Canon recently introduced a set of lacquered wooden dishes inspired by its lens hoods. It’s nothing like those plastic lens mugs from dollar stores, but carefully crafted using traditional Japanese woodworking techniques. Sources: Photography, Timberbiz
Takumitou Lacquerware creates pieces using Yamanaka lacquerware, a process made in the Yamanaka Onsen (hot spring) district of the city of Kaga, Ishikawa prefecture.
“This lacquerware is special because it combines the beauty of the natural woodgrain and elegant maki-e which is a technique of sprinkling powder of gold, silver, or various other colors onto a lacquer drawing, Kogei Japan explains.
“Yamanaka lacquerware comes in two forms: mokusei shikki which is traditional lacquerware with natural wood that has been processed and painted with lacquer, and kindai shikki or modern lacquerware which consists of aurethane coating on a plastic base.”
This series features three lens hood-inspired dishes: a petal-shaped “lens hood” and two cylindrical ones.
One of them was made in Raden process which embeds polished shells that provide a unique shiny and colourful look. In this case, it’s made to resemble the front of a lens.
