher chops logs into sections, strips the bark away and places smaller burning logs on top to create legs from the charred remains, creating this unique design for charred furniture.

Tables and Credenzas from RSTco. Furniture :: modern furniture design techniques and materials mixed with traditional woodworking skill.  Images below feature:
1 BLACK WALNUT CONFERENCE TABLE WITH METAL BASE
2 CURLY MAPLE CREDENZA WRAPPED IN SHOU-SUGI-BAN RED OAK – WITH OXIDIZED MAPLE ACCENT STRIPES AND RELIEF HANDLES
3 NETSU SHOU-SUGI-BAN CHARRED TABLE TOP WITH METAL BASE
4 AMERICAN BLACK WALNUT CREDENZA WRAPPED IN WHITE LAQUER
5 BLACK WALNUT CONFERENCE TABLE WITH METAL BASE

Charred Japanese cedar clads the exterior of this split-level house in Izumo, Japan, by Kanazawa studio Harunatsu-Arch.  The architects chose to clad the exterior with charred Japanese cedar boards, giving the building a blackened textural surface that contrasts with the smooth concrete foundation slab.

Combining traditional solid wood furniture craftsmanship with shou-sugi-ban charred woods to create unique, modern pieces

For his project at the Palais de Tokyo, Bernard Aubertin decided to produce a series of “fire-paintings”.

SHOU SUGI BAN SIDING at the EASTMAN EGG CO.