fennica × Tendo Mokko Marks BEAMS’ 50th: Mini Stool and Kashiwado Model Limited to 50 Each
Launching October 31, the ¥59,400 Ring Stool mini and ¥110,000 Kashiwado Chair miniature connect workshop life with Japanese modern design, alongside apparel and a November 7 talk.
A workshop stool and a Japanese modern design classic can enter a room at different scales. For BEAMS' 50th anniversary, fennica and Tendo Mokko have created a smaller Ring Stool and a miniature Kashiwado Chair. Each is limited to 50 numbered pieces, scheduled for October 31, 2026 at BEAMS JAPAN in Shinjuku and the BEAMS online store. These are anniversary editions rather than routinely replenished furniture.
Ring Stool mini begins with workshop life
The ¥59,400 Ring Stool mini draws on the stools Tendo Mokko craftspeople use for sitting or resting tools. Its compact wooden seat retains a central hole and outward-spreading legs, allowing use as a stool or a place for objects. Smallness changes more than floor space: the circular seat and open area underneath give it a lighter visual relationship with the floor.
Official information emphasizes natural variations in wood and molded-plywood craftsmanship. Look at how grain passes across the seat and edge rather than comparing photographed color alone; no two pieces share identical grain. If considering it as a side table or display stand, check dimensions and use conditions first. Small stools do not all sit at one table height.
The Kashiwado miniature retains history and grain
The ¥110,000 Kashiwado Chair Miniature Model derives from Isamu Kenmochi's 1961 design for the interiors of Atami Garden Hotel. The chair's name followed its presentation to Yamagata-born wrestler Kashiwado to mark his promotion to yokozuna. This edition commercializes the miniature that in-house designer Mitsumasa Sugasawa made as company reference material, using processes similar to the full-size chair.
Grain follows the model's curved seat and back, retaining the molded shape at a reduced scale. Its role differs from Ring Stool mini: the former is a miniature model, rather than an adult seat simply because it resembles a chair. The latter has everyday seating and display functions. Together they show how workshop tools and design objects represent craft differently.
Apparel and Tendo in daily life extend the project
The collaboration includes ¥7,920 T-shirts, ¥5,500 totes, ¥4,950 caps, a ¥2,750 large badge and a ¥1,980 badge set. Caps begin with factory-tour headwear, while graphics bring the Kashiwado Chair and corporate identity into clothing. These goods will also reach Tendo Mokko's Tokyo and Yamagata headquarters showrooms, which does not establish identical distribution for the two limited furniture pieces.
Apparel and totes bring furniture imagery and workshop identity into everyday life.
Shinjuku hosts Tendo in daily life from October 31 to November 11, with a November 7 talk planned with guests from Kenmochi Design Associates and Tendo Mokko staff. Consult the BEAMS official event information for details. The anniversary's interest lies in how repeatedly used workshop objects return to domestic scale through dimensions, grain and design history.
