Bunaco

Bunaco is a woodwork product first proposed around the mid-1950s after trial production at an Aomori industrial research institute. In order to effectively use Aomori's stores of beech wood, the largest in Japan, and to take advantage of the characteristics of the absorptive beech, the wood is cut into thin tape-like strips and wound in spirals to create a three-dimensional shape. This allows for the waste-free use of the wood. With this method shapes previously unseen in woodworking can be expressed, and each piece is carefully crafted by hand.
Currently, this technique is used to create not only tableware but also lamps, speakers, and other highly functional interior goods.