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 vintage textiles, so we take what the estates offer — but...
A Colour Palette for 2026
Every year at Renaras, certain colours rise to the surface. Not because we planned them — we work with vintage textiles, so we take what the estates offer — but...
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...
The Japandi Interior Styling Guide: Where Japan...
What Japandi Actually Is Japandi — the portmanteau combining Japanese and Scandinavian design philosophies — has become one of the most durable interior design movements of the past decade. Like...
The Japandi Interior Styling Guide: Where Japan...
What Japandi Actually Is Japandi — the portmanteau combining Japanese and Scandinavian design philosophies — has become one of the most durable interior design movements of the past decade. Like...
Japanese Ceremonial Silk Care: A Complete Guide...
Vintage Japanese obi silk is a compound textile: a pure silk ground, patterned with floated supplementary wefts, often gilt paper wound around silk cores. Water attacks the gilt. Dry-cleaning solvents...
Japanese Ceremonial Silk Care: A Complete Guide...
Vintage Japanese obi silk is a compound textile: a pure silk ground, patterned with floated supplementary wefts, often gilt paper wound around silk cores. Water attacks the gilt. Dry-cleaning solvents...