Japanese interior design
Can you install sliding doors under a sloped ceiling? A common question. Yes, you can. Here are two photos of a project where we installed folding sliding doors. (These aren’t actual shoji, though—nor were they meant to be.) You’ll need … Continue
Erstklassige Holzqualität: Auch für Huftiere!
Mit dem Zoo Berlin haben wir jetzt endlich einen Abnehmer gefunden, der die Qualität zu schätzen weiß und unser „Nebenprodukt“ Hobelspäne sinnvoll nutzt. Giraffen und Ziegen, Kamele, Schafe und andere Bewohner des Berliner Zoos haben jetzt schönes Holz von Takumi in ihrer Wohnung, und wahrscheinlich genießen sie es
Finish for Shoji: Organic Oils and Waxes from AURO Would you like to oil or wax your Shoji? We recommend AURO’s Furniture Balsam and Oil-Wax. We use both of these products ourselves. They are easy to apply and, like all AURO products, are completely … Continue
Today we would like to provide you with an update on the current situation in Japan, as it relates to our shipments
. Over the past few weeks, we have received numerous questions regarding the origin and safety of our
products, as well as the reliability of our deliveries, which we would like to address here.
Our shipments are safe. We can definitively rule out any radiation contamination of our products.
THE IMPERIAL VILLA KATSURA: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ISHIMOTO YASUHIRO Traveling exhibition by The Japan Foundation April 8 through June 3, 2011 The exhibition opens on April 8, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. Prof. Ulf Meyer, an architect and author from Berlin, will speak at the opening… Continue
Please support rescue efforts, relief efforts, and reconstruction in Japan! You can do so, for example, by donating to one of these aid organizations: German Red Cross: www.drk.de Donation account: 41 41 41 Bank für Sozialwirtschaft, bank code: 370 205 00 Reference: Tsunami 2011 Campaign … Continue
Current Situation in Japan, Impact on Our Shipments Dear Customers and Business Partners, Dear Friends, The events in Japan have deeply shaken us all, and we naturally wonder whether we shouldn’t be providing concrete help to the victims there instead of here … Continue
Shoji—lightweight Japanese sliding doors—are imported and distributed by Takumi, a specialist in Japanese products. Shoji panels can be used in European interiors as room dividers, sliding doors, cabinet fronts, or, when joined together, as folding screens. These lightweight lattice frames, covered with translucent paper, have been a ubiquitous feature in Japan for over 700 years. As a characteristic element of Japanese interior design, shoji have also been well known in the West for quite some time.