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Hiroshi Yamaguchi is a furniture designer and maker, working from his own furniture making studio, Koitoya. He and his team make commissioned wood craft pieces, furniture, and joinery work, as well as offering woodwork classes. His commission works reflect his crafted skills in traditional woodwork with contemporary interpretation. Hiroshi was born in Japan and trained at a private woodworking school, Shinrin-Takumi Juku, under Master Craftsman Osamu Shoji in 1995. After 17 years designing, creating and teaching craft and furniture making in Japan, he moved to Canberra in 2012 with his family and established Koitoya in 2015.
Meet the Maker Series 2027
Join us for an intimate series of artist talks, where makers connected to Sturt share their stories, materials, and processes behind their work.
Hiroshi Yamaguchi is a furniture designer and maker, working from his own furniture making studio, Koitoya. He and his team make commissioned wood craft pieces, furniture, and joinery work, as well as offering woodwork classes. His commission works reflect his crafted skills in traditional woodwork with contemporary interpretation. Hiroshi was born in Japan and trained at a private woodworking school, Shinrin-Takumi Juku, under Master Craftsman Osamu Shoji in 1995. After 17 years designing, creating and teaching craft and furniture making in Japan, he moved to Canberra in 2012 with his family and established Koitoya in 2015.
Meet the Maker Series 2027
Join us for an intimate series of artist talks, where makers connected to Sturt share their stories, materials, and processes behind their work.