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Tendo Mokko

Yamagata · · Craft Experiences

Japanese name: 天童木工

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WHAT TO DOTendo Mokko

Tendo Mokko. It makes chairs and furniture with the technology of molded plywood, in which thin sheets are layered and bent.

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Yamagata

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Overview

Tendo Mokko. It makes chairs and furniture with the technology of molded plywood, in which thin sheets are layered and bent.

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About this place

Tendo Mokko (天童木工, Tendō Mokkō) is a Japanese furniture maker based in Tendō, Yamagata, Japan. The speciality of Tendo Mokko is making fine furniture from plywood. Some of pieces that the company has produced have won design awards. Tendo Mokko chairs and tables are held in the collections of museums and have been sold for high prices at furniture auctions. The company has collaborated with designers and architects such as Isamu Kenmochi, Sori Yanagi, Riki Watanabe, Daisaku Chō, Katsuhei Toyoguchi, Kenzo Tange, Bruno Mathsson, Katsuo Matsumura, and Arata Isozaki. Tendo Mokko has also manufactured wooden trim elements, as well as specially designed furniture for Lexus.

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Field：Moulded plywood, furniture

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Information checked on: 2026-09-03

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