Joineur keeps centuries-old Chinese furniture-making crafts alive with exquisite pieces at Hong Kong’s HomeSquare
Local artisans craft solid rosewood and ebony into classic or modern design pieces with traditional joints
For three decades, Joineur has kept the centuries-old tradition of Chinese wooden furniture
making alive.
A home-grown brand that designs, manufactures, and sells Chinese furniture, Joineur employs traditional furniture-making techniques, while creating modern, stylish pieces that are also practical.
Everything is done in house, from the selection of the wood to the design, assembly, polishing, and finishing of the piece.
Joineur works mostly with high-density, solid woods such as rosewood and black and red ebony, that have been the hallmarks of traditional Chinese furniture for centuries. These hardwoods are favoured because of their beauty and scarcity. They are also known to be both strong, long-lasting and highly versatile. The woods can also be shaped into curves, and with rounded corners.
The woods are hard and cannot be held together with nails, however, because hammering would cause splintering. As a result, the best way to assemble furniture made of such hardwoods is to use the traditional mortise-and-tenon technique, dating back thousands of years.
Unfortunately, the number of people practising this craft has dwindled in recent years, and not many apprentices are continuing the tradition. With artisans who possess this rare skill, Joineur has been able to keep the art of traditional Chinese furniture making alive, creating timeless masterpieces using top quality woods.
