Danielle Demetriou is a British writer and editor who moved from London to Japan in 2007. She writes about design, architecture and culture (for newspapers, magazines and books) and lives in an old machiya townhouse in Kyoto.
It’s not a typical sofa. Instead, picture the minimal lines of tatami mat platforms hovering above the ground on bases of temple-inspired cedar wood joinery, with horizontal futon-like cushions in a striped textile once favoured by samurai. Time & Style, the Japanese manufacturer renowned for its contemporary interior products rooted in craftsmanship and natural materials, is delving deeper into its roots with its latest collection.
The tatami mats – available in one full traditional Kyoto size, as found in temples and imperial homes, plus a half size – were woven fromgrass by artisans in Kumamoto and can be topped with flat cushioning made from camel hair by Kyoto futon specialists Iwata.'We want to keep the lines horizontal,' Yoshida tells Wallpaper*. 'It’s a new sofa concept without a backrest and it’s a very flexible system. You can sleep on this. You can meditate. You can read a book.
Time & Style Milan showrooms are on Largo Claudio Treves, 2 Via Eugenio Balzan, 4, and Via San Marco, 13Danielle Demetriou is a British writer and editor who moved from London to Japan in 2007. She writes about design, architecture and culture and lives in an old machiya townhouse in Kyoto. The all-electric Pininfarina Battista Reversario is joining its aesthetic inverse in an ultra-select car collector’s garage.
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