Keiko Furoshiki is a family business reimagining the centuries-old Japanese tradition of furoshiki. Furoshiki translates to “bath spread,” a reference to the practice’s origins: using cloth to ...

For centuries the Japanese have used furoshiki, beautifully printed pieces of fabric. Here, two experts tell how to do it. By Victoria Gomelsky A gift without wrapping is like a cake without frosting ...

Wrapping paper – that thing that makes our holiday gifts look so festive – has a landfill problem. If it's shiny, metallic, or glitter-encrusted it's not recyclable. And even recycled paper isn't ...

When it comes to the holidays, and gift-giving in general, instead of shelling out money for wrapping paper and tape or gift bags and tissue paper, consider something more personal and eco-friendly: ...

Looking for a special, waste-free way to wrap your Christmas presents? Ditch the wrapping paper, bows and sticky tape for a traditional Japanese style of wrapping. Furoshiki is a tradition that uses ...

Everything nowadays—people and things alike—is labeled according to its meaning or role. Japan’s furoshiki wrapping cloth, despite its infinite possibilities, was caricatured in old television dramas ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. The Japanese government launched a campaign several years ...