This minimal Japanese home with an indoor garden was designed to help a young family “feel green”
Designed by Satoshi Saito of SAI Architectural Design Office, the Melt House was the result of a young family asking him to build a home…
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Ainery Blue creates a modern Furoshiki denim bag using traditional Japanese design
It’s easy to take modern products for granted because of the ease of manufacturing and the ubiquity of some materials. Not everything that is new…
These Japanese-inspired office pods offer an oasis in busy workplaces
Design trends come and go. Some even say they swing back and forth like a pendulum. Office cubicles and room dividers were once deemed impersonal…
These high-quality towels bring the Japanese design spirit to your bath and home
It’s too easy to ordinary everyday objects take for granted precisely because they are mundane and common. It is, however, where great product design shines…
Kehai wall clock makes you look at the passage of time in a different light
Being able to tell the time of day may have been critical to survival in ancient times, but our modern lifestyles have unsurprisingly put a…
Japanese-inspired designs to add some zen + minimalism to your daily life
The Japanese design philosophy has slowly but surely taken over the world by storm – ever since it was discovered by the rest of us!…
This cubic Japanese memo pad is the perfect platform to unleash your creativity on
All of us experience distractions at one time or another, sometimes even more than we can actually handle. Some of those distractions come from external…
Bring the coveted Japanese paper to your desk with these minimal drawing pads
In an age of sophisticated apps and devices, the simplicity of paper can actually help remind us to think outside the box. There are definitely…
This prefabricated home combines Scandinavian simplicity with a breezy Californian twist
Adobu and Koto Design collaborated to design a prefabricated backyard home with off-grid capabilities, marrying Scandinavian design with sustainability. Based in the English seaside village…
A Japanese joinery method integrated in these reusable pencils helps utilise those tiny pencil stubs
Tsugite is a reusable pencil system that uses a Japanese joinery method called tsugite. Sometimes the most innovative and long-lasting designs are rooted in simplicity…
This desktop-friendly zen garden is made up of these scaled down hand rakes and sand levelers
This collection of Kawaerakes and hand rakes are scaled down from their traditional size to fit desktop Zen gardens. Desktop Zen gardens are like microcosms…
Top 10 Japanese architecture trends of 2022
There’s something about Japanese-inspired architecture that instantly soothes your soul, and envelops you in a warm and fuzzy feeling. Maybe it’s the unique minimalism, the…