Hiroshi Yamaguchi | Koitoya
Wood
7 NOVEMBER 2026
Day + Time | Saturday + Sunday | 10am – 4pm
Location | 4/18 Maryborough Street, Fyshwick ACT
Facilities | Wheelchair accessible, accessible bathroom, off street parking, refreshments provided
Visit Koitoya Design/Make/Teach, a custom timber furniture studio offering woodwork classes run by Hiroshi Yamaguchi. Hiroshi aims to incorporate skilled and authentic Japanese details into his designs. He sources sustainable timber locally, including Canberra street trees and recycled timber.
Koitoya will be open across the weekend, with chopstick making and the Kumundar kids’ wooden Jungle Gym workshop taking place on Saturday only.
Hiroshi will have small crafts available for sale, with commissioning details and examples of past work on display. Information about upcoming classes will also be available, and bookings for 2027 sessions will open on the day.
At the hands-on chopstick making workshop, you will have the opportunity to try Japanese tools and make your own chopsticks.
There will also be a kids’ Jungle Gym building workshop featuring Kumundar, which was invented in Japan.
Workshop Information (Saturday 7 November only)
Chopstick Making Workshop
$10. No booking required.Kumundar Kids’ Jungle Gym Building Workshop
$20. Booking required. Visit www.koitoya.com.au to access the booking page.
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Hiroshi Yamaguchi is a furniture designer and maker, and founder of Koitoya Design/Make/Teach. He and his team make commissioned wood craft pieces, furniture and joinery, and teach woodwork classes. His commissioned works reflect his fine craft skills in traditional woodwork interpreted through a contemporary lens.
Hiroshi was born and raised in Japan and in 1995 trained at the private woodworking school Shinrin-Takumi Juku, under Master Craftsman Osamu Shoji. After 17 years designing, creating and teaching craft and furniture making in Japan, he moved with his family to Canberra in 2012 and established Koitoya in 2015.
Images | Hiroshi Yamaguchi + Ben Laffan | Koitoya + Detailed Wood | Open Studios, 2025 | Photos by 5 Foot Photography