CondeHouse collection catalog 2024
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From Hokkaido with care & respect

ともにつくるくらし。 カンディハウス。 We build furniture by the forest, with a keen sense of gratitude for what nature has given us. The beautiful forests of Hokkaido are the starting point of everything CondeHouse is. We use Hokkaido wood for as much of our work as possible, using every last piece of wood to create items that will be part of your daily life for Treating the forest well is at the heart of everything we do. Excellent designs come from the creator� s hard work and willingness to accept challenges. In our factories, cutting-edge processing tools are operated alongside elaborate handcrafting....

Contents CondeHouse Style CondeHouse Story Contribution to Society Materials Type of Woods About CondeHouse Products Products History About Contract Business CondeHouse Collection Products Assorted Description for the Item List Item List Information Wood & Finish Fabric Leather Maintenance Shop & Office Index

We aim to continue to make furniture in harmony with nature. This is our corporate philosophy made at the time of founding in 1968, based on the idea that wooden furniture manufacturing requires natural resources. In this time and age when the global environmental problem continues to intensify, we reaffirm the significance of the philosophy. Every single tree should be used up to the end. On top of that, we have switched from using imported wood to local grown wood in order to lower the energy consumption of transportation. CondeHouse will continue to produce beautiful and sturdy...

Environmental load reduction Green procurement law was established in 2000, by which the Japanese government has tried to support the development of eco-friendly society through obligating public agencies to procure eco-friendly products. Some of CondeHouse products are put in the database of the Green Purchasing Network. Reliable and safe products VOC (volatile organic compounds) emission and its human impact have become a big social problem, and the Japanese government has established laws and standards to regulate VOC. CondeHouse regulates itself according to the government regulations....

Development of forest and culture ree planting for the future generations Healthy nature growing healthy trees is the foundation of our business. It is our standard to reduce the burden on the environment and to protect the health of customers. The total number of oak trees we’ ve planted so far amounts to 50000. CondeHouse has been planting trees for over 20 years, and will continue to do that for the future generations. Wood The features of wood Every single tree from the forest has its own natural marks. The heartwood and sapwood almost never share the same color, and no wood shares the...

Fabric Carefully selected materials Cotton with dry feel, breathing linen, and regenerated fiber, rayon, well known for its beautiful glow. They are the main materials used for the upholstery of our furniture and cushions. We carefully select those materials for comfortability, design, etc. The sum of such small considerations will make a big difference. Wide variation Fabric collections varying in color, pattern, texture, etc. Some of them may just look simple and basic at first glance, but a closer look will show complex woven patterns, brightness, etc. By combining those fabric...

Wood Grain We cannot gain a lot of straightgrain part from one tree. Places where branches once grew become gnarls, and the grains of such places wave. We place these wood characters efficiently on the surface of furniture so that they look attractive. Surrounding environmental effect Exposed to direct sunlight or hot air from heater, wood may suffer from color change or small splinters. Even so, it makes a comeback by repair. Color Even though lumber boards are taken from the same wood, the color of the boards may vary for their places of the wood: outside or inside; upper or bottom. Aging...

Type of Woods Japanese Ash A broadleaf tree of the Oleaceae family. It is distributed in the northern area of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, China, Sakhalin, and Siberia. It is a ring-porous tree with large conduits arranged in a circular pattern at the boundaries of the annual rings, and the rings are clearly defined. The heartwood is brown, and the sapwood is light yellowish-white. It has the best trunk straightness among hardwoods, is easy to work, and has long been used as structural and bridge timber because of its strength, and also used as furniture material for its beautiful grain and...

Japanese Cherry A broad leaf tree of the Rosaceae family, distributed in Japan (Northern Honshu and Hokkaido), the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, and Northeastern China. The heartwood is reddish brown, and the sapwood is light yellowish brown or yellowish white with a clear boundary. It has moderate hardness and strength, and the bark is dense and uniform. It is excellent in terms of material, color, and workability, and has a wide range of uses, like a material for high-grade furniture, fixture, musical instruments, and carvings. Japanese Birch A broad leaf tree of the Birch family, distributed...

About CondeHouse Products Wood finish Our wood coating is prepared to be transparent to emphasize the natural grain and color of wood. The color portfolio is unified to each wood so that our items from different collections can be coordinated for various styles of rooms. Replaceable seat covers Detachable seat cover for long life By adopting covering seats, customers can change seat upholstery very easily as seasons change or for room rearrangement. That makes seat upholstery more durable at the same time. When a seat cover is dirty, simply detach it and preform maintenance. Water repellent...

Chair height customization Seat height is very important. You cannot feel comfortable with a chair with inappropriate seat height. We cut chair legs according to customers’ requests. Additionally, we response to other diverse requests such as cutting table legs, changing table top size, etc. Restoration Repair (this service is only provided within Japan) In order to keep sustainability of the wood industry, it ’ s important to use wood at the same rate of tree growth. We reupholster or re-paint trade-in furniture, and also emphasize the maintainability of our products to make repair easier....