Designers and Nobel scientists make energy-collecting textiles.
This compelling structure is an example of biomimetic architecture – architecture that mimics biological structures and/or functions. It is part of a project called Metabolic Media whose structures...
View ArticleFuroshiki: how-to videos.
Making a “drop bag” at Kakefuda, the famous Furoshiki shop in Kyoto where Mick Jagger bought a furoshiki last year. Also see How to tie up two Bottles and Furoshiki – Reusable Grocery Bag. More here...
View ArticleThe “What’s In, What’s Out for 2009″ list thing.
The “What’s In and What’s Out in 2009″ lists are starting to appear. Not to be too protestant about it, since environmentalism in its more puritanical moment can make you want to stab yourself in the...
View ArticleJapanese interiors – updated traditional farmhouses
The photo above shows the central living area of a rural farmhouse on the border of Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures. The house was restored by Kenji Tsuchisawa who bought it as a rundown heap when he...
View ArticleChen House in Taiwan by Marco Casagrande/Frank Chen
The Chen House in North Taiwan, design and constructed by Finnish architect Marco Casagrande and Taiwanese architect Frank Chen, was built for an older couple who wanted to retire to the country and...
View ArticleFuroshiki – Wrap holiday presents in the green, Japanese style
This is a Japanese tradition we desperately need to adopt in North America – re-using textiles to wrap presents. It’s an art form, but it’s worth learning because it dispenses with all the annoying and...
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