Vipassa Meditation Chair by Anew Craft Studio Features Japanese Shou Sugi Ban Technique
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Summary
Thai design studio Anew Craft Studio created the Vipassa chair using the Japanese shou sugi ban wood charring technique on solid teak wood. The chair's design is inspired by Buddhist Vipassana meditation practices, featuring a form that references meditation and embodies quiet strength and simplicity. The blackened finish from the traditional Japanese technique enhances the wood's durability while creating a minimalist aesthetic.
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designed the solid teak wood Vipassa chair to have a quiet strength and simplicity, inspired by the Buddhist concept and meditation practice of Vipassana
The Vipassa chair is blackened using shou sugi ban
which has a form that references meditation practices
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