shoji
noun
sho·ji
ˈshō-(ˌ)jē 
plural shoji also shojis
: a paper screen serving as a wall, partition, or sliding door
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The serveware was custom designed in historic Gifu, Japan, and it’s inspired by traditional shoji screens (sliding paper screens).
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Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Slide open the shoji screens to reveal a beautiful garden and rise early for morning meditation with the resident monk.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 2 July 2024
Natural light flows in through clerestory windows and highlights maple paneling, shoji screens and wood accents.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
Each one is an ode to Japanese interior elements, furnished with tatami mats, shoji (panels lined with rice paper) and cypress soaking tubs.
—John Wogan, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Slide open the shoji screens to reveal a beautiful garden and rise early for morning meditation with the resident monk.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 2 July 2024
Natural light flows in through clerestory windows and highlights maple paneling, shoji screens and wood accents.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
Each one is an ode to Japanese interior elements, furnished with tatami mats, shoji (panels lined with rice paper) and cypress soaking tubs.
—John Wogan, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Shoji.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoji. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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