Philosophy
”In my work, I aim to convey the labor and beauty of unification.
Where many may see a chair, I see its parts: the legs, rails, seat and back. I know the work that must be done to rough out each component from it’s raw state, and to train each to hold tight to one another.
Portions of each are chiseled away, refashioned and tested for fit. When the work is complete and each part united, many pieces become One.”
No nails. No screws. No stains.
“I don’t use nails or screws in my furniture because I want my pieces to be held together according to their fit, not by force. I don’t use stains because I honor the particular characteristics of each board I hand select.
The process is difficult but the results are honest. My work is a marriage; enduring and beautiful.”
Workshop Footage by Johnny Davis Digital
History
The Beginning
Kamiya Furniture began in 2014, when, hoping to keep their family close, Jeremy and Irene Kamiya decided to import furniture from Bali, Irene’s “hometown”.
With no prior experience in the furniture industry, those early sourcing trips revealed to Jeremy an unknown appreciation for the art and craft of furniture as a medium for creative expression.
Becoming a Woodworker
Once the showroom opened, visitors would often marvel, “This is beautiful. Did you make it?” After about a year of saying “no,” Jeremy couldn’t help but feel it was time to change that answer.
He bought a few tools, salvaged wood from existing inventory, and began a self-taught journey through books, videos, and plenty of trial and error. By 2018, Kamiya Furniture had evolved from an import business into a one-person workshop.
The Present
In 2019, Kamiya Furniture relocated to America’s Furniture Capital - High Point, North Carolina - to strengthen its connection to the furniture and design community.
Today, we gratefully serve a dedicated clientele through the design and crafting of signature pieces in our home workshop, a converted two-car garage where family is always close.
Every furniture piece that leaves our workshop is made to be beautiful and timeless - imbued with a balance and authenticity that no factory can reproduce.