S O T A N A K A

Uneri


2026


Uneri is a furniture collection made from branches pruned from Tokyo's street trees and fallen wood gathered from local parks.

In Tokyo, tree growth is often suppressed to prevent interference with urban infrastructure. Though removed branches carry inherent potential as a material resource, they are rarely repurposed as anything beyond wood chips.

This collection turns our attention to these fragments, elements of the city that have been overlooked. The structures assemble varied branches, capturing the energy of a tree's search for light and the subtle pull of gravity. These forces reveal themselves differently in every piece, as organic undulations tracing poetic lines through the air.


Cooperation: Machida City Road Division


Material: Branches of trees (camphor, Zelkova), Hokkaido-grown linden plywood, Enamel paint

Dimensions:

00: W540 D550 H510 mm

01: W730 D520 H630 mm

02: W920 D540 H455 mm

03: W530 D560 H700 SH440 mm

04: W500 D460 H480 mm

Forthcoming exhibitions:

Uneri at Meanswhile, Tokyo, Japan, 2026 October 31 – November 15


Past exhibitions:

Uneri at 3daysofdesign, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2026 June 10 – 12 →

Uneri, group view of all five pieces, made from pruned Tokyo street tree branches Uneri 00 side table, branch structure with undulating lines Uneri 01 tall and low tables made of camphor and zelkova branches with linden plywood tops in black enamel Uneri 02 oval low table assembled from pruned Tokyo street tree branches sustainable furniture design Tokyo Uneri 03 chair with a rounded back, showing the branch joinery Uneri 04 tall stool Uneri tall sculptural piece with organic branch structure painted matte black Uneri pair of stools detail showing branch leg structure and circular linden plywood tops in matte black enamel Uneri close-up detail of organic undulations of tree branches in linden plywood seat Uneri stool carried by figure in motion showing scale and sculptural form