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    Eight interiors where translucent shoji screens let the light in

    For our latest lookbook, we've collected homes, offices and shops where Japanese shoji screens were used to create practical and beautiful sliding doors and walls. More about Eight interiors where translucent shoji screens let the light in

    Cajsa Carlson | 25 January 2026 | Leave a comment
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    Akio Isshiki Architects clads House in Saidera in charred cedar

    Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has used details including a floor-level window and shoji screens within this wood-clad Osaka residence that aims to "set a new standard for contemporary living". More about Akio Isshiki Architects clads House in Saidera in charred cedar

    Cajsa Carlson | 20 January 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Photograph showing an L-shaped seating area, complete with cushions and two circular coffee tables. A pendant light with a paper-lampshade hangs from the ceiling above the tables.

    Studio Aluc turns 100-year old Kyoto townhouse into hotel

    Japanese design firm Studio Aluc "deliberately retained traces of past craftsmanship" to transform a historic machiya residence into a short-stay hotel in Kyoto. More about Studio Aluc turns 100-year old Kyoto townhouse into hotel

    Rachael Gilby | 19 November 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Purple interior in Tokyo store

    I IN uses glossy surfaces and Edo purple to create "new form of Japanese luxury" for Ginza Lounge

    Shiny aluminium, washi paper details and a reflective ceiling decorate this colour-saturated lounge in Tokyo, which local studio I IN designed for department store Matsuya Ginza. More about I IN uses glossy surfaces and Edo purple to create "new form of Japanese luxury" for Ginza Lounge

    Cajsa Carlson | 3 November 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Tokyo office with paper details

    Symbolplus "quietly integrates" natural materials into its own office in Tokyo

    Design studio Symbolplus has renovated its office in Tokyo, using earthen plaster and delicate Japanese paper to complement the existing building. More about Symbolplus "quietly integrates" natural materials into its own office in Tokyo

    Natasha Levy | 17 October 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Duane House by OWIU

    Japanese ryokans inform OWIU's renovation of Duane House in LA

    Mid-century modern and traditional Japanese influences blend inside this Los Angeles home, which the principals of design studio OWIU have reimagined for themselves. More about Japanese ryokans inform OWIU's renovation of Duane House in LA

    Dan Howarth | 17 November 2024 | Leave a comment
  • House in Toyama by NYAWA

    NYAWA updates traditional Japanese home to celebrate the "passage of time"

    Architecture studio NYAWA has restored and updated a traditional timber home in Toyama, Japan, to create a pared-back holiday home where visitors can "feel the passage of time". More about NYAWA updates traditional Japanese home to celebrate the "passage of time"

    Jon Astbury | 7 February 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Casetify Osaka flagship by André Fu

    André Fu designs colourful Casetify shop in Japan informed by shoji lanterns

    Hong Kong-based architect and interior designer André Fu has completed the first global flagship store for electronic accessory brand Casetify in Osaka, combining traditional Japanese shoji paper lanterns with bright colours. More about André Fu designs colourful Casetify shop in Japan informed by shoji lanterns

    Christina Yao | 30 June 2023 | Leave a comment

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