In this month's journal, we're exploring how flowers, traditions and beliefs intertwine. A collar of petals and leaves sewn to papyrus in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings. A Chinese Ming official who left his office to cultivate flowers. Families of Santa Elena who still carry flowers down a mountain each August in Colombia. Three unique ways inspired by the beauty and the power of flowers.

What is space? Perhaps not a room, nor the objects within it, but the interval between them, the quiet encounter between things, air and ourselves. Beyond definitions, Fragments about Space explores space as a house for daydreaming, as a connector, and as presence.

Forests do a lot for us, quietly. They clean our air, steady our water, and even ease our stress. They give us more than we often pause to notice. This month of May, maison tombo takes a moment to honour that quiet generosity, with a poem to walk through, footfall by footfall.

maison tombo's collection of curated objects tells stories and speaks of memories. This month, we're sharing the story of Matsu, a Shigaraki ware vessel from Shiga, Japan, once used to distill resin from pine trees into pine oil. Along the way, we'll also explore the symbolism of the pine tree itself, and its quiet and majestic presence that has long inspired artists and poets across Japan and East Asia.

Imagine a place where, for one full day each year, life simply stops. The streets fall silent, the lights disappear, and an island turns inward, embracing stillness as a way to restore harmony in the world. Read the March story of maison tombo Journal.

Set into the Hajar Mountains, the village of Al Suwgra is shaped by one of the most remarkable geological landscape in the world. Around 500 years ago, the Al Sheriqi tribe settled here, building homes carved into the cliffs and cultivating the land using the ancestral aflaj irrigation system. As climate and living conditions are changing, the tribe is exploring ways to sustain and preserve the village by sharing its history and traditions.

In this conversation series of maison tombo Journal, the founder of maison tombo, Mathilde Okuda, and the Taiwanese designer Chialing Chang are exchanging thoughts about the creative process, the role of objects and the frontier between the visible and the invisible.

Indigo blue is not just a color or a pigment. It  has a very long history that has shaped civilizations.

One fundamental principle of indigenous populations is that land is sacred. The land is a source of life, a provider of nourishment and a connection to ancestors

The relationship between humans and objects is a fundamental aspect of human existence. From the moment of birth, we engage with the objects that surround us, shaping our perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors.