Furoshiki is the Japanese art of aesthetically folding square-shaped material for practical purposes, such as gift wrapping, transporting daily items or even decoration. Incorporating traditional ...

Here and below are some of the Japanese avant-garde designers, photographed for T over the course of a few months, who have ...

First emerging in Japan in the Asuka period of about 538 to 710 C.E., the intricate woodworking practice of kumiko has since ...

This particular wooden weaving machine was invented by Sakichi Toyoda – yes, that’s Toyoda with a "d" – in 1890, forefather ...