Culture & Inspiration

What is Hare no Hi? The Japanese Concept of a Luminous Day

What is Hare no Hi? The Japanese Concept of a L...

There is a Japanese word for days that feel different from ordinary ones. Not dramatically different. Subtler than that. 晴れの日 — Hare no Hi — a day when the sky...

What is Hare no Hi? The Japanese Concept of a L...

There is a Japanese word for days that feel different from ordinary ones. Not dramatically different. Subtler than that. 晴れの日 — Hare no Hi — a day when the sky...

There's No English Word for It: How Japanese Thinking Creates Spaces That Feel Alive

There's No English Word for It: How Japanese Th...

Walk into a beautifully decorated Western room and you will feel it immediately — the care, the taste, the intention. And yet, something is missing. Not a thing. Something harder...

There's No English Word for It: How Japanese Th...

Walk into a beautifully decorated Western room and you will feel it immediately — the care, the taste, the intention. And yet, something is missing. Not a thing. Something harder...

Why 愛 (Ai) Is the Most Meaningful Mother's Day Gift You Can Give

Why 愛 (Ai) Is the Most Meaningful Mother's Day ...

Featured in Yahoo's Mother's Day Gift Guide. Handmade Japanese calligraphy print of 愛 (Ai) — the kanji for love. A quiet, meaningful presence for any home.

Why 愛 (Ai) Is the Most Meaningful Mother's Day ...

Featured in Yahoo's Mother's Day Gift Guide. Handmade Japanese calligraphy print of 愛 (Ai) — the kanji for love. A quiet, meaningful presence for any home.

matcha japanese calligraphy art is on the wall of japandi styled interior kitchen

Too Many Worries? What Matcha Actually Teaches ...

Too many worries? Matcha fixes most of them. It sounds like a joke — the kind of thing you put on a kitchen print because it makes people smile. But...

Too Many Worries? What Matcha Actually Teaches ...

Too many worries? Matcha fixes most of them. It sounds like a joke — the kind of thing you put on a kitchen print because it makes people smile. But...

The Japanese Art of Returning to Practice

The Japanese Art of Returning to Practice

There is a word in Japanese — 稽古 (keiko) — usually translated as "practice." But its characters mean something closer to: to reflect on the old. In Shodō, you do...

The Japanese Art of Returning to Practice

There is a word in Japanese — 稽古 (keiko) — usually translated as "practice." But its characters mean something closer to: to reflect on the old. In Shodō, you do...

Why We Started Studio Life — Even Though We Sell Art

Why We Started Studio Life — Even Though We Sel...

There is a version of BrushForma that is simply a print shop. You find a piece, you buy it, it goes on your wall. That transaction is complete. So why...

Why We Started Studio Life — Even Though We Sel...

There is a version of BrushForma that is simply a print shop. You find a piece, you buy it, it goes on your wall. That transaction is complete. So why...