ECHIZEN, Fukui Prefecture--A “grand experiment” has kicked off here to preserve manga paintings for 1,000 years using special “washi” paper from ... as character designer for the ...

"We did a lamp last year, called Blue Skies, which is also made with wood and washi paper; again, it's about capturing the light in an indirect way," he added. The design of the Cygnet light also ...

Modern baskets. Seamless paper screens. Forest lights. Temple-inspired chairs. Purist bathtubs. A micro-house. Rippling tatami wall panels. And a washi-wrapped church interior. The presence of ...