Journal
关于日本织物史、工艺与礼仪之丝文化的随笔——以及如何养护礼仪之丝之物、如何与之共同生活的指南。
Silk in the European Room
How Japanese ceremonial silk sits in a Dutch, German or Swedish interior without reading as costume: on material quality, restraint and placement.
Silk in the European Room
How Japanese ceremonial silk sits in a Dutch, German or Swedish interior without reading as costume: on material quality, restraint and placement.
A Colour Palette for 2026
Four colours that returned to the Renaras atelier through 2026, kachi-iro and usu-momoiro among them: their origins in ceremonial silk and the rooms they suit.
A Colour Palette for 2026
Four colours that returned to the Renaras atelier through 2026, kachi-iro and usu-momoiro among them: their origins in ceremonial silk and the rooms they suit.
A Letter for the Year of the Horse
A letter from the Renaras atelier at the opening of 2026: the estates arriving, the obi being cut, the pieces left whole, and where the silk is going.
A Letter for the Year of the Horse
A letter from the Renaras atelier at the opening of 2026: the estates arriving, the obi being cut, the pieces left whole, and where the silk is going.
From Dejima to the Jordaan
How two centuries of Dutch trade through Dejima carried Japanese silk, lacquer and copper to Europe, and why an Amsterdam atelier still works in that lineage.
From Dejima to the Jordaan
How two centuries of Dutch trade through Dejima carried Japanese silk, lacquer and copper to Europe, and why an Amsterdam atelier still works in that lineage.
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....