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From Europe, the US, and even the Middle East, eager importers of tatami mats now account for a sizable amount of orders ...

It’s a Halloween monster mash! Except the monsters aren’t the real monsters.

Most tatami mats are a natural golden color, but those made by Mitsuru Yokoyama may be jade green, pink or even black. Tatami color swatches by the master maker Mitsuru Yokoyama. With its fragrant ...

If you’re strolling through Amsterdam and notice a houseboat with a design that doesn’t match the surrounding architecture, you’ve probably found this prefab floating house with an interior inspired ...

When it comes to doing up the house flooring, marbles, red floors, designer tiles or even wooden slabs are common ones that are seen all over. But have you heard of the Japanese tatami mats which when ...

Traditional Japanese floor mats define the proportions of this house in Niigata, designed by Tokmoto Architectures Room as a strict grid of squares (+ slideshow). Tatami mats have been commonly used ...