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Toyota’s gorgeous Setsuna car is made from 86 handcrafted wooden panels

Toyota's gorgeous Setsuna car is made from 86 handcrafted wooden panels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzm8jrHlCA4 Designed by Toyota engineer Kenji Tsuji and his team, the Setsuna...

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Kengo Kuma unveils minimalist "Japanese LEGO" blocks made from wood

Unlike Lego’s plastic bricks, the triangular Tsumiki—Japanese for building blocks—are made entirely from...

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Kengo Kuma's Transparent Temporary Shelter Pays Homage to Classic Japanese Literature

Architect Kengo Kuma recently built a humble modern pavilion as a tribute to a classic Japanese story written 800...

Natural Japanese Cedar-Wrapped Louver Haus Keeps its Cool in South Korea

Natural Japanese Cedar-Wrapped Louver Haus Keeps its Cool in South Korea

Located in a dense metropolis of South Korea, the 400 square meter complex has six south-facing apartments and...

Tiny Charcoal-Colored Hut by Koji Kakiuchi Creates a Corridor to Nature

Tiny Charcoal-Colored Hut by Koji Kakiuchi Creates a Corridor to Nature

Clad in charred timber panels and finished off in Japanese cedar, this little hut has a negligible footprint. Indeed,...

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