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 ...

Tatami mats are used instead of a bed frame underneath Japanese floor mattresses known as futons or shikibutons, or may also ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KUMAMOTO -- Photos showing 100 different yoga poses taken by a model while laying down on a tatami mat have been uploaded to a special website established by an organization promoting the tatami ...