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							 The Tatami is typical japanese 
                      panelling made from pressed 
                      rice straw covered with bamboo cane matting, 
                      with a black cloth border. This mat is about 6cm thick and 
                      is typical of Japanese houses where it is used as internal 
                      flooring, laid on the wooden platform that houses are made 
                      with. It creates a flat surface that both insulates 
                      against humidity and allows the flooring to breathe 
                      thanks to the vegetable fibres it is made from and helped 
                      by special holes placed regularly along the bottom of the 
                      mat which is covered in special material. The particular smell of the fibre is typical of traditional 
                      japanese homes.
 This model can be made in various 
                      sizes depending on the design wanted as a base; used on 
               		 wooden bed bases it makes for an excellent futon base.
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