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Shibata made the 10-person dining table using $130 sawhorse legs from Maruki Wood Products Company topped with a sheet of birch plywood. A hole in the sliding wall fits over the table, enabling it to be used in both the library and the meeting room. malki.jp A movable wall clad in wainscoting on one side slides along tracks in the dining-room ceiling, dividing the room into a meeting space and a library. The Shiro Simple Modern Pendant lights can be easily removed and reattached after moving the wall. vanilladesign.jp

A mirror near the mailboxes in the lobby gives the illusion of more space. A team from Lighting Planners Associates, based in Japan, added the uplights behind the bench for effect. The architectural firm left the ceilings raw concrete to make the space "more enigmatic," says Schultz.

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The interior of the J.P Morgan building.

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JP Greenwood hand makes the wood frames that encase his vintage finds.

Recently, J.P. added a self-built gate with an electric vehicle charging station using the same wood as the ADU’s exterior cladding.

Niki and J.P. live in the main house with two cats and roughly 60 hummingbirds circling the property, which—thanks to Niki’s arduous care—is registered as a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.

Japanese apparel company Uniqlo's Blue Note shirt.

Japanese designers Momoko Naito and Atsushi Fujii of Monochro introduced their cherry-bark Hanagasumi tableware collection.

Sports rivals and design partners J.P. Stallard and Rob Duncan collaborate under the name Art of Sport to create vibrant prints that reference sports iconography. Each design fits a standard IKEA RIBBA frame, which significantly reduces the cost of integrating one into your home.

Liv’s 144-square-foot room now boasts a custom play area that comprises a reading nook, a loft bed with a secret passageway that opens just to the left of a built-in desk, and myriad storage options, all designed by Gus Deardoff, a theatrical set designer, and built by Peter Sobierajski of J&P Construction Services.

Niki Weber and J.P. Guiseppi were booted from their rental in Venice, California, with only a month’s notice. In the frantic search that followed, the pair bought the first property they visited: a hillside residence in the Silver Lake neighborhood of L.A. The plot had enough space down slope to install an ADU. Putting their hard years of renting to good effect, the pair hired Cover, a Los Angeles-based start-up specializing in prefab backyard homes, to build the rental they wish they had lived in as tenants.

Nendo has several shows at satellite events and the fairgrounds, but these tables, which look like metal pieces for outdoor use are actually made from bamboo.

A “Welcome to Leucadia!” sign welcomes visitors to the quaint block where Surfhouse sits. It borders a community coffee joint called Coffee Coffee, as well as Surfy Surfy, an old-school surf shop that began as a surf blog in 2005 where JP St Pierre documented his family surfboard factory called Moonlight Glassing. In 2010, Pierre teamed up with a few of his surf buddies to open up Surfy Surfy, which is the same group that opened up Coffee Coffee. Both destinations were part of a community effort to make sure local businesses continue to rule there.

Designer Takaaki Tani, or t/m, based in Tokyo, displayed his plywood collection, entitled Wafft. The stool, shown here, boasts a sinuous form and a minimal amount of material.

Rota is a minimalist light created by London-based designers Minimalux. Rota is a table or floor lamp made from aluminum discs, frosted acrylic rings, and precision machined brass rods. The light is finished with powder-coated white RAL 9003 with a two meter long cable with an inline dimmer. The light is available in a UK, Euro, or JP/US plug. Each product is conceived and developed by Minimalux and its collaborators from a studio buried deep underground in the heart of East London. Within this laboratory-like environment, the principals of formal reduction are pushed to the extreme whilst material, process, and finishing considerations are specified at the highest level.

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan, is a circular structure measuring 370 feet in diameter. The building features museum space as well as community gathering areas, a library, and lecture hall. Photo by Hisao Suzuki. Courtesy Sanaa.

The (environmentally-friendly) spotlight is on you with this swiveling MARU Spot prototype by Seiji Ishida and Yoko Naito of Saitama-based LIGHTSCENE inc.. LEDs emit a more focused light than incandescent bulbs, which makes them a perfect fit for this design.

Kinetic Desk by Stir Already a tech darling, this adjustable height productivity tool could be called the quantified desk. It aims to make the phrase “tied to your desk” a good thing; with Fitbit connectivity, a smooth user interface and a “whisper breath system” that bumps the surface up to encourage more standing, it’s the high-tech solution to the health issues that come from sitting behind a screen all day. CEO and ex-Apple engineer JP Labrosse wanted to create something that invites people to move with subtle engagement and create products that “support people’s best work.” (For more flexible office solutions, read Dwell's June 2014 essay on the changing workplace.) Photo by Stir

ITO BINDERY Hailing from Japan, ITO BINDERY makes incredible paper products by hand. For the past several years I’ve become more enamored with Japanese stationery and ITO is at the top of my list. Their notebooks use incredibly thin paper that is durable with no bleed-through. Their drawing and desk pads are trimmed in durable, smartly-colored chipboard and are perfect to draw, doodle, write, and capture notes with. If you outside the U.S., you can browse ITO BINDERY’s site below and find a stockist in your area. If you are ordering from the U.S. I would recommend Yoseka Stationery’s curated collection of ITO goods. ito-bindery.co.jp yosekastationery.com/col...

CLASS is a minimalist space located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by JP architects. The project is a renovation of a vintage one-room apartment. The architect divided the space into two sections – a workspace and living space – and applied a surface treatment of “glossy / matte” on each respective area. Residents can come and go through either area easily, but clear boundaries are set between the two. During the day, natural sunlight entering the work-space through the south-east window creates strong reflected rays. At nightfall, the boundary of glaze becomes thinner as if sleeping, the sense of unity of the whole room emerges. In the free space, all furniture (bench, table, and sofa-bed) is pull-down style so that it could be used in a versatile way.

I loved the sweet pastel hues of Swing, a bent-metal fixture by Japanese designer Atsushi Fujii of Monochro Design Studio. She, along with her partner Momoko Naito, presented work at Salone Satellite for the very first time.

Detail of bicycle by J. Peter Weigel of J. Peter Weigel Cycles, on view now through August 15, 2010, at the Museum of Art and Design in New York as part of the Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle. Photo courtesy J. Peter Weigel.

Kouichi Okamoto Kyouei Design by Kouichi Okamoto With a career that started as a DJ and sound producer, this designer has successfully integrated the concepts of light and sound into his products and installations, which often integrate his own musical talents. The Honeycomb Lamp installation featured dozens of paper lamps lit from within.

Yuji Kawauchi and Yuri Hamaguchi Atelier Sango A unique collaboration between an animation designer and a photographer is part animé, part claymation. Atelier Sango produces fine-art sculptures as well as animations for advertising campaigns, creating series like their Legend of Japan, which reimagines characters from traditional Japanese stories.

Junko and Yasumasa Shiba Shibaya This Shizuoka-based husband-and wife design team work exclusively with stone, a traditional craft that was inherited by Yasumasa when he worked at his family business. The Stone Candle Holder and Small Stone Plate is made with a composite of marble and stone which is hand-sculpted and shaped.

David Guarino A Magazine Library A second installation by Guarino was launched in Tokyo in March 2009 and has since traveled around the world. Over 1000 international magazines, zines and art brochures—most of which are Japanese, and many of which are rarely seen in North America—will be collected in a pop-up library and reading room at Dwell on Design. Don't miss a word of Dwell! Download our FREE app from iTunes, friend us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!

Japanese designer Yota Kakuda, who has worked for Ross Lovegrove and who creates products for MUJI, debuted a collection entitled Tenon. Consisting of timber pieces assembled utilizing tenon joints and angular construction methodology, the offerings include a step stool, a bench, side tables and chairs.

Japanese company Kaikado has been making these canisters since 1875 and is still run by the same family. If these strike your fancy, you can order them from Tortoise General Store.