You don’t need to feature shoji doors, tatami mats ... Adopt natural and modern aesthetics to make your home healthy and functional. Creating a Japanese home is not really about imitating ...

Since then, various design philosophies for our domestic environments have caught our attention – from Japan’s wabi sabi to Denmark’s ... “Homes should be where you can leave all your baggage at the ...

After taking off in America and other countries, the phrase ‘wabi-sabi’ was imported back to Japan as a compound term ... entrance”: the 2-square-foot door through which attendees wriggle ...

“A History of Modern Japanese Aesthetics” constitutes the first history of modern Japanese aesthetics in any language. It introduces readers through lucid and readable translations to works on the ...

Ryokan design is typically spare, reflecting the traditional aesthetic of Japan, and there are rarely televisions or other trappings of the modern age when you travel here (WiFi is typically ...