Lacquer is usually for precious, pricey stuff. Think handcrafted bowls and serving trays, religious artefacts in museum collections, and the facades of old shrines, temples and other architectural ...

Can a basic calculator with an old-school segmented LCD screen be beautiful? Casio’s response to that question is its new ...

The title of the Smart Museum’s latest exhibit showcasing Japanese lacquer boxes is aptly called “Symbol and Substance.” The boxes in this sumptuous collection are varied and many in number (56 to be ...

In a world dominated by mass-produced electronics, the CASIO S100X Japanese Lacquer Edition emerges as a rare masterpiece ...