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  • Freitag store in Kyoto is designed to resemble the brand's own warehouse

    Hazard lines and metal shelving are some of the industrial finishes that Torafu Architects has included in bag brand Freitag's store in Kyoto – which even includes its own workshop. More

    Natasha Levy | 20 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Torafu Architects' Light Light Desk folds up like a deckchair

    Japanese firm Torafu Architects has designed a lightweight workstation that can be folded into itself for easy carrying. More

    Emma Tucker | 19 March 2016 | 2 comments
  • Torafu Architects uses concrete, wood and gravel to define spaces inside AKQA's Tokyo offices

    Multi-levelled surfaces of polished concrete, wood and white gravel mark out the different areas within this open-plan Tokyo office designed by Torafu Architects (+ slideshow). More

    Alice Morby | 4 May 2015 | 1 comment
  • Torafu Architects hides dolls' house within a wooden chair

    Koichi Suzuno and Alicja Strzyzynska of Torafu Architects have designed a children's seat that splits in half to reveal a dolls' house inside (+ slideshow). More

    Katie Treggiden | 7 January 2015 | Leave a comment
  • Torafu Architects creates three-tiered interior for Japanese ice-cream cafe

    Japanese firm Torafu Architects used contrasting floor finishes to define the three distinct spaces of Snow Picnic, an experimental ice-cream shop in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More

    Jessica Mairs | 3 September 2014 | 2 comments
  • Torafu Architects designs multi-functional Dice furniture for children and adults

    This six-sided piece of furniture by Japanese studio Torafu Architects can be flipped over to reveal different functions (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 12 August 2014 | 3 comments
  • Torafu Architects uses Japanese cedar columns for fifth Aesop shop interior

    Japanese design and architecture firm Torafu Architects has collaborated with Australian skincare brand Aesop to design the interior of its Osaka shop, with cedarwood blocks used to create multiple display areas at varying heights (+ slideshow). More

    Katie Treggiden | 16 June 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Torafu Architects suspend bubbly balloons of light for Tokyo installation

    Illuminated glass droplets full of bubbles appear to fall from the ceiling in this installation by Japanese studio Torafu Architects (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 2 April 2014 | 1 comment
  • Torafu Architects unveils Cobrina wooden furniture collection

    Japanese studio Torafu Architects has designed a collection of small and lightweight wooden furniture (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 21 January 2014 | 2 comments
  • Aesop Kawaramachi by Torafu Architects features squid fishing lamps

    Metal pipes and lightbulbs previously used on squid fishing boats are used to make a sculptural light that hangs from a double-height space in the centre of this Aesop skincare store in Kyoto (+ slideshow). More

    Grace Quah | 2 January 2014 | 1 comment
  • Koloro-wagon stacking wooden storage boxes by Torafu Architects

    These wooden storage boxes by Japanese designers Torafu Architects stack up to make little trolleys (+ slideshow). More

    Rose Etherington | 23 November 2013 | 2 comments
  • AA Stools by Torafu Architects

    Product news: these A-shaped stools by Japanese studio Torafu Architects slot together to make a bench. More

    Emilie Chalcraft | 16 December 2012 | 1 comment
  • Speedshop Type One by Torafu Architects

    Japanese firm Torafu Architects renovated this auto repair shop in Tokyo to make it look as sleek as a car showroom (+ slideshow). More

    Emilie Chalcraft | 22 November 2012 | 6 comments
  • House in Kitaoji by Torafu Architects

    Every room inside this concrete house in Kyoto by Torafu Architects is accessible for a resident in a wheelchair (+ slideshow). More

    Amy Frearson | 31 August 2012 | 1 comment
  • Clopen by Torafu Architects

    The latest project by Japanese studio Torafu Architects may look like a standard floating shelf, but it actually contains a slim secret drawer that can be opened with magnets. More

    Rose Etherington | 20 August 2012 | 14 comments
  • Aesop Shin-Marunouchi by Torafu Architects

    Chunky chipboard surfaces have been sanded and stained to look like marble at this Aesop skincare shop in Tokyo by Japanese studio Torafu Architects (+ slideshow). More

    Amy Frearson | 4 July 2012 | 1 comment
  • Koloro-desk by Torafu Architects

    This desk by Japanese studio Torafu Architects looks like a doll's house, with little windows in the walls and a pendent lamp inside. More

    Rose Etherington | 2 March 2012 | 6 comments
  • Gradation and Cube Air Vases by Torafu Architects for Ligne Roset

    Paris 2012: more from Maison & Objet in Paris this week - Japanese studio Torafu Architects present two new versions of their paper containers that can be stretched into bowls or vases for French brand Ligne Roset. More

    Rose Etherington | 23 January 2012 | 8 comments
  • Catchbowl by Torafu Architects

    Japanese studio Torafu Architects have designed a lidded bowl that can be split into two parts and mounted on the wall as shelves. More

    Amy Frearson | 8 August 2011 | 11 comments
  • Tapehook by Torafu Architects

    Japanese designers Torafu Architects have designed a set of paper hooks that look like curled pieces of adhesive tape. More

    Amy Frearson | 20 May 2011 | 6 comments
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