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Missing Bond In Families - Ways to improve family bonding

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 | 8:06 PM | 0 comments

What is the first thing

that comes to mind when "family" is being mentioned?

A family spending quality together, or one whereby everyone is on his/her gadget, too busy to even utter a word?

Are you like the sisters choosing their mobile devices over having a drink with each other, or like the family enjoying a meal together?

You know the answer.

Technology is all around us these days, and we are too engrossed with our phones and tablets.

Research has shown that families only spend an average of 8 hours together per week. They are either trying to meet the demands of their daily hectic schedules, or simply being too consumed by technology.

Here are some reasons why families are not getting enough quality time together.

Don't you think that you are missing out on family togetherness at home?

Don't you wish to have a short family time daily?

Don't you ...

Here are some suggestions to improve your communication gaps!

1. Plan a holiday

In fact, 65 per cent of families go on holidays just to have some quality time together.

However, once they are back to the comfort of their own home, the distance begins all over again.

2. Go out for a meal twice every week

Let someone choose the place.

This place must not be repeated until you've really run out of places to choose.

3. Create a small Tatami area to reinforce family bonding

You can drop by our showroom @ East Coast Road to have a clearer idea of our handcrafted Tatami platform concepts & foldable mobile furnishings.

Take some time off your devices to have a family bonding session at your very own Tatami cozy corner.

Set a rule to spend at least 30 minutes on your Tatami area every day.

Play a game or watch the television together.

"Creating a lifetime and intangible family value is important."

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Labels: Family Bonding, Holiday, Igusa, Tatami, Technology

Tatami benefits all walks of life

Wednesday, July 1, 2015 | 7:47 PM | 0 comments

Here's a video of how Nick & his family use our Tatami Nile Sofa Bed.

Enjoy!

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Labels: Cooling, Different ages, Family Bonding, Igusa, Mobile, Sofa, Tatami, Video

TEAM TATAMI !

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 | 6:38 PM | 0 comments

History of Tatami

“We are not makers of history, we are made by history”

“History never repeats itself”

Tatami has been around for almost 2000 years in history, and was made specially for the Royalties. It was considered as a luxury product at that time but after that any class of the society use it.

Tatami became a common usage in the 18^th and 19^th century.

Even up till now, people still sleep on hard traditional Tatami mats with a layer of Shiki futon.

Story of harvesting Igusa specially for us… (It’s reaaaally a tough process!)

“Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts”

Ever tried reaping crops? It’s not an easy job!

During the harvesting period, farmers wake up early everyday to tend to the crops. Plant, water, plant, water.

Once the Igusa are fully grown, they have to dry them before selecting only the best rush to weave. This is done by making sure each rush does not have stains on them. Not only that, the length of each Igusa strand has to be more or less similar.

Everything is handmade with precision and intricacy. This whole effortful process takes a year to accomplish.

What about The Tatami Shop?

"Take a deep breath and enjoy life"

Being the sole distributor of Tatami outside Japan in Southeast Asia, The Tatami Shop offers a classic range of handmade items for you and your family to enjoy.

With space being a concern with smaller houses these days, the presence of foldable Tatami is important to create more room for additional usage. Also, The Tatami Shop has innovated different Tatami flooring densities to suit our local context.

Handcrafted for the convenience of our customers, The Tatami Shop reduces the constant process of taking out & keeping the shiki futon.

Up till today, Tatami is still a Japanese national identity.