Happy New Year!

As the year ends, we think about all that we are grateful for. Big thank you to all our business counterparts, colleagues, associates, architects and designers, and friends who have together made this year a wonderful year. We look forward to contributing to your success in the upcoming year! Happy New Year!

Historic Japanese Garden

Since its closure for a year-long renovation on April 4, 2011, the historic 9acre Japanese Garden at the Huntington Library welcomes a new addition- a ceremonial teahouse donated by the Pasadena Buddhist Temple. The teahouse is called the Arbor of Pure Breeze, restored in Kyoto, Japan and then shipped back to the U.S., had been rebuit on a picturesque ridge on th Southwest side of the Japanese Garden surrounded by authentic tea garden.

Master Sifu from Nakamura Sotoji Komuten Construction Company in Kyoto at work.

So wonderful to have master sifu applying out Tsuchikabe Kukan series!

Overall look before completion

A close up look on Shemshak

The project is finally completed! Take a look!
Photos courtesy of Memarinews.com

Ceracube 201A

San Juan's Natural Balance House is Ready~

The Natural Balance House is finally finished and furnished!

We are proud to be one of the contributors of Natural Balance House on San Juan Island, of which the interior walls and ceilings is covered with straw-laced Wabi of our Japanese Wall@Zen Wall--- which is 100% non-toxic and non-VOC. Wabi is made not only to look beautiful, but more importantly to enhance healthier indoor environment, by absorbing and disintegrating formaldehyde and VOC. Also not forgetting to mention the beautiful stone finishes throughout the property.

The plastering work of Zen Wall was skillfully done by Berkeley based Level Five's Rye Hudak.

For more information about Natural Balance House, please visit http://www.naturalbalancehouse.com/

Please also visit www.japanesewall.com and b.japanesewall.com for more information.

Together, we help promote green living and create a healthier environment to live in.

PS: We will be posting more photos of the completed work at Blue Ribbon @ The Cosmopolitan Hotel, LV in due course.

Nippon Will Bloom Again!

Please continue to pray and support the efforts to rebuild Japan. "Nippon Will Bloom Again" is created by a long time friend- Henki of Airside Japan (www.airside.jp). With many love and 爱, Japan will bloom again!

Kinjuraku + Tenkou

Don't think that JWall is only to be used for feature wall. Because of the many positive benefits, it can be applied in the entire house on walls and ceilings. It is not just beautiful but also green alternative to paint!

Bedroom with a hint of bling and nature.

Good combination of Tenkou (Ginryo) and Kinjuraku (Maple). Two completely different textures blended so harmoniously side by side. Tenkou is fiber texture while Kinjuraku is metallic sand.

Beautiful workmanship of Tenkou.

Photos were forwarded by Alla's happy client in Russia.

Nihon Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund

JWall is allocation portion of its revenues generated from sales of JWall to our Nihon Earthquake and Tsuname Relief Fund, which will then be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society. All of our customers are indirectly contributors and supporters of this fund. Thank you very much!

Artsy

What else can we do with JWall? It's really an art! See recent work of jasyun~ Peace from Within (6'x 4' with gold leaf frame) and Harmonica.

Peace from Within.... this is a creation really out of peace from within.

Harmonica...random

Natural Balance House, San Juan Island

We are proud to be one of the contributors of Natural Balance House on San Juan Island, of which interior finishing has used our Japanese Wall@Zen Wall's Wabi series, which is 100% non-toxic and non-VOC. Wabi is made of diatomite earth which can absorbs and disintegrate formaldehyde and VOC. Please visit http://www.naturalbalancehouse.com/ for more information on why our materials have been selected. The plastering work of Zen Wall was skillfully done by Berkeley based Level Five's Rye Hudak.

More photos on http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalbalancehouse/sets/

Please also visit www.japanesewall.com for more information.

Together, we help promote green living and create a healthier environment to live in.

Happy 2011

New Year, New Hope~ May all be blessed with peace, joy, love, and good health! Cheers~

The application of CeraCube on exterior fascade of Shemshak Ski resort is finally finishing.


From this video, we hope you will get better insight on how J-Wall is sprayed onto wall and ceilings.

J-Wall in Maxidom Hypermarket

A new exposition of Japanese Wall has just been opened in Hypermarket MAXIDOM (www.maxidom.ru ) in St. Petersburg-one of the most popular centers of high quality interior and construction goods.
Karin, Kinjuraku, Pink Coat, Tenkou, Kyoto, Ayaka are amongst the most popular seller.
Open from 10AM to 10PM daily. There are two nice gentlemen on site to explain J-Wall's properties, application instruction, and basically ready to answer any question you may have!

Dadong

As you walk up the grand staircase of one of the most talked-about Dadong Peking Roast Duck Restaurant at Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng District, turn left toward the main dining hall. As you enter, you will see this beautiful earthy wall which blends in the Chinese element with Japanese look.
A close-up look at the texture. Play around with Wabi, Siltouch to get some more texture.

Happy Ebisu Festival~

So, Jan. 10-12 marks Ebisu Festival (戎祭り-literally means the festival of the god of fishermen and prosperity) in Osaka~ So what do we do? This is the day most business people will go to the shrine (神社-jinjya) and pray for business success and prosperity. This year seems completely awesome~ weather was good too! In conjunction to this, it was also also Coming of Age Day (成人の日 to mark the 20 years of age for girls reaching their adulthood) on January 11. So many girls in beautiful, expensive kimonos on the street to celebrate it.

Here's a video of the festival to bring the best of luck and prosperity to everyone.
Video courtesy of chottomatte.net

Rye Hudak's Works

Rye of Level 5 Design is probably one of the first few J-Wall applicators in the West Coast. He has over 6 years of experience working with Wara Juraku and the other sand-based materials.
Perfect ambience~
See how the wall is not just done in one way? It just takes some creativity and artistic skills to create a wabi sabi beautiful wall.
Like I said before, application can be done on any kind of architecture, any room, any theme. We have so many colors and textures to choose from~
Even ceilings can be applied.
Bling bling feature wall~
Wara Juraku will always be one of my favorite series after Wabi

For more information on Rye's work, please email info@levelfivedesign.com or call 510-665-9013

Photos courtesy of Rye Hudak