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An off-grid cabin on a remote island is inspired by Japanese design

Tasmania-based firm Maguire + Devine Architects has created a gorgeous Japanese-inspired, off-grid tiny cabin...

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Ryuji Kajino converts an 80-year-old barn into a gorgeous atelier

Architect Ryuji Kajino from Malubishi Architects has just unveiled the Tiny Atelier — a one-room work studio...

a concrete home with mesh walls

This striking concrete home uses mesh walls to connect with nature

When it comes to home design, architects around the world are forgoing the conventional for the experimental -...

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Beautiful Japanese cat tree for design-conscious pet owners costs 1 million yen

Beautiful architecture isn’t limited to humans—architects and designers are creating stunning structures for...

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Otherworldly pavilion in Japan seems to float above the landscape

Japanese contemporary artist Kohei Nawa collaborated with art studio SANDWICH to create the ship-like KOHTEI...

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Give this clock a roll and it’ll show you the time anywhere on Earth

This World Clock is something that every global citizen needs today. The simple yet incredibly clever device quickly...

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Gorgeous Japanese-inspired reading nook breathes new life into a Frank Gehry-designed home

A slice of reading heaven has been inserted into this Frank Gehry-designed home in Los Angeles’ Sawtelle Japantown....

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You won’t believe the interior of Japan’s jaw-dropping new train

All aboard the swanky train! Japan just unveiled a new luxury sleeper train - and it's jaw-droppingly beautiful....

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Cute zen tiny house is a steal at $49K

The prolific tiny house designers at Escape Traveler are well-known for their impressively compact homes, but their...

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Architect tops Japanese community center with a series of striking wooden roofs

Hiroshima-based architect Hiroshi Sambuichi has covered a cultural center in the small Japanese island of Naoshima...

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Minimalist Urban Nomad Kit lets travelers carry traces of home in a small wooden basket

Living a nomadic lifestyle just got a little more Zen thanks to the Japanese-inspired Nomad Life Kit. Mexican designer...

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Translucent House in Tousuienn Glows After the Sun Sets Over Japan

Made from a sturdy steel structure, this Hiroshima home is completely covered in polycarbonate, a long-lasting,...

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Twin live and work cubes demonstrate superior material and spatial economy

If you've ever dreamed of shortening your commute to mere steps, take a look at this brilliant project in the Czech...

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How shared space makes four micro apartments in Japan seem much larger

Sometimes, size really doesn't matter. Designed by Osamu Nishida and Erika Nakagawa from ON Design & Partners,...

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New Book and Bed hostel in Japan lets book lovers tuck in with their favorite novel

Travelers to Japan who love nothing more than curling up with a good book at bedtime, take note: the Bed &...

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Kengo Kuma’s “floating kitchen” uses Chinese dishes to support the shelves

Beijing Centre for the Arts' founder Weng Ling commissioned Kuma to create a unique kitchen design. So he came...

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Kenchikukagu: 3 tiny portable rooms from Japan that open like a suitcase

The Kenchikukagu collection is a bold response to the shift in values and contemporary lifestyles typical of big...

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Every corner of this minimalist Japanese home was designed around art

The architects collaborated with the owner to determine the proportion of each room in accordance with the art...

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U-shaped weekend home in Belgium boasts a bare-bones Japanese aesthetic

Although the home's paneled cladding and chunky form gives off a prefabricated modular feel, it neither of these...

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Crazy X Tent is a communal fort with a central meeting space

Remember those cozy blanket forts you made as a kid? The kind where a handful of friends wriggled inside on their...

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Kengo Kuma unveils plans for spiraling timber-clad library in Sydney

The building will be located at Darling Harbor, adjacent to the city center, and will include an "Innovation Exchange...

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Bold campus expansion in Japan features two wildly juxtaposed new structures

The dome shape of the Silver Mountain building features a powerful outline and represents a remarkable landmark...

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Skylights and clerestory windows bathe the Japanese Re-slope House in natural light

Located in a residential area in Kobe, the house occupies a sloped plot and protrudes from its lowest part with...

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Couple uses ladders to navigate their Tokyo ‘Ninja’ house

In 2013, the couple who commissioned the renovation—Tatsumi Terado and his wife Hanae—talked to CNN about their...

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Sou Fujimoto’s latest masterpiece in Japan spreads its branches like a real tree

The key element of Fujimoto’s “Omotesando Branches” is its makeup, developed in collaboration with ARUP engineers,...

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Tokyo’s first multistory building made of 100% wood overcomes rigid fire regulations

Interestingly, the wooden layered LVL wall (developed in Japan by the Japan LVL association, now approved by the...

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Slay winter with a heated Kotatsu table bed from Japan

The most commonly used Kotatsu today is comprised of a table with a comfortable blanket or futon topped with a...

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Nendo’s innovative carbon fiber Nest bookshelf shrinks and expands like an accordion

The shelving unit, presented at the 2015 London Design Festival, is made of carbon fiber and can stretch to provide...

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Glistening glass tea house built near Kyoto Buddhist temple

Yoshioka explains that traditional ceremonies incorporate elements of nature, usually by having tea houses surrounded...

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Japanese designer Kappes uses ethereal dancing steel wires to create mesmerizing Continuum lights

The Continuum is a luminous artwork that plays with the concepts of light and form. This beautifully-shaped object,...

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