Karimoku New Standard × Big-Game
Prop Sideboard
$3,200
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$3,770
$3,200
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$3,770
$3,200
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$3,770
$3,200
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$3,770
$3,200
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$3,770
$3,200
SKU: KNS-Q343GAM000
$3,200
SKU: KNS-Q343GAME
$3,770
SKU: KNS-Q343KAM000
$3,770
SKU: KNS-Q343KAME
Description
Big-Game, the design trio behind Prop, describes the series as “robust but uncomplicated.” Available in 2 sizes, the sideboard version is thoughtfully conceived with sturdy geometric proportions and wide versatility, given the removable sliding doors that allow for either storage or display. Prop is crafted from sustainably sourced Japanese oakwood with a matte finish on all sides in either natural or black.
Specifications
Size
- Small: 33.3" h x 39.4" w x 16.5" d (84.5x100x42cm)
- Large: 33.3" h x 59.1" w x 16.5" d (84.5x150x42cm)
Material
Oak
Brand
Karimoku New Standard
It has always been about the wood. Shohei Kato opened a small woodworking shop in 1940 from a longstanding timber firm he acquired in Kariya. The first letters of the town name combined with “moku,” as in “mokuzai” ( “wood”) provided the brand name. Furniture followed within 2 decades, along with several brands under the Karimoku umbrella. Then in 2009, with his grandson Hiroshi Kato as vice president, the Karimoku New Standard branch launched to develop works with international designers in the modern design arena.
The star roster includes Swedish studio TAF, the Swiss team Big-Game and Dutch duo Scholten & Baijings. Among them is David Glaettli, who also serves as KNS brand creative director and dubbed its credo as “high-tech and high-touch.” The highly skilled Japanese carpentry and hand-applied painting that are a part of the parent company heritage are integral to KNS. It also looks forward, revitalizing native forests by targeting undervalued, sustainably grown hardwoods. Advanced technologies have elevated the low-diameter chestnut, maple and oak trees, once turned into wood chips for paper pulp, into something of lasting beauty. The aim, notes Hiroshi, is “furniture that will be used and loved for more than 100 years.”