Xianju boneless festive lanterns originated in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in Xianju County in East China's Zhejiang Province. The embroidered boneless festive lantern of Xianju is reputed as the "No.

As iconic design objects go, perhaps none is more simple—and so universally beloved—as the paper lantern. This month, an inspired and beautiful exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When the late artist Isamu Noguchi visited the Japanese prefecture Gifu in 1951, he was entranced by the paper ...