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ダニエル［Daniel］

欧米家具に日本らしい繊細さと
趣が加わった横浜クラシック家具。

Western-style furniture with a
distinctively refined Japanese finish

職人が自分の目で見て、手で撫でて仕上げる名品。

1863年、英国人のゴールマンという人物が、当時の日本に居留する欧米人のために、横浜で洋家具製作を始めた。日本の職人たちはゴールマンの厳しい要求に応え、英国製家具と同質のものを製作したという。そのできばえは在留外国人が母国に帰る際、一緒に持ち帰るほどであった。職人たちはその後、欧米の家具製造技術に、日本独自の文化や技を取り込んでいく。これが横浜洋家具＝横浜クラシック家具の原点である。優れた材料と手作りによる高い完成度。その伝統と技術は今、ダニエルによって受け継がれている。素材は、たとえば木目が美しく、堅牢で、長く使用しても狂いが出ない銘木カバザクラを使用。彫刻やゆるやかなカーブの入った飽きのこないデザイン。ダニエルの職人は現在も、切断から組立まで自分の目で見て、掌と指で撫でてチェックしながら製作する。満足するものしか世には出ない。ダニエルの家具は三世代、四世代と使われる「百年家具」と言われるが、実際にその仕上がりを見れば百年はおろか、世紀を超えて深みと質感を増していく名品であることが分かるだろう。

Classic Yokohama furniture lovingly handmade by master craftsmen

In 1863, an Englishman by the name of Gorman began making Western furniture in Yokohama for Westerners living in Japan at the time. Japanese carpenters are said to have met Gorman’s strict requirements and produced furniture of the same quality as found back in Britain. Indeed, such was its quality that foreigners would take their furniture back with them when they returned to their own countries. These craftsmen went on to incorporate distinctive elements of Japanese culture and skills into their Western furniture-making techniques, giving rise to what has become known as the classical style of Yokohama furniture. A superb degree of perfection is achieved by handcrafting outstanding materials, and this tradition, along with the skills that go with it, has been preserved to this day by Daniel. Use is made of materials such as choice Kabazakura (a kind of wild cherry), a durable wood with a beautiful grain that does not warp even after long use, and designs featuring carvings and gentle curves that one never tires of. To this day, Daniel’s skilled carpenters oversee the entire process from cutting to assembly with their own eyes, running their hands over their finished handiwork to ensure that they are completely satisfied with it. Only items that they are completely happy with see the light of the day. Daniel’s furniture is known as “hundred-year furniture” that can be used for three or four generations. When you see how well it is made, though, you’ll understand why these masterpieces not only last a century but also actually seem to gain in depth and quality as the years go by.