This is the first a+u special issue devoted primarily to the design of interior space. In this issue, a+u features the works of eriko horiki, washi designer. One of the themes of her work in exploring the possibilities of washi in architectural space. By combing it with various other materials,she has made it more expressive and windened its range of application. Throughout her 20-year history of professional activities, a+u indroduces the world of Eriko Horiki's works The art of handcrafting washi paper has a rich tradition in Japan. To pass on the culture and technique of Japan's paper-craft to forthcoming generations, Eriko Horiki seeks innovative possibilities in working with the idea of washi in architecture. Having acquired the traditional technique of washi-making in Fukui, Horiki personally handcrafts washi paper of her own design in her studio. The work that materializes from her novel ideas gives space a rich character that is reinforced through the changing qualities of light. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1: Space and Presence Lisn Aoyama / Setsugekka Tokyo / Ikaya Ginbe / Rafael Amargo, Don Quixote Stage Art / Soft Screen Exhibition / Yo-Yo Ma, The Silk Road Stage Art / Disney + WA-Qu Exhibition Chapter 2: A Renaissance of Traditional Technology Birthplace of Large-Format Washi Report: Process that Raises Washi to the Statues of Art From the Fukui Workshop Nozomi Chiba Chapter 3: The Spirit of Washi Tokyo Midtown / ZENKYOREN Makuhari Training Center / Chapel of Canoviano Tokyo / SOGO Shinsaibashi Main Store Chapter 4: Embodiment of the Natural World Restaurant in Hanamurasaki Hotel / The Abbey of the Good Shepherd / Cafe Cube in Hosomi Museum / Tochigi Prefectural Forest for Health / Art Works of Paper and Light Exhibition / Setsugekka Kyoto / Premier Lounge of TOHO Cinemas Nijo Chapter 5: Respecting and Extending Japanese Traditions Spa in the Peninsula Tokyo / Uenohara Jomon no Mori Pavilion / Okuaga Furusato Kan Municipal Washi Museum / Chiyoda-ku New Government Office / Kamakura Sotatsu / Omuro Sanowa Dialogue: Primitive Things Eriko Horiki × Toyo Ito Interview: Primitive Things Eriko Horiki × Tomohiko Mihoya × Tatsuo Tanaka ×Ken Matsui Dialogue:The Culture of Lighting Design Eriko Horiki × Satoshi Uchihara Commentary: Hiroshi Senju Commentary: Kazuo Kawasaki Commentary: Daniel Ost Review of the past 20 years Eriko Horiki Credits and Data Biography