Functional and Fashionable

ew furniture types are as chameleon-like as the folding floor screen. Hinged, upright panels that are typically made of wood, paper, or fabric, folding screens are believed to have originated in ancient China, where their heavy, carved, wooden frames rendered them stationary room decorations. The furniture form was later introduced to Japan, where craftsmen refined the design of the folding screen and elevated it to an art form. By employing lightweight paper as the primary material, Japanese artists crafted screens that could be moved easily, thus