Traditional architectural elements reinterpreted in post-war Japanese home furnishings. Kiyoshi Seike's movable tatami and Kisho Kurokawa's paper blind.

Abstract

In Japan in the 1950s and 1960s, the necessary reconstruction as well as the country's growth after the post-war period and the American occupation, were seen as fertile soil for architects to develop their new ideals. In them, aspects of modern architecture coexisted, which had been developing since the beginning of the century, with personal experiences and concerns typical of the moment. But above all, a conflict was emerging in society, that of the necessary reformulation of a unique identity that seemed lost, and in which Western influences and tradition had to coexist, to give rise to a new, characteristically Japanese reality. In this scenario, the reinterpretation of tradition takes on a relevant role, not only in architecture in general, but also in furniture and other domestic equipment, promoting the survival of tradition in a modern space.