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Japan s latest woodwork designs go against the grain

May 23, 2021 This month, “On: Design” features new products inspired by traditional bamboo and wood crafts coming from Kyoto, Sabae in Fukui Prefecture and Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture. The Hyouri lamps designed by Nendo and made by Kojima Shouten are lined in silk to allow more light to pass through. | HIROSHI IWASAKI Inside and out It’s good that design firm Nendo is so prolific, but it’s also made it hard for shoppers to keep up. In March, however, the studio launched its own online store, Nendo House, making it easy for fans to directly purchase a wide selection of past and new products, including a few online-exclusive ones.

Nanamica s NYC store nods to a Japanese beach house

What Is Japandi?

What Is Japandi? Katie Dohman © FollowTheFlow/Getty Images The portmanteau Japandi may sound new, but its design origins decidedly are not. A mix of the words Japanese and Scandinavian, Japandi style has emerged as an interior design trend in recent years, alongside the rise of minimalist interiors, Marie Kondo and a return to natural materials in interior design. These design elements have been centuries in the making. What Is Japandi Style? Andra DelMonico, lead interior designer for Trendey, says Japandi smartly blends Japanese minimalism with Scandinavian functionality. The result is the perfect balance between form and function, she says. We are seeing a rise in Japandi s popularity because people are tired of bare minimalism that lacks warmth and comfort. It s popular now because it adds color, pattern and warm natural materials to your clean lines and muted neutrals.

Peaceful interiors define the latest Karimoku Case Study

Japanese minimalism meets Scandinavian design in Karimoku Case Study Japanese minimalism meets Scandinavian design in Karimoku Case Study The Azabu Residence by Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects’ Frederik Alexander Werner is part of the Karimoku Case Study project, and features a sombre material palette and restrained colour scheme for a peaceful family interior The entrance of Norm Architects and Keiji Ashizawa’s project for Karimoku Case Study, featuring peaceful Japanese interiors infused with Scandinavian aesthetic sensibility Karimoku Case Study presents the Azabu Residence project, the fourth in its series of houses and furniture collections, designed by long-term collaborators Keiji Ashizawa and Frederik Alexander Werner of Norm Architects. 

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