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The Ultimate Japandi Vase Collection: 6 Must-Haves for Your Home

A look into Japandi design, a fusion of Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian warmth, and how vases play an essential role in achieving this style. The article lists six must-have Japandi vases, each with unique design elements that reflect the principles of this cosy design style. From the Basin Vase's subtle texture to the Sandy Canyon's earthy hues and Canyon Vase's flowing shape, these vases add elegance, sophistication, and natural beauty to any interior space. Each vase's durability and versatility make them a timeless and functional piece for any home decor style.

Wabi-Sabi Your Life: 8 Ways to Embrace the Japanese Philosophy of Imperfection

Feeling more content and connected with life can be achieved by embracing the concept of wabi-sabi. Creating a little magic by living with intentionality, here´s how you can achieve it in every aspect of your day-to-day life.

A Beginner's Guide to Lime Wash Paint

Lime wash paint can bring a raw, wholesome aesthetic into the home – here’s everything you need to know before you begin any DIY projects for the first time.

8 Stylish Tables That Will Forever Be Iconic

A selection of Dining table designs that are central to life at home.

The Only Way to Maintain Teak Furniture Correctly

When it comes to properly maintaining your teak furniture, there’s only one way to do it, and it doesn’t involve using oils and treatments like other wood furniture might! Here’s everything you need to know about caring for teakwood homeware the right way.

Slow Living & Interior Design with Haus Von Ruggenthal

Pairing Japandi and soft Nordic elements, here's how Jasmina from Haus Von Ruggenthal creates a space for Slow Living

How One Health Clinic Uses Interior Design to Instil Wellness

The way we design our interior spaces has a significant influence on our physical and mental well-being. From the colours we use to the furniture we choose, every aspect of our home or office environment can positively or negatively impact our health and mood. As medical service providers increasingly look for ways to improve the patient experience, they’re turning to creative interior design solutions that foster wellness and calm. Here’s how a clinic in Spain took an abandoned building and transformed it into a space for education and health.

Trending Now: Down To Earth Interiors

Here’s how you can create a down to earth interior that feels cosy and rooted in nature, with just 6 steps

Surprising Ways Asian Countries Celebrate Christmas

Regional Christmas traditions happen all across the world, including around Asia. Here are some of the ways different countries in Asia celebrate the holiday season.

A Sustainable Alternative To Marble In The Home

When it comes to marble, its beauty can be replicated in a much more environmentally friendly fashion, whilst still achieving that same undeniable allure - Sintered stone furniture offers a range of benefits even marble cannot compete with.

How A Japandi Office Helps You Focus More

One of the biggest challenges for people who work in the office is figuring out how to stay focused. Your workspace has an enormous impact on your ability to concentrate and overall ability to be productive, which is why office design is fundamental whether working remotely or in a company environment.

Minimalist Storage Solutions for Families

If you have a large family, you know that storage space can be at a premium. Every nook and cranny seems to be filled with toys, clothes, and other belongings. It can be tough to keep your home tidy when there's so much stuff around. That's where minimalist storage comes in.

How To Guide: Creating A Japandi Bathroom

Here’s how you can create a Japandi-style bathroom with just a few upgrades and accessories

How This Office Made The Workplace More Homey

How can an office feel more homey and balance the need for both work and good mental health? Discover how this London office achieved the right balance through retro furniture and cosy design.

Soothing Mountain Residence Within A Steel Jungle

Creating and mountain-dwelling within the city, Peng and Partners master the elements of tranquil cave-like homes that coexists within a modern setting.

Furnished by Living In Design: TCRW London Soho Apartments

Bold, contemporary and at the heart of Central London, our most recent project with TCRW Apartments, where we were invited to furnish and decorate a space alongside their interior design team.

Idyllic Japandi Cottage Hidden Within a Spanish Vineyard

Nestled within a Spanish vineyard is a cottage that utilises many facets found in japandi-style homes. Patterned with pine wood, the patina of concrete and subtle accents of aluminium, it aims to capture the beauty of the terrain around it.

The 5 Stages of Wabi-Sabi Interior Design

Wabi-sabi interiors can manifest in many different ways. Like all interior design styles, depending on the person, they can be more stringent in following the guidelines and use it as a lifestyle tool or adopt a more freeform approach that merges many different interior styles. Here you can begin to understand the different levels of wabi-sabi interior design.

Defining Neo-Chinese Interior Design

Chinese interior design has come a long way, once defined by bright and decorative ornaments, it now takes on a more earnest approach that feels serene and rustic.

Designer Spotlight: Salone Satellite 2022

Inside Casa Hormiga: Finding Inner Peace Through Wabi-Sabi

Creating a space for introspection, Casa Hormiga uses wabi-sabi interior design to create a boutique hotel focused on refreshing your soul.

7 Iconic Dining Chairs Throughout History

Design that transcends decades and still exists in our homes today are to be celebrated! Here we explore 7 enduring and iconic dining chairs throughout history and what they still bring to the table today.

Milan Diaries: Living In Design at Salone Del Mobile

How to Add Serenity and Bliss to Your Home with Natural Materials

Our subconscious minds crave nature, which is why it's such a vital part of our homes. Here are several different ways you can begin introducing natural elements into your spaces for a calmer, more blissful interior design style.

Paya Home: The Beauty of Reclaimed Wood

When the building blocks of a home are sustainable, that translates into how we live our everyday lives. Paya Home uses reclaimed wood to evoke a more humane way of living that gives without taking.

Unlocking Wellness: Using Feng Shui To Declutter Your Home

Clutter of all kinds can affect our mental well-being. This is particularly prevalent in homes. A messy living room makes it harder to unwind after a long day but also puts you in a bad state of mind when you wake up. Here's why cluttered spaces increase stress and how feng shui can help create a more calm, centred way of living.

Historic Home Turned Wabi-Sabi Oasis

Reclaimed property Sisan Hupao 1934 balances modern luxury and wabi-sabi living to create a home that is amplified by its surrounding greenery. A property that inspires tranquility, it’s an oasis for stillness made all the more grounding by its wood-craft furniture.

The Ultimate Guide to Mid-Japandi Furniture

This hybrid of 3 popular interior design styles is bringing a much needed cool, calm and collected feel to homes across the globe. With the funky nature of mid-century modern furniture, the cosy comforts of Scandinavian design and the grounding nature of Japanese interiors, here’s how to blend the three effortlessly.

7 Exceptionally Designed Hotels in the UK

Some hotels are so stunning they are worth a trip just for the room! Here are our top picks for the 7 best boutique hotels that any design-lover will appreciate.

5 Ways Wabi-Sabi Promotes Mental Wellbeing at Home

Your environment and mental and mental health are intrinsically linked. There’s no denying that your home and its décor can either elevate or diminish your mood. Looking to the Japanese philosophy and interior design style of wabi-sabi, there’s much to learn about creating a space that fulfils your being and creates refuge for the mind

Colour Psychology: Shades For A Happier Home

Can colours make a happier home? Psychologists seem to think so. Here we explore how you can use different colours within your home to help you feel more grounded, more inspired, more energetic, and create a sense of satisfaction.

9 Ways To Achieve A Mid-Japandi Home

Meet the new hybrid trend which is taking hold in 2022. Mid-Japandi takes the best of both worlds, including the graphical style and vibrate shades of mid century modern, marrying it with the minimal and paired down tenets of Japandi. Not only does this interior design style deliver an aura of peace in a practical manner, it is easy to achieve!

7 Home Trends We’re Seeing In 2022

Cracking & Checking In Natural Wood Furniture

Cracking, crazing and checking of wood is a natural reaction to fluctuations in temperature, humidity, ageing and exposure to new environments. As living creations, much like human skin, all wood furniture acquires wrinkles and marks as time passes. These unintentional inclusions only add to its character.

Chinese Zodiac 2022: Feng Shui Home Guide For The Year Of The Tiger

Find the fortunes that await you in the Year of the Tiger and embrace these feng shui interior design tips to get the best of out 2022.

The Beauty of Ageing Wood

An article that expresses wabi-sabi principles in the true beauty of the wood ageing process.

The Best Retro Home Trends That Deserve A Comeback

This Elephant Haven Rekindles The Bond Between Man, Nature and Beast.

This open-air museum aims to bring about a way of life between the Kui tribe, their land and elephants once more through architecture.

The Beauty of Copper’s Shifting Pattern by Daishi Luo

Gallery All showcases the exquisite details behind Daishi Lou’s bio-design programme. We also explore the founders of ManMan Studios, Daishi and Zhipeng Tan, who share a mutual love for creating astonishing pieces formed from copper.

10 Iconic Sofa’s Throughout History

A selection of sofa designs that have a shared love in history throughout the world.

Marusho Kimono Shop: Honouring Tradition with Japandi Sensibilities

How Yokohama's Marusho Kimono Shop embraces wood panelling to create an interior of subtle grace.

Housewarming Customs & Gifts To Remember

From simple beginnings in medieval times to the modern-day, the traditions of a housewarming differ from coast to coast.

Creating Sustainable Homeware with Up-cycled Ceramics

BENTU product design revitalizes old ceramic materials to create sustainable modern furniture. This kind of up-cycled furniture not only directly reduces man-made environmental impact, but it also creates homeware with much greater purpose and meaning. This allows you to feel more gratitude for your home and the things within it, building a greener life is said to bring a stronger feelings of contentment.

Sleep Better With These 8 Interior Design Improvements

7 easy tips to help improve your sleep today

A Flawless Zen Yoga Interior That Inspires Tranquility

Yanyu Designer demonstrates how materials can set the tone for a captivating session of yoga and meditation.

Chinese Painting & The Four Gentlemen

Also known as the 'Four Noble Ones', within Chinese ink painting, the four gentlemen represent highly prized virtues in Chines culture.

The Benefits of Indoor-Outdoor Living

If you love nature, you will love this zen indoor-outdoor home concept. Worldwide, architects are creating innovative houses to escape into the natural world. Today we share with you one of the most striking houses for your inspiration, a special place where you come together with friends and family to celebrate life and get acquainted with nature.

The Art of Kaiseki

You may have heard the term kaiseki floating around the world of cuisine, or you’ve even had the chance to indulge in a fine kaiseki meal or three. But have you actually digested the environment which enriches the aesthetic of kaiseki cuisine at its core? Explore how the entire facade cultivates a prestigious dining experience.

Material Study: Paper An Icon of Chinese Culture

A brief history of paper and how it shaped Chinese culture. To this day it is the centre of many traditional celebrations.

A Conversation with THESHAW's Shaw Liu

We sat down with Shaw Liu to discuss her inspirations, affinity for light and childhood.

The Princess of Polka Dots: Yayoi Kusama

Famed for her instagrammable artworks and almost instantly recognisable from her bright-red wig, we take a closer look at the captivating life and career of the astonishing Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

A Conversation with 8 Hour's Sherry Xu

Introducing 8 Hour's Sherry Xu, the latest artisan to join our collective of outstanding homeware artisans. She founded the 8 Hour design studio in 2015, embracing modern silhouettes in unexpected ways. Her designs don't take life too seriously but are also rooted in the nostalgia for her home city, Shanghai. To better understand her creative mindset, we sat with her to explore her views on life, family and frustrations.

The Subtleties Of Single Person's Cave-Inspired Space

This cave-inspired gallery embraces subtle design to be closer to nature.

The Chairs That Tell Tales

Chairs are a symbol of relaxation, but they are also the seats of authority, a space for gathering, and purposeful exchanges. With so many exceptional chairs, armchairs and stools in our collection, we asked our founders to share their favourite piece, and why it captivated them.

Design Trends That Will Stand The Test Of Time

The world of design can be transient and evolving, a revolving door of trends that coincide with culture, fashion and the landscape of living demands. But some designs are just evergreen. We spoke to the Co-founders of Living in Design to ask them what modern-day trends will stand the test of time.

Living Sustainably: The Loop Village

MAap Design aims to deliver a balance of green and a sustainable operation in The Loop Village, China.

Open Plan Living By PUJU Design

PUJU Design showcases its version of an artistic lifestyle with no gaps in between.

A Restaurant Designed For Social Distancing

The first covid-19 design response by Renesa Architecture Design Interiors Studio, showcasing their latest architectural design through this Wabi-Sabi style restaurant and bar situated in Asia.

How Virtual Reality Will Shape Interior Design

How virtual and augmented reality with change the landscape of interior design for the better. For both designers, stores and shoppers, this tool can resolve pain points in all stages of the furniture process, including designing and purchasing.

Porcelain: Home Decor Guide

Here we explore the history of Porcelain and its properties, and how it is infused into the modern-day application.

Chinoiserie In A Minimal Age

The enthusiastically decorative style of Chinoiserie is rich in history. The intricate and ornamental aspects had piqued the interest of many designers. Uncover how the oriental motifs and characteristics meet the modern-day home.

Japandi Home Office Checklist

With work from home and remote offices becoming more and more popular due to the pandemic, here’s everything to note about this rising design approach and what to consider when creating a workspace of your own.‍

Modern Christmas: A Festive Twist Combined with Asian Artistry

Discover new ways to approach the holiday spirit, deck the halls in Eastern elements, garnish your tableware in inky blues or keep to classic infused with cultured traditions.

A Guide To Illuminating Dark Spaces

A poorly lit space can leave you feeling gloomy and lethargic. Sink into the benefits of maximising lighting in your space and explore implementing colour tones that convey a variety of moods. Dive into our proposed designs and crafts which help reduce dark spaces.

5 Must-See Tales of Zen & Minimal Living

Our creative team has shared their favourite pieces works surrounding the world of minimalism and the art of zen.

How Covid-19 Will Reshape Interior Design

It’s safe to say that 2020 has been defined by the coronavirus. The pandemic has driven us indoors, and now more than ever, we find our homes to be the centre of daily life. Once a respite from the outside world, it has become our entirety.

How To Make Your Home More Japandi

A blend of Japanese and Scandinavian design philosophies. Japandi delivers the best of both worlds to create a visual narrative of humble items paired with impeccable craftsmanship.

Understanding Feng Shui in 4 Minutes

To this day, feng shui is used to orient buildings, homes, offices and other dwellings in an auspicious manner. To live in harmony requires us to understand the energy and environments that we reside in, which can manifest in both good and bad forms.

Founders’ Letter | The Voice of Asian Designer Furniture

Without these craftsmen, the world we are ‘living in’ would be just a bit more lacklustre. Words from the Living in Design Founders.

Ikebana: 5 Things To Know When Flower Arranging

Flower arranging has been around for many years. It symbolises a many great deals of things like love, a heartfelt thank you or deep condolences. There’s a truly global appreciation for the ability to arrange flowers just so. In recent years, Ikebana has gained more widespread popularity from the rise of Japandi style, the fusion between Japanese and Scandinavian design styles which are ideal for minimalist interiors.

The Fundamentals of Slow Living

We tend to be unconscious to how time dictates the pace of our lives. We have the solution through slow living which encapsulates a connected, balanced and mindful lifestyle approach. A sense of peace cultivated by simple pleasures, values and using resources judiciously.

Achieving Wellness: Feng Shui & Kanso Interiors

Feng shui is one of the most well-known formulas out there for a happy home built upon good energy. Look to Japan, and there is kanso, often dubbed the ‘Japanese feng shui’, which is rooted in simplicity and zen. When creating your ideal space, it’s essential to understand what you want from it and what both feng shui and kanso can provide.

Sustainability In The Home: Bamboo

Bamboo is inherently beautiful, versatile and robust. In various design sectors around the world, it is favoured for its natural applications and sustainability. A durable material, it also has a softer side and can be transformed into fabrics or textiles.