Straw, pearl shells, river stones, clay. A cornucopia of natural materials sourced from the landscape define the interiors of the new Sower restaurant in rural Japan, overlooking the serene waters of Lake Biwa in the mountainous Shiga Prefecture.\nThe Japanese restaurant was designed by Teruhiro Yanagihara Studio, which carefully applied...
Sower, the new Japanese restaurant on Lake Biwa, features a minimalist design and a material palette inspired by its surroundingsStraw, pearl shells, river stones, clay. A cornucopia of natural materials sourced from the landscape define the interiors of the new Sower restaurant in rural Japan, overlooking the serene waters of Lake Biwa in the mountainous Shiga Prefecture.
And so the rugged natural Shiga landscape is the main protagonist throughout, from the textures of the plaster walls, the surface of the stone counters and the deep water shades of the ceramic glazes, right down to the contents of the plates.