CHICAGO — Restaurants will keep outdoor dining going throughout Chicago’s winter months using popup cabins, movable booths and Japanese inspired heated tables after the winning design concepts were ...

Depending on what evaluation criteria you’re using, the Japanese kotatsu, a low table with a heater attached to its underside, is either the greatest or worst piece of furniture mankind has ever ...

Wax in the table hardens and melts depending on the ambient temperature, releasing heat so the room always stays close to 72 degrees, no extra energy required. From the top, this table looks fairly ...

Submissions were called, ideas were proposed, finalists were selected, and now, winners for Chicago’s Winter Design Challenge have been announced. The competition aims to solve the problem of how to ...

Kotatsu, tables with a heater attached to their underside and a thick quilt sandwiched between a two-layer top, are one of the coziest ways to keep warm while relaxing at home during winter in Japan.