Kamimata Tatami Sangyo, a tatami shop in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, that promotes tatami culture, has launched an online shopping site that sells upcycled products such as mini tatami mats with a ...
For three generations, the Morita family has been wrapping, stitching and trimming modular blocks of woven grass, known as tatami, in Tokyo's old downtown. But now, beset by cheap knockoffs and ...
Japanese tatami mats have been moved from off of the floor and onto the furniture in this collection by French designer José Lévy (+ slideshow). Created for Japanese manufacturer Daiken, the Moving ...
People carry a tatami mat recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world’s longest on Aug 26, 2024. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun YATSUSHIRO, (Japan): A 12.67-meter-long tatami mat made by ...
Tatami mats are a unique aspect of Japanese culture. Made of woven straw, filled with a soft material (traditionally rice straw, but nowadays foam), and bordered with beautifully-patterned cloth, ...