Custom Japanese Shoji & Furniture

Custom Japanese Shoji & Furniture

Custom Japanese Furnishings & Interiors brought to you by Tim Ewart Designs.

Tim Ewart Designs is a furniture workshop run by Tim Ewart. Operating from his home in Coquitlam (a suburb of Vancouver) British Columbia, Tim creates and builds custom Japanese style furniture including cabinets (Tansu), shoji, lamps, tables & doors. He makes all of his furniture with wood from local BC mills.

Tim can create a custom design for you or help you create one with ideas from his extensive library of Japanese interior books, catalogues and personal portfolio of pieces. The basis for most of Ewart’s designs is an Asian/Western fusion. He mixes the traditional classic designs of Old Japan with the modern needs of a home today.

Whether it’s a TV stand, Tatami Room, CD cabinet, Japanese style Tansu, Step Chest, Coffee Table, Shoji Panel, Bi-fold Door or Lamp you need, Tim can work with you to get that special unique piece for your home or business that will blend with any décor.

Through Martial Arts, travels to Japan and living in South East Asia in the 80’s, Tim developed a love for the art, culture, design and interiors of the region. Tim spent many years in Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia working in the off-shore oil industry as a Commercial Deep Sea Diver. He moved back to Canada to dive 3 more years in the Arctic, but his bones eventually got too old for that type of work and started a career in the construction & renovation business.

In 1999, Tim started making shoji screens and lamps from his home on the weekend. This business has now grown to a fully stocked workshop creating beautiful custom chests, screens, lighting, doors, accessories and decorative art.

Many of Tim’s pieces are showcased throughout his home and compliment him and his wife’s collection of Kokeshi Dolls, Wedding Kimonos, Prints and Samurai Helmets.

[Shoji Room Divider, Red Alder, Walnut stain, Rice paper]