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Item Ships From: Japan
wabi sabi rustic Japanese wood sculpture, abstract Dai display stand, bonsai
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Thick old Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) hardwood block
- Is a unique, wabi sabi art piece itself, also can be used as a display stand for, such as plants (Bonsai & succulent), decorative...
Category
20th Century Japanese Rustic Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Japanese Antique BK Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The main material is cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is ultimately simpl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan - Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese wabisabi table / primitive side table & stand table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a quaint Japanese stand table.
The chunk of wood at the top has a cracked appearance over time.
It feels decadent and wabi-sabi.
You can also place a vase on the sturdy s...
Category
1990s Japanese Primitive Japan - Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese black drawer storage.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
Material is cedar wood.
The handles are made of iron.
The design is ultimately simple a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan - Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Ryosuke Harashima Contemporary Zen sculptural lamp straw coat
By Ryosuke Harashima
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Cassini, Staring into the Void
Sculptural floor lamp which Japanese traditional straw coat is transformed into. Straw hat comes with the lamp. These straw items are antique ove...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Japan - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Korean antique pottery vase/rare design pottery/Joseon Dynasty/15th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce Korean antique pottery with a very rare design.
This is a vase-shaped container made in the early Joseon Dynasty of Ko...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South Korean Other Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Japanese antique small box chest of drawers, 1916. Taisho wabi sabi urushi tansu
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
108 years-old wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 4 drawers.
Finished with traditional Urushi lacquer. The original laquer remains well & gives a good wabi sabi touch.
Each handles are partly covered with Boro (hand-woven, indigo dyed cotton cloth) - this is another wabi sabi element of this tansu.
Smooth opening & closing operation for all drawers.
Product of Taisho 5 (1916), written on the bottom together with maker's address & name.
drawer inner w 5.79 in / d 12.6 in / h 1.38 in, 1.69 in, 2.28 in, 2.64 in (from the top)
actual item weight 5.95 lb (2.7 kg)
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We're eco-friendly, organic-oriented vintage wood furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Antique kimono textile art "Prosperity Tree" by ikasu Black, Japan
By Kimono ikasu
Located in Setagaya City, JP
This work uses an antique kimono fabric dated Taisho era (early 1910th), with a pine tree motif, and arranges it so that it looks like a tree decorated with various auspicious symbols - persimmons, pines, peonies, etc.
The line in the middle symbolizes “kintsugi” - concept of wabi-sabi, which values imperfection, impermanence, and the beauty of aging.
It is elegantly framed with paulownia wood originally used for kimono chest-of-drawers, and is filled with storytelling and sense of luxury.
I used pieces of kimono that could no longer be used as clothing and kiritansu chest-of-drawers that would normally be discarded to create the ultimate upcycled piece.
<< Explanation and meaning of pattern and colors >>
The art work features the matsu - pine pattern, which depicts the Japanese pine tree spreading over deep black fabric. It appears as if the pine dranches are decorated with various auspicious symbols - persimmons, pines, peonies, etc.
In East Asia, the pine tree is revered as a symbol of longevity due to its vibrant green leaves, even during the winter season.
In Japan, it's often referred to as the "evergreen tree" because its leaves remain green throughout the year, making it a symbol of good fortune that has been cherished for a long time.
<< Characteristics of the fabric >>
The fabric is hand-painted in traditional Japanese technique "yuzen".
<< About the frame >>
Kiritansu - chest-of-drawers for kimono, is traditionally made from paulownia wood, a uniquely Japanese material closely tied to the world of kimonos.
Paulownia wood is known as the lightest wood in Japan, prased for its natural luster, resistance to moisture, and resilience against cracking. Since ancient times, it has been used in crafting furniture, chests, and musical instruments.
During the Edo period, it became customary to store cherished kimonos in paulownia chests...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Japan - Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Korean antique stone bowl / 19th century / wabi-sabi object / Joseon Dynasty
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Korea is a country of stone where many stone statues and pagodas have been made since ancient times.
A variety of elaborate handicrafts were created by hollowing out stones for every...
Category
19th Century South Korean Other Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Stone
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Introducing our exquisite low table, a stunning example of the beauty found in wabi-sabi and traditional craftsmanship. Originally used as a sewing workbench, this piece carries a ri...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Door "Wall Decoration" 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This was a very old Japanese warehouse (kura) window sliding door.
It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The frame is made of cedar wood and the lattice is bamboo.
It w...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan - Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Cedar
Wooden Flower Stand, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden flower stand from the Meiji period.
At the time, it was used as a workbench by craftsmen.
There are small marks on it, probably from using a hammer.
A clo...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Teiza Isu by Junzo Sakakura and Daisaku Cho / Yellow
By Tendo Mokko, Junzo Sakakura, Daisaku Cho
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It was designed by Daisaku Cho to compose the Japan booth at the Milan Triennale held in 1960.
At that time, he belonged to the architectural research institute of Mr. Junzo Sakakur...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japan - Furniture
Materials
Teak
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Leaf Lattice Design Doormat Entrance Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. That rug with the central star was designed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Japanese Antique Small Shelf, Late Meiji Era'1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique small shelf was crafted in the Late Meiji Era(1868-1912).
It features a rich and deep color that highlights the beautiful patina developed over time. The wood's natural...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Ararat Rugs Dragon Rug, Antique Caucasus Museum Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.57. There has long been a fascination with the symbolism of the dragon and its depiction in carpet weavings. The design of ‘Dragon’ carpets consists of a field pattern composed of different colored overlaid lattices formed of pointed, serrated leaves creating intersecting lozenges, which alternately contain palmettes and are flanked by confronting stylized dragons, birds, or animal figures. The most archaic of the ‘Dragon’ carpets include dragon motifs with birds and running animals are relatively naturalistically drawn, which stand either alone or in confronting pairs facing a tree. The Graf carpet, originally found in a Damascene mosque, now in the Islamiches Museum, Berlin, is considered to be the oldest example of this type, see Serare Yetkin, Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey, Vol. II, London, 1978, p.8, fig.118. Yetkin defines four types of ‘Dragon’ carpet: ‘Archaic’, ‘Four-Dragon’, ‘Dragon-and-Phoenix’ and as a further combined development of the latter, the ‘Two-Dragon’ style, of which the present carpet falls into the ‘Dragon-and-Phoenix group along with other examples, some of which include two fragments, one in the Museum fur Kunst und Gerwerbe, Hamburg; another in the Christian Museum, Esztergom, Hungary, a complete carpet in the Kier collection; an incomplete example in the Textile Museum, Washington, D.C; the ‘Cassirer’ Dragon carpet in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection, Lugano; the Ali Pasa Mosque carpet in Tokat, and a further example in the Vakiflar Hali Museum, Istanbul (S. Yetkin, op. cit. pp.16-20). It has been suggested that the earliest examples of the Caucasian ‘Dragon’ carpets...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Ararat Rugs Oversized Mamlouk Rug A Majestic Revival of Islamic Artistry Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Origin and Inspiration:
The Mamlouk Rug is a contemporary masterpiece that draws its inspiration from the rich textile traditions of the Mamlouk Sultanate, which reigned over Egypt a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Japanese antique wooden mortar. side table or coffee table. wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from the farmer's Kura (traditional style warehouse) in Ibaraki pref., Japan.
Antique wooden mortar, "Usu" in Japanese, made of quality Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) hardwood....
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Semi Old Vintage Handwoven Wool Mut Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian Vintage / Semi-old Handwoven Kilim from the town of Mut in Mersin Province, located in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia, Turkey. These kilims are renown...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber
17th Century Japanese Screen Pair by Soga Nichokuan, Hawks on Pine & Plum Trees
Located in Kyoto, JP
Hawks on plum and pine
Soga Nichokuan (active circa 1625-1660)
Pair of six-fold screens.
Ink, mineral pigments, gofun, gold and speckled gold l...
Category
1640s Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
18th Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi low writing desk from Nikko To-sho-gu Shrine
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Product of Mid to late Edo period (late 18th - early 19th), or older.
New finds from Nikko Toshogu Shrine (UNESCO world heritage site) which is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu - the real SHOGUN himself, the founder of Tokugawa Edo Shogunate.
This low writing desk had been used at Nikko Toshogu's shrine office since Edo period, and was kept there with care till recently.
Fully made of premium quality Keyaki Zelkova wood, the top board is still almost flat.
The leg parts have engraved lines to flame the edge & around the hole, which is rare additional decoration for this type of writing desk. It means this piece is special.
The drawer has antique iron ring...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Vintage Old Bessarabian Kilim Rug, Moldovan Moldavian Romanian Bulgarian Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Vintage Old Bessarabian Kilim Rug from Moldova with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Today it is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordering Romania and Ukrai...
Category
Late 20th Century Moldovan Kilim Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Japanese Antiques Silver Screen, 6-panel Byobu
Located in Niiza, JP
Size when unfolded: 3480 x 1180 x 15 mm
Can be folded to 580 x 1180 x 105 mm. 7㎏
Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 5 mm plywood): 22 CM x 70 CM x 130 CM
Weight 22 KG...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japan - Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Wooden Stool / Chair Stepping Stone / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese wooden stepping stone.
It is made of cedar wood.
For a long period of time, traces that have been restored many times remain, creating a deep and quaint atm...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Cedar, Wood
Ararat Rugs Kuba Rug with Palmettes Caucasian 19th C. Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.27. This is an ascending palmettes and flowers desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
New Konya Modern Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Modern 'New/Not Used' Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
As early as the 13th century Marco Polo noted, in his accou...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Italian Glass Top Table 1950's
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
This glass-top dining table features smooth, flowing curves throughout, with beautifully slender lines at the tips of the legs, adding a sense of grace and elegance to the design. Th...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japan - Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Wooden Coat Rack / Reproduction of European Hanger Rack
By Japanese Studio
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Wooden coat rack inspired by an antique display fixture from a French boutique.
The combination of brass pipes and wood is beautiful.
Made to order (de...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Japan - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese antique pottery dyed vase/19th century/Qing dynasty/Dragon pattern
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a white porcelain vase made in the late Qing Dynasty of China.
Made around the 19th century.
It has an interesting shape with four ears and a spout.
The pattern drawn on the...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
wabi sabi Yoshino Japanese cedar door rustic garden exterior door 1870s-1920s
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from the lumber dearer's house, near Yoshino, Nara pref., Japan.
This door - not sliding door, was made for exterior door or the garden furniture circa 1870s-1920s, Meiji to Taisho period.
Made of well-aged Yoshino Cedar...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Rustic Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese antique wooden large penis / folk belief / 1868-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This item is a giant wooden penis that was used in old Japanese houses from the late 19th century to the early 20th century (Meiji to Taisho eras). This i...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Wooden Low Table, Display stand, Japanese Antique, Primitive, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique wooden low table from the Taisho period.
Made from domestic zelkova wood.
The sides have been repaired by patching up any naturally cracked areas, adding to its ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Modern design wooden side table/late 20th Century /sofa table/stool
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A very modern and sophisticated side table has arrived. While the country of origin is unknown, it is believed to have been made in the late 20th to early 21st century. The wood used...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Other Japan - Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese antique Shigaraki ware vase/withered wabi-sabi vase/16th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is Shigaraki ware pottery made in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Shigaraki ware is said to have been born in the Shigaraki region of Shiga Prefecture around the 8th century and is one...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Screen Painting, Circa 1700 'Tales of Ise' by Tosa Mitsusuke
By Tosa Mitsusuke 1
Located in Kyoto, JP
A six-fold Japanese screen by Tosa Mitsusuke (1675-1710), Japan 17th-18th century, Edo period.
The signature reads Shoroku-i ge Tosa sa Konoe Shogen Mit...
Category
Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko Stacking Vintage Stool
By Isamu Kenmochi, Akita Mokko
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Designed by Isamu Kenmochi and produced by Akita Mokko, this stool is considered one of the icons of Japanese modern design. Kenmochi is known for his works that blend traditional J...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ararat Rugs Western Theme Azeri Folk Life Rug, Turkish Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Western Theme Azeri Folk Life Rug
This unique design rug is interpreted by our designers with a composition of pictorial western-style life.
Color summary: 17 colors in total, the m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Swastika Design Rug, Antique Caucasus Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of rug comes from the book Orient Star - A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.17. This is a remarkable and very unusual swastika designed early 19th-century rug from the Central Caucasia area. This unusual pattern is not known on other rugs but is seen on two Anatolian embroideries...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Japanese Antique Bamboo Sliding Door, Object Mingei Art Panel, Wabisabi Door（3）
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese bamboo door.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made mainly of cedar and bamboo.
It has a simple design that conveys the charm of the mater...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Japan - Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
1920s-40s Japanese vintage large low table or bench. Wabi sabi japandi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from an old elementary school in Ibaraki pref., Japan.
This vintage low table - or bench, was manufactured circa 1920s to 40s (early Showa era), estimate from the style & ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Japan - Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Medallion Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an “asymmetric” design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Japanese Antiques Primitive Art BORO Indigo-dyed Sashiko Old Cloth
Located in Niiza, JP
1700(W)× 1550(D) [mm] Cotton
This is a highly sensitive old folk craft called "BORO" overseas.
It was a very poor time, and throwing things away was outrageous.
Old cloth that was c...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Antique Round Tray / Exhibition Table / 1900s Wabi-sabi Rustic
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese round tray.
It's a simple structure, but it has an elegant appearance.
Around 1900, it is estimated that it is from the Meiji period to the Taisho period.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage & Old Kilim Cushion Cover, Anatolian Yastik Turkish Modern Pillow 4326
Located in Tokyo, JP
We made a cushion cover using the undamaged part of the precious and high-quality old & antique kilims that cannot be repaired as a whole. Like a painting, a part of the scenery is c...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Japan - Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Vintage Old Chuval Kilim Cuval Rug Nomadic Anatolian Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a beautifully detailed old Chuval kilim, featuring a bold, three-dimensional texture and precise geometric patterns. Originally used by nomadic tribes as a storage bag for tr...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Vintage & Old Kilim Cushion Cover, Anatolian Yastik Turkish Modern Pillow 4333
Located in Tokyo, JP
We made a cushion cover using the undamaged part of the precious and high-quality old & antique kilims that cannot be repaired as a whole. Like a painting, a part of the scenery is c...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Japan - Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Chelaberd Karabakh Rug Antique Caucasian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from the book Tapis du Caucase – Rugs of the Caucasus, Ian Bennett & Aziz Bassoul, The Nicholas Sursock Museum, Beirut, Lebanon 2003, nr.29 and Oriental Rugs Volume 1 Caucasian, Ian Bennett, Oriental Textile Press, Aberdeen 1993, nr.93 and Caucasian Carpets, E. Gans-Reudin, Thames and Hudson, Switzerland 1986, pg.144. This is a large medallion rug from the late 19th century, Karabakh, Chelaberd (a village slightly to the southeast of Chondzoresk) region, Caucasus area. At Chelaberd, carpets were manufactured according to strict regulations; and, as a result, dimensions, motifs, and borders are approximately the same throughout. This example bears large medallions on its red ground; the colored features stand out well against the white ground. There has been all manner of suggestions as to the identity of this cruciform motif spiked with long-stemmed flowers: according to various traditions, it has been taken for a bird in flight, a sun flashing its beams of light, crossed swords, or even the coat of arms of a family or town. As a result, this type of carpet is habitually called an ‘Eagle Kazak (Adler in German)’, ‘Sun or Sunburst Kazak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Japanese Antique Tansu / Cabinet Drawer Night Table / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
It is a type with a deeper drawer than a normal drawer.
It is estimated that it was made around the Meiji period.
The material is made of cedar.
C...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Ararat Rugs Holland Park William Morris Carpet, Arts and Crafts, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet comes from the book Arts & Crafts Carpets, by Malcolm Haslam, and David Black, 1991, fig.49. This Hammersmith carpet was designed by William Morris in 1882, in the United Kingdom. In 1887 English artist and bookbinder T.J. Cobden Sanderson, suggested that a new group be named the “Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society” As a result, he was the first to use the term “Art and Crafts” and also is credited with naming this new emerging movement. The Arts & Crafts movement was inspired by the degradation of product standards that resulted from the factory production age. The rise of machinery in manufacturing caused a noticeable decline in uniqueness and crafts. These anti-Industrial reformers promoted economic advancement and social change. They wanted to eliminate poor quality and “artificial” items from 19th century British society. They saw a plethora of uninteresting items on display at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and became inspired to launch a Campaign for originality and uniqueness.
William Morris was an English designer, as well as an uplifting social activist and writer. Morris is credited with sparking the rebirth of textile arts and traditional means of production. In 1861, Morris and a small group of designers opened an incredibly fashionable design company that grew to be largely successful. Morris left behind works in many different mediums such as textiles, books, furniture, stained glass, and area rugs. But in the end, he is most remembered for the magnificent wallpapers that he designed. He got much of his inspiration from the natural world. Through his interior decor pieces, Morris set out to convert rooms or spaces into meadows with beautiful trees meandering, vines, and plants. This concept of taking something Industrial and man-made, and converting it into something natural is what William Morris meant when he once said: “-any decoration is futile… when it does not remind you of something beyond itself.”
Morris was a huge commercial success and his works are some of the most sought-after pieces in the world of design and decor. He is also credited with almost single-handedly reviving the British textile arts as well as their methods of production. Morris was also severely critical of machine-made goods, exclaiming, “Today almost all wares that are made by civilized man are shabbily and pretentiously ugly.” Houses were filled “with tons and tons of unutterable rubbish,” which, he suggested, should be heaped onto a gigantic bonfire! “As a condition of life, production by machinery is altogether evil.” He masterminded one of the most well-known styles of Arts & Crafts, recognizable by its twisting and arching patterns and simple, elegant floral design prints. Although Morris believed that Persian carpets were the greatest ever made, he adopted the coarser Turkish (Ghiordes) knot for his hand knotted carpet manufacture. They were woven at a thickness of 25 knots to the square inch at that time. Morris & Co.’s rugs are reminiscent of Persian garden design carpets in that they are smartly styled depictions of English gardens. Donegal also started producing highly desirable Irish rugs in the late 19th century. The Donegal rugs were predominantly created by English architects C.F.A. Voysey and Gavin Morton. The handcrafted Voysey rugs are typically woven in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Voysey had a knack for using contrasting shapes to decorate flat monochromatic spaces. Dark outlines added a flair of drama to his signature pattern and Celtic rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Arts and Crafts Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Rolf Sinnemark / "CUBE" TEA POT 401 / Rorstrand / 1985
By Rörstrand, Rolf Sinnemark
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
ROLF SINNEMARK is a Swedish designer and glass artist.
He studied industrial design at KONSTFACK in Stockholm. After working in the USA, he was with BODA (merged with KOSTA BODA) fro...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Japan - Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Vintage Table with Side Drawers, Early Showa Period '1926-
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This vintage table was crafted in the Early Showa Period '1926-'.
Both sides of the table feature drawers, offering practical storage space. The tabletop is made of fine quality Ja...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Vintage Display Stand, Early Showa Period '1926-'
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This vintage display stand was crafted in the Early Showa Period '1926-'.
This display stand, crafted in the early Showa period, is made from h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Japan - Furniture
Materials
Oak
Late 19th century (Meiji period) painting depicting tiger
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Antique Tiger Painting on Paper – Meiji Period
A striking depiction of a tiger, painted on paper and signed by the artist. This work was originally part of a Japanese byobu folding ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of 3 hibachi Incense burner Planters
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A rare and elegant set of three Japanese hibachi (traditional fire bowls) from the Meiji period (1868–1912), made of richly grained paulownia wood and intricately decorated with carv...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japan - Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Copper
Japanese antique wooden stool/1868-1920/farmer's tools/"Kurakake"
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese wooden stand.
It was originally used as a stand for holding a horse saddle.
The name of the tool is "Kurakake".
The saddle was likely used on horses kept for ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Japan - Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Isamu Kenmochi for Akita Mokko Stacking Vintage Stool
By Isamu Kenmochi, Akita Mokko
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Designed by Isamu Kenmochi and produced by Akita Mokko, this stool is considered one of the icons of Japanese modern design. Kenmochi is known for his works that blend traditional J...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Japanese Bamboo and Paper ''Uchiwa'' Fan, 20th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A rare example of a traditional Japanese uchiwa fan, featuring a bold green and cream graphic composition. The rigid flat surface, crafted from bamboo spokes and paper overlay, retai...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japan - Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural Light Small Japanese Paper Shade
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Cardinal lamp
Sculpture by Hiroyuki Nishimura.
Material zelkova, washi Japanese paper, animal glue
Measures: Small: H80 W14 D11 cm W5.5/D4.3/H31.5 i...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Japan - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
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