Shaped by fire. Made to be felt.
Handmade timber furniture, burned and shaped by hand in Sandringham, Auckland. Feel the grain.
- Our Work
The Collection
Trapezoid Coffee Table
Open trapezoid legs under a deep-charred top, brushed back so the texture stays where you can feel it.
Furniture
(01)
Gendai Lamp
Warm, low light held inside torched timber. The surface is part of the light.
Lighting
(02)
Gendai Coffee Table
Low, plank-built and set on solid legs. Burned dark, then brushed back to raise the grain.
Furniture
(03)
Custom Aquarium Cabinet
Sized, braced and finished for the weight and the water, built around the tank by someone who keeps them.
Cabinet
(04)
Shaped by Hand
Every cut, join and finish is done by hand in the Sandringham workshop. Nothing is pre-fabricated.
Process
(05)
Fire, by Hand
Timber is torched by hand with an LPG flame, so no two boards ever char the same way.
Process
(06)
Trapezoid Coffee Table
Shaped by flame, finished by hand
Coffee Table
Furniture
Custom Aquarium Cabinet
Built around the tank, sized to the space
Cabinet
Custom
No two pieces respond to fire in exactly the same way
Wabi-Sabi & Shibui
Shaped by Fire
Handmade in Auckland
- Philosophy
Our Philosophy
Wabi-Sabi
Beauty doesn’t have to be perfect. Grain, knots, asymmetry and the marks left by fire aren’t flaws to hide. Here the imperfection is intentional, and it is what makes each piece its own.
Shaped by Fire
Fire is a design tool, not a finish. Burning changes the timber itself, raising the grain, deepening contrast and creating a texture you read with your hands.
Shibui
Simplicity without sterility. Restrained forms, quiet surfaces, nothing that needs to shout. The timber itself carries the room.
The Timber
Three Finishes
Every Blackfox piece is built in one of three finishes, or a combination of them. Same hand, same fire, different depth.
Hikari
Light and warm, with the grain lifted into heavy texture. The most open of the three: brightness kept, character added.
Gendai
A medium warm brown, textured and grounded. Enough char for depth, enough warmth to settle into a room.
Yakisugi
Deep charcoal black, burned hard until the surface cracks into a crocodile texture. The most dramatic of the three, and the most tactile.
They also combine. A Yakisugi base under a Gendai top lets a single piece carry more than one register at once.
A design language, adapted to your space
Handmade
Built by hand in Sandringham, Auckland
Made for Your Space
A defined design language, sized to your room
One of a Kind
No two pieces char the same way
- The Process
