Who we are
Kai Takada Misner is the founder and owner of Takada Woodworking. He is who you’ll hear on the other end of the phone, who you’ll work with to design your dream kitchen or new bathroom vanity, and who will build your custom cabinetry. He’ll also be the one installing at your site. Have a dog? Kai loves meeting friendly dogs (seriously…it will make his day to meet your furry family member).
Kai is a Corvallis, Oregon local. He was raised in the Willamette Valley and learned the cabinetry craft under master woodworkers in Corvallis and Philomath over several years.
In 2018, Kai moved to Detroit, Michigan for 6 years where he managed major construction projects and technology development for an indoor vertical farm growing fresh food in rehabbed city warehouses. Check out the project he completed here. Kai has always been passionate about fresh food and innovative building. Fun fact: Kai is fueled by snacks. When he travels to Japan to visit his mom, he brings an extra suitcase for his favorite umami treats.
In 2024, Kai and his partner Madelaine returned to the Willamette Valley to be near family, prioritize this environment they adore, and to enter their next phase of life together. Kai is pursuing his woodworking business and together they founded OMNIBLOOM—a seasonal textile company (Madelaine is a weaver and natural dyer…and is simply textile obsessed!). Kai and Madelaine love to collaborate and create beautiful, thoughtful, heirloom-quality objects that incorporate wood and fiber.
Takada Woodworking informs the practical sides of the furniture construction and cabinetry. Kai leads with precision, innovative equipment and building methods, and an appreciation for high quality materials. The wood we uses matters. How we build and install matters. How we work as craftspeople matters.
As a business owner, Kai most values timeliness, quality, and communication. He will always work to meet individual job requirements. A job is never done until the customer is happy and the work is exceptional.
We know you’ll enjoy getting to know Kai throughout your project. Get in touch with us to start the conversation!
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