Earthquake-proof joinery, 10-micrometre-thin wood shavings and a scale model of Kyoto's Sa-an Teahouse are on display at Japan House London as part of The Craft of Carpentry exhibition. Opening today, ...

The shade is made from Japanese cypress, a pale wood with just the right firmness to facilitate processing. 20:14 The individual parts are made first, with the wood cut into small pieces.

There aren’t any fasteners or glue holding them together either, as creator [Dheera Venkatraman] used authentic Japanese wood joinery techniques to make their components fit together like a puzzle.

The brand behind one of our favorite platform beds is bringing minimalist design to the rest of the home. It’s no secret that ...