Time & Style

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Time & StyleJapantowel cotton color towel, cotton color bathmat One of the most important processes of making towels is refining and bleaching.

October 12

Time & StyleJapanneko Black cats have been surrounded by superstition for centuries, often misunderstood and unfairly treated. These stories remind us of the importance of kindness and acceptance in all areas of life.

October 12

Time & StyleJapanSerenity As its name suggests, Serenity embodies a sense of calm and tranquility. Composed of only the essential elements—a backrest, seat, and legs—the chair has an understated design that avoids unnecessary…

October 1

Time & StyleJapanUntil We Meet Again, Three Hundred Years From Now Azmaya & Osamu Saruyama Japanese Tools, Craft and Design Exhibition Things That Endure Beyond Time When I speak with Takehiro Kumata of Azmaya and Osamu Saruyama, I often feel that what they think…

September 17

Time & StyleJapanKentarou Murayama Exhibition Kentarou Murayama Beauty Through Use – Japanese Pottery Exhibition 5 September – 17 October 2026 Time & Style Amsterdam Time & Style Amsterdam is pleased to present Beauty Through Use, a solo…

August 7

Time & StyleJapanArchipelago sofa This seating system evokes the image of small islands floating in the sea, clustered, connected, or scattered around a space.

August 5

Time & StyleJapanWohl Hütte Wohl Hütte was founded in 2006 by Yoshiyuki and Junko Horibe and is based in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The studio creates works that combine lasting functionality and refined design with elements that…

July 16

Time & StyleJapanMoku Design by Imagebook Wooden fish swimming in the sky… Normally, they float quietly in place, but when touched by a breeze, their propellers begin to turn gently, bringing a mood of calm and grace into…

July 15

Time & StyleJapanTama Design by OEO Studio The name Tama means pearl or gem—something round and precious. The design of the Tama vase is compellingly minimal, yet sophisticated in its use of material and artisanal design.

July 15

Time & StyleJapanKisutsuki Design by OEO Studio Kitsutsuki takes reference and inspiration from classical Japanese tradition for wall-hung vases.

July 15

A room is a decision about how you want to be tired at the end of the day.

I live in forty-eight square metres in Tokyo with one good chair and far too many bowls, so I have had to mean that. I trained as an architect and left to write, which my teachers took badly. Uchi (内) means inside, and it means home: the room you come back to. The palette comes after the tiredness. So does the name on the lamp.

This is where I keep what the world's rooms are doing. Around seventy sources, read in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian, French and English: an apartment in Seoul, a house outside Taipei, a Copenhagen showroom seen from here rather than from Denmark. East first, because east is where I am sitting.

Each story is a headline, an excerpt of a few lines, one photograph and a link to whoever did the work. We never reprint the piece, and the photograph belongs to the person who took it. When a room was written up in Korean or Italian it stays in Korean or Italian here; the link takes you to the writer's own words.

I am not trying to be complete. I am trying to notice.

— Mio Tachibana, Tokyo