Built to Last: Joinery Kitchens by KitoBito of Japan - Remodelista
Photography by Yoko Inoue. Fans of Plain English kitchen designs, meet the company’s Japanese counterpart. Put together like puzzle pieces without nails or screws, KitoBito‘s solid-wood designs apply traditional Japanese techniques (and some Shaker designs, too) to clean-lined custom kitchens. The KitoBito showroom houses Kaze, a fully detailed kitchen built from solid oak. Kaze’s counters and cabinets were inspired by the fittings in old European butcher shops and have hardware made of blackened brass. A drawer displays KitoBito joinery. Since tables and chairs are frequently requested, KitoBito makes those, too. Masayuki built the KitoBito barn himself in 1997 from trees cut down on his father’s nearby property. A ladder displays saw blades, a gift from an architect who found them in an old house that was being demolished. A well-used vise known as a third hand. Masayuki, center, with two of his crew. Getting ready to design a kitchen?