08 Japandi
Japandi is evolving, moving beyond serene minimalism to become a style of quiet intelligence. Japandi prioritises smart layout and intuitive design, creating minimal, nature-integrated spaces that can help restore energy.
Download the full Design Handbook for a more in depth look at design themes, inspiration, floorplans, landscaping and more.
Intelligent, calm & restrained
Simplicity is now underpinned by thoughtful design choices and materials, with a focus on durability and adaptability. The style now emphasises clarity, flow and care, blending natural warmth with architectural precision to foster restorative, intelligent homes that seamlessly connect daily rituals with nature.
Contents:
- Lifestyle themes NEW
- Floorplan New
- Design Features
- Cladding solutions
- Colour palette
- Style variations
- Materials & textures
- Landscaping New
- Styling
Lifestyle themes
Guided by thoughtful simplicity and quiet intelligence, the Japandi home responds to the evolving rhythms of modern life—supporting daily rituals, human connection and independence through intuitive design, natural integration and enduring adaptability.
Evolved Living
Creative Living
Multigenerational Living
Autonomous Living
For additional insights in to the lifestyle shifts shaping Japandi homes today, Download the full Design Handbook to gain expert insight from Jenny Li of WGSN.
Design features
1 Refined minimalism
2 Natural-look exterior
3 Harmonious colour scheme
4 Indoor-outdoor flow
Cladding solutions
Japandi’s refined structure supports a range of considered cladding treatments, allowing personalised expression while maintaining calm, cohesive aesthetics suited to different contexts.
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Colour palette
The colour palette draws on serene Nordic and Japanese influences, grounded in soft neutrals and warm natural tones to create a calm, balanced interior. These considered hues enhance architectural precision, allowing light, shadow and material texture to define the space with quiet clarity.
Want to understand how colour shapes the Japandi aesthetic? Download the Design Handbook for insight into the colour palette from Jenny Li of WGSN.
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Want to understand how colour shapes the Japandi aesthetic? Download the Design Handbook for insight into the colour palette from Jenny Li of WGSN.
Style variations
While the refined, low-profile roof anchors Japandi, variations respond to lifestyle, site conditions and climate. Material palettes, openings and detailing evolve to suit context, enabling calm, high-performing homes that balance restraint, comfort, efficiency and long-term adaptability.
Summer House
Winter Retreat
Minimal Contemporary
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Materials & textures
A palette grounded in soft neutrals is layered with warm timber and subtle earthy tones to create an organic, calming foundation. Tactile, matte finishes and natural-look surfaces add gentle depth, while considered material contrasts bring quiet visual interest. Filtered light animates these textures, shaping a space that feels restorative, balanced and sensorially refined.
Hear directly from VOGUE Living Editor Rebecca Caratti on material choices. Download the full Design Handbook for exclusive insights.
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Bordeaux Bluestone Cobblestones, RMS Traders
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Premium Bluestone Stepping Stone, RMS Traders
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Haddon Matte Black Medium Square Tile, Tilecloud
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PVC Decking, Vintage Collection®, Weathered Teak,
TimberTech®
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Chablis PurePlank 2.0 Floorboards, Havwoods
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Aspen Raw 13 Character Floorboards, Havwoods
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Habit Range, Canvas Floorboards, Kustom Timber
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10Windows & Walls
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Satinlite Decorative Glass, Veridian Glass
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Double White Sand Paint, Porter's Paints
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Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding, James Hardie
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13Cabinetry
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Blackened Oak Laminate, Polytech
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American Walnut Costato Veneer, Havwoods
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Avorio Natural Stone, Artedomus
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Northbridge Peach Terracotta Look Subway Tile, Tilecloud
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Coogee Antique Brown Matte Kit Kat Mosaic Tile, Tilecloud
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Travertine Tuscan Cobblestones, RMS Traders
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Kyoto Linen Curtains, James Dunlop Textiles
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Dicaprio Cinamon, Upholstery, Warwick
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Natural Astrid Hand Woven Rug, Temple & Webster
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Materials & textures
A palette grounded in soft neutrals is layered with warm timber and subtle earthy tones to create an organic, calming foundation. Tactile, matte finishes and natural-look surfaces add gentle depth, while considered material contrasts bring quiet visual interest. Filtered light animates these textures, shaping a space that feels restorative, balanced and sensorially refined.
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4Exterior
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Bordeaux Bluestone Cobblestones, RMS Traders
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Premium Bluestone Stepping Stone, RMS Traders
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Haddon Matte Black Medium Square Tile, Tilecloud
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PVC Decking, Vintage Collection®, Weathered Teak,
TimberTech®
Hear directly from VOGUE Living Editor Rebecca Caratti on material choices. Download the full Design Handbook for exclusive insights.
Landscaping
Landscaping in Japandi extends the home’s quiet, nature-led character into its surroundings, using native planting, natural textures and layered greenery to soften architectural lines. Outdoor spaces become restorative and sheltering, supporting passive performance while strengthening indoor-outdoor flow and the daily connection between home, landscape and ritual.
Find a detailed, climate specific planting list in the full Design Handbook, with expert insight from Matt Leacy, Director of Landart.