Japanese Wooden Lamp Workshop

Make Your Own Japanese Wooden Lamp 🌿

Wooden lamp making with Japanese traditional pattern
In this workshop, we will make a wooden lamp with Japanese traditional pattern Asanoha麻の葉 and Kikko亀甲. They are one of the 1000 Monyo patterns from Japan. Behind the wooden panel, a Shoji paper will be applied to create a soft ambient light. The lamp can be used as freestanding or optionally hanging.

14:30 Welcoming, receiving the material
1. Theory of Monyo 10 min
2. Sanding 30 min
3. Staining 20 min
4. Leg assembly 45 min
6. Gluing Shoji paper 25min
7. Assembly of Lamp 20 min
8. Installing light fixture 5 min
9. Final adjustment 10 min
17:30 Cleaning

Instructor: Maya Utsunomiya
Participation fee: 140 Euro Including lighting fixture
Registration is required.
Material specifiation: High grade Birch plywood, stained with natural oil, Lamp fixture 1x E27 max. 60W
Language
English/ German
Product size: 165mm(W) x 165mm(D) x 164mm(H)

No woodworking experience needed!
Come on your own, bring a friend, or enjoy a creative afternoon together.

About Maya Utsunomiya Dipl.-Ing.
Maya Utsunomiya is a Japanese architect based in Berlin and founder of WANOWA. With over 15 years of international experience, she has worked with Commune Design in Los Angeles, Shigeru Ban Architects in Paris, and VUILD in Tokyo.
Specializing in wood construction and digital fabrication, Maya combines traditional Japanese making culture with contemporary design.
Through WANOWA, she explores Monozukuri — the Japanese philosophy of making with care and intention — to connect people across languages, cultures, and generations through the shared joy of making.