Collection: NOKO

STORY

Things that were once taken for granted change with the times

During the Muromachi period, when the era was changing from the aristocratic to the samurai era, "Shoin-zukuri" appeared as a "new" housing style.

The important components of "Shoin-zukuri", many of whose elements have been passed down to modern Japanese-style rooms and homes, include a tokonoma alcove, staggered shelves, attached shoin, and a chodai structure.
These elements were all updated from the luxurious and gorgeous shinden-zukuri style that had been the standard until then to more practical designs in response to changes in circumstances and lifestyles. Other elements that are still familiar today, such as shutters, verandas, and entrances, also originated in shoin-zukuri.

Inspired by the "staggered shelves" element of Shoin-zukuri architecture, "NOKO" was born as an interior piece that conveys and conveys Japan's traditional culture by incorporating uses and designs that have changed with the times into "modern life."