Even today, worn-out tatami can be chopped up and used for compost. Japan-based architect Azby Brown said the gold-colored floor mats are perfectly suited for human habitation: "It reminds me of a ...

Tatami mats are used instead of a bed frame underneath Japanese floor mattresses known as futons or shikibutons, or may also be used as a flooring material for a whole room. Like any product ...

Japanese tatami mats have been moved from off of the floor and onto the furniture in this collection by French designer José Lévy (+ slideshow). Created for Japanese manufacturer Daiken ...

Hand-sewn tatami mats are a product of traditional Japanese ... fumble how it handled its South Asian megastars? Major storm system could bring two months' worth of rain to parts of US Depression ...

Kenji Yamada Yamada’s company, Yamada Hajime Tatami-ten, has been creating and laying tatami mats since 1869. Combining centuries-old tradition with modern designs and technology could be the ...

If you imagine a Japanese room, chances are you think of something like the picture above: a simply furnished room with sliding "shoji" doors, a "tokonoma" with a hanging scroll, and a tatami mat ...

KYOTO--With demand for tatami plunging in Japan, a specialized trading firm here is eyeing a potential market of 2 billion people for the traditional mats. The company is selling tatami mats that ...

Calling Noboru Ueda a committed professional would be an understatement. The tatami-mat maker who runs a shop in Seya, Kanagawa Prefecture, chose to put his business aside in pursuit of ...

The giant tatami mat is the size of seven standard mats, measuring 95cm wide, 5cm thick and weighing about 160kg. It was created this summer by a group of people from Kumamoto Prefecture’s ...