Bohinc Studio has applied urushi, a traditional Japanese lacquer made of tree sap, to a series of boxes made from Katsura tree wood and cotton. Conceived by Studio founder Lara Bohinc during a ...

Urushi is traditional Japanese lacquer refined from the sap of Toxicodendron vernicifluum, known as the Japanese lacquer tree. Hardened urushi has strong adhesive properties and is also excellent at ...

Japanese independent Hajime Asaoka’s Kurono Tokyo imprint is about to drop a limited edition urushi lacquer dialed watch, which takes a bold stand against flippers by printing the name of its owner on ...

The tradition of urushi (lacquer) production that almost disappeared from Japan is enjoying new life thanks to recent demand, but is also facing simultaneous hardship. Takuo Matsuzawa, president of ...

Ever since Seiko unveiled its new 4R34 automatic GMT movement, the brand has been on an absolute tear when it comes to travel watches. Utilizing this movement and other newly developed calibers, such ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “The human being is not pure intellect,” Eileen Gray, modernist architect, designer and one of the great lacquer ...

Bohinc Studio has applied urushi, a traditional Japanese lacquer made of tree sap, to a series of boxes made from Katsura tree wood and cotton. Conceived by Studio founder Lara Bohinc during a ...