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Posts tagged “Japan”

Good Questions: What Should I Do With My Studio Apt?
Los Angeles

AT reader ATL has a really good question for all of you small space dwellers! Read on: I am a former Valley apartment dweller who has since moved to a small studio in Japan. I took over an apartmen...

"Next Generation House": The Japanese Small Space Getaway
Kumakura

It's been a noticeably pleasant summer this year, so we've taken advantage of weekends by escaping up to the San Gabriel Mountains and the trails of the Angeles Forest every chance we get, where we've...

Onigiri House
Japan

"Onigiri" for those who may not be acquainted with the Japanese snack staple is rice formed into triangle or oval shapes, wrapped together with nori (seaweed). It's one of our favourite snacks, so we ...

Naoko Kanehira's Cushion Stool and Cushion Sofa

There's comfy and then there's super comfy, like Naoko Kanehira's designs shown at the New Designers show in London. These pillow-centric seating options would make a good match for the demographic wh...

AT Asia: Minimalist Modern Japan

Wow, I thought my minimalist modern tendencies had faded away since my days in college studying to become an architect (perhaps architects prefer minimalist designs so as to eliminate drafting product...

Look! Fields of Pink Flowers!

Pretty in Pink! Look at these gorgeous fields of "moss phlox" blooming at the Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu, Japan......

Sori Yanagi Home Collection

Sori Yanagi might not be a name you may recognize right off the bat, but you'll probably be acquainted with his iconic 1954 bentwood masterpiece, the butterfly stool. Or perhaps you may recognize his ...

Wooden Tissue Box by Yamato Japan

Although there are a ton of design patterns, we dare say that the average tissue box is pretty... ugly. There are tissue box covers, but we've never found one that seemed right. We also never really w...