Promotion: musical instrument manufacturer Roland and renowned Japanese furniture company Karimoku have unveiled two pianos designed to blend analogue and digital technology with traditional and cutting-edge craftsmanship. More about Roland and Karimoku design artisanal Kiyola digital pianos crafted with techniques "refined over a thousand years"
Furniture brand Karimoku has worked with design duo Christian + Jade on an exhibition that chronicles the vast spectrum of Japanese tree species and their "profound process of ageing". More about The Age of Wood exhibition challenges conventional perceptions of timber
Postalco Design Studio rethought the concept of storage in Stakko Chunks and Blocks, an exhibition at the Karimoku Research Centre in Tokyo. More about Postalco turns storage boxes into hackable furniture for Karimoku exhibition
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has completed a minimalist renovation of a 1990s concrete building in Tokyo to create the Karimoku Research Center. More about Keiji Ashizawa Design turns concrete office into Karimoku creative hub
With just three weeks until Dezeen Awards entries close, last year's winners detail the positive outcomes of winning and encourage other studios to enter. More about Winning a Dezeen Award "made me feel like anything is possible" say past winners
Zaha Hadid Design has unveiled its wooden Seyun chairs and table, which were designed to "stand the test of time", at the historic Museo Bagatti Valsecchi during Milan design week. More about Zaha Hadid Design launches wooden furniture collection Seyun with Karimoku
Designer Keiji Ashizawa used muted tones to make the most of the sunlight in this apartment in central Tokyo, which features wooden art pieces and furniture that was specially designed for the space. More about Wooden furniture and artworks decorate Hiroo Residence in Tokyo
Designer Keiji Ashizawa has created the interior of Japanese furniture brand Karimoku's second showroom, which features a combination of its own wooden furniture and pieces by local artists and artisans. More about Karimoku opens Kyoto showroom informed by traditional houses and temple gardens
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Norman Foster has designed the Foster Retreat in Martha's Vineyard as a holiday home for his friends and those of the Norman Foster Foundation, which features furniture designed by the architect for Karimoku. More about Norman Foster creates angular retreat in Martha's Vineyard for "friends of the Foster family"
Dezeen Showroom: German design meets Japanese craftsmanship in Karimoku New Standard's Spectrum Workstation Round ST160 table, created by studio Geckeler Michels to bring calm to work environments. More about Spectrum Workstation Round ST160 by Geckeler Michels for Karimoku
Numerous Japanese brands chose to hold exhibitions during Milan design week for the first time this year as furniture fair Salone del Mobile returned to full capacity following the coronavirus pandemic. More about Japanese brands make Milan debuts as focus on the European market grows
Danish firm Norm Architects and Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design have designed a mid-century modern-informed interior for Azabu Residence in Tokyo using muted dark tones and warm natural materials. More about Azabu Residence in Tokyo references mid-century American design and Brazilian modernism
Dezeen Showroom: design duo Inoda + Sveje has designed a sculptural sofa from solid wood for Japanese furniture manufacturer Karimoku, which is named Kunst after the Danish word for art. More about Kunst sofa by Inoda + Sveje for Karimoku
Dezeen Showroom: Berlin design studio Geckeler Michels has developed a versatile chair for Japanese furniture brand Karimoku that can be stacked and kitted out with armrests. More about Panorama chair by Geckeler Michels for Karimoku
Dezeen Showroom: Danish studio Norm Architects has created the N-DC01 dining chair for Japanese furniture manufacturer Karimoku as a hybrid between the two countries' design aesthetics. More about N-DC01 dining chair by Norm Architects for Karimoku
Japanese designer Mikiya Kobayashi has created an electric scooter with a body clad in chestnut wood in a bid to give the vehicle a softer and warmer aesthetic. More about Mikiya Kobayashi designs electric ILY-Ai scooter made from wood
Milan 2015: Japanese wood furniture manufacturer Karimoku New Standard will present space-saving dining furniture by German designer Christian Haas in Milan next week. More about Karimoku New Standard's wooden chairs stack like supermarket trolleys
Milan 2014: Swiss design studio Big-Game will present an oak chair for Japanese brand Karimoku New Standard in Milan next week (+ slideshow). More about Big-Game to present Japanese oak chair in Milan
Milan 2012: this table with folding trestle legs by Spanish designer Tomás Alonso is one of nine new products that Japanese furniture brand Karimoku New Standard will present at Erastudio Apartment Gallery in Milan later this month. More about Karimoku New Standard at ErastudioApartment Gallery