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 ...

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 ...

A fifth-generation tatami craftsman near Nagoya, Japan is bucking tradition. Tatami, or a woven straw grass mat, is a symbol of Japan’s storied past. Usually laid down in square or rectangle ...

At Designart Tokyo, Japanese design collective Honoka exhibited furniture and lighting made by 3D printing a material made from discarded Tatami mats. The exhibition – titled Tatami Refab ...

Kobori eventually suggested a Japanese tatami mat, which he grew up sleeping on. Now, the couple and their two daughters all sleep together in a big family bed on the floor. Mouzon Wofford ...

The tatami room, better known as 和室 (washitsu, “Japanese-style room”), is a space that features tatami mats as its main flooring element. Tatami mats are made from woven straw with a rice straw core ...

I dream of having tatami at home. "When it was hot, I would lie on the tatami mat," agrees Megumi Lau, reflecting on her own upbringing in Osaka, Japan. "Now, if I'm lying on a cover or comforter ...