A TYPOLOGY OF JAPANESE MATERIALS Traditional craftsmanship is thriving in Japan – Part I From steel to silk, paper, rice straw and bamboo to, yes, concrete: Japanese design has always put special emphasis on high quality materials and traditional manufacturing methods. Many of these are still practised today. In this typology we present some of the most important materials – and what they become.
Text: Elisabeth Stursberg
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