Journal
Essays on Japanese textile history, craft, and the culture of ceremonial silk — alongside guides to caring for and living with ceremonial silk objects.
Silk in the European Room
A question we get asked often: how do you actually put Japanese ceremonial silk into a European home without it feeling like a costume? It is a fair question. The...
Silk in the European Room
A question we get asked often: how do you actually put Japanese ceremonial silk into a European home without it feeling like a costume? It is a fair question. The...
A Colour Palette for 2026
Every year at Renaras, certain colours rise to the surface. Not because we planned them — we work with Japanese ceremonial silk, so we take what the estates offer —...
A Colour Palette for 2026
Every year at Renaras, certain colours rise to the surface. Not because we planned them — we work with Japanese ceremonial silk, so we take what the estates offer —...
A Letter for the Year of the Horse
We wanted to write you a proper letter. Not a manifesto. Not a trend forecast. Just an honest account of where Renaras stands as we move into 2026 — what...
A Letter for the Year of the Horse
We wanted to write you a proper letter. Not a manifesto. Not a trend forecast. Just an honest account of where Renaras stands as we move into 2026 — what...
From Dejima to the Jordaan
For two hundred years, during Japan's period of sakoku — the closed-country policy that sealed the archipelago from almost all foreign contact — the Dutch were the exception. Not because...
From Dejima to the Jordaan
For two hundred years, during Japan's period of sakoku — the closed-country policy that sealed the archipelago from almost all foreign contact — the Dutch were the exception. Not because...
What is Wabi-Sabi Interior Design? A Guide to t...
Wabi-sabi is often described as a Japanese aesthetic: imperfection, asymmetry, natural materials. The description is accurate but insufficient. Wabi-sabi is first a philosophy about impermanence, and only secondarily a guide...
What is Wabi-Sabi Interior Design? A Guide to t...
Wabi-sabi is often described as a Japanese aesthetic: imperfection, asymmetry, natural materials. The description is accurate but insufficient. Wabi-sabi is first a philosophy about impermanence, and only secondarily a guide...
Japanese Table Runner Ideas: Placing Japanese C...
The table runner occupies the exact visual centre of the dining table, the place where the eye lands first. Yet it is usually an afterthought, pulled from a linen drawer....
Japanese Table Runner Ideas: Placing Japanese C...
The table runner occupies the exact visual centre of the dining table, the place where the eye lands first. Yet it is usually an afterthought, pulled from a linen drawer....