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Book Koï - Laurent Barrera

Koi – Japanese aesthetics by Laurent Barrera

Yesterday at the workshop, the postwoman brought me a parcel I hadn’t ordered… So I opened it with appetite of course, all the more so as on the back I discovered a stamp representing a Japanese carp! 🙂Inside, I see a familiar silhouette, delicately covered in white self-paper… KOÏ! Laurent Barrera’s new book for my […]

Hidenoku Suzuki Japanese nature photography

Kanrō, When frost appears in the morning – 24 Japanese seasons

In the series of the 24 seasons of the Japanese solar calendar, October 8 to 23 is the period of Kanrō, or white frost. It’s during this period that dew turns to white frost as night-time cold sets in. It’s the beginning of autumn, after the rainy season. Trees put on their colorful coats, leaves […]

Shi-an tea house

Shi-an’, an ephemeral tea house made of washi paper

Shi-an’ is an ephemeral tea house built entirely from washi paper, without the use of glue. To achieve this, designer Akinori Inuzuka has invented an origami technique (the art of paper folding in Japan) which ensures the stability of the structure and enables the tea house to be assembled in a modular fashion. Starting with […]

Amaryllis, Shubun

Shūbun, when day equals night (autumn equinox)

Fifteen years ago, I explained the solar calendar, which is still very much alive in Japan, and intimately linked to the evolution of nature throughout the year. Today, we’re entering one of the 24 seasons that corresponds to the beginning of autumn and is called Shūbun. This year, the day falls on September 23. It’s […]

Japanese woodblock print Ashy cranes

What do cranes represent in Japan?

The crane is intimately linked to Japanese culture. It is commonly found on the magnificent fabrics of kimonos, on the washi paper of tea caddies or in the form of origami.The Japanese crane is emblematic of the archipelago. This sacred bird, often monogamous, with a wingspan of over two meters, is prized for its majesty […]

New tea caddies illustrated by Minasmoke

For almost 10 years, we’ve been lucky enough to offer tea caddies illustrated by Minasmoke, an artist from Rouen with a very bohemian style.Her illustrations have been a huge success, including the Poppies, Partie de campagne and Fleur rouge tea caddies. This year, Minasmoke returns with two magnificent boxes, Hydrangea and L’heure du goûter.The Hydrangea […]

Photography marco Mikki Asai

Hakuro, the white morning dew

In Japan, as elsewhere, the year is punctuated by the 4 seasons, except that with its climate, these seasons are very marked. However, Japan divides its calendar into 24 lunar/solar periods called sekki of around 15 days, which are themselves separated into 3 kō of 4 to 5 days, for a total of 72 micro-seasons. […]

DIY Magazine Japan - Daruma papier mâché

DIY Special JAPAN

Saturday is shopping day (yes, I know it’s not the best day for it, and I need to improve my organization), and as I was passing by the display of magazines out of curiosity, because at the end of the month the ones I like on well-being and vegetarian cooking hadn’t come out yet, my […]

Shaping washi paper sheets

Japanese washi paper meets tea caddies

For several years now, we’ve been offering a wide range of washi tea caddies in our catalog. But what is this paper that every tea drinker has heard of? What is washi paper? Japanese paper, known as washi paper, is of superior quality to traditional Western paper. Indeed, the main characteristic of washi paper is […]

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