By IJfke RidgleyBy IJfke Ridgley|January 5, 2024|Home & Real Estate, Shop,
PHOTO COURTESY OF HANAI WORKS
“Elemental and pragmatic” is how Hanai Works (hanaiworks.com) founder Scott Viloria describes his favorite creations. Launched in the summer of 2022, Hanai Works is a design firm specializing in custom architectural wood and metal fabrication at all scales, from furniture and home goods to large-scale architectural installations. His designs have a seeming simplicity that belies the depth of thought behind them. “I’m interested in the experience or spirit of place,” says Viloria of creating his pieces. “What does it feel like to be in Hawai‘i?” Beyond being local, handmade furniture and metal pieces, Hanai Works products have multigenerational life cycles sustainable for island living. Viloria eschews “fast furniture” and instead creates pieces that have respect for the land and honor local culture. After working as a builder for more than a decade, the North Shore O‘ahu native created this workshop to combine his love of fine woodworking and metal fabrication, and he continues to work closely with architects and contractors to create custom pieces for clients. In 2024, he will be expanding his works into cast metals.