About 10 years ago, with the demand for traditional Japanese umbrella decreasing dramatically, Kotaro decided to get involved in his wife’s family business in order to help it survive. He took a deep ...

Designed to resemble a stack of 500 sheets of A4 paper glowing on your desk, the SIWA A4 is a limited-edition portable lamp made from Naoron.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The debate over whether design can be considered art has been going on for much longer than Euroluce, the ...

Dezeen Showroom: created by Japanese designer Seiki Ishii for Kyoto-based design firm Seiki Design Studio, Bell is a mobile lamp made from recycled glass that can be used as a floor lamp, table lamp ...