Wabi sabi - japanese design.Pieces in the mortaise range are made from thin sections of oak topped with black lacquered mdf slabs.Yota kakuda was born in japan in 1979.He studied at the royal college of art and worked in a number of design agencies in london, amongst which that of ross lovegrove.On his return to japan in 2008, he became a product designer for muji before founding his own agency in tokyo in 2011.Measures: 40cmx40cm top: 33cmx33cm h: 42, 5cm.