Japanese · laser-cut panel pattern
Asanoha
The hemp-leaf star — Japan's most beloved lattice, cut in steel.
Asanoha (麻の葉, "hemp leaf") is the six-pointed star lattice that has run through Japanese design since the Heian era — on kimono, on shoji screens, in kumiko woodwork. Hemp grows fast and straight, so the pattern traditionally wished health and growth on the wearer; on a panel it simply reads as precise, radiant geometry.
About the asanoha pattern
The magic of asanoha is that it's built entirely from straight lines yet reads as starbursts: six kite-shaped cells meet at each star center, and the eye assembles endless overlapping hexagons and triangles from them. It's busy enough to obscure what's behind it, open enough to pass light — the classic screen trade-off, solved eight hundred years ago.
Every line in the lattice is shared by two cells, so the cut panel is intrinsically one connected piece — ideal for sheet metal, where every region must stay attached. Scale sets the star size, and the bar width slider fattens the lattice from delicate line-work to a bold architectural grille.
Make it yours
These are the ranges the generator guarantees stay connected and cuttable — tune them live in the studio and the 2D cut preview follows.
- Motif scale0.6–4 in
- Density0.4×–1.6×
- Bar width0.04–0.25 in
- RotationAdjustable
- Panel size & shapeFully custom
- ExportDXF · SVG, free
What people cut with it
- privacy screens and room dividers
- shoji-style door and window inserts
- fence and gate panels
- cabinet door fronts
- headboards
- radiator covers
- Japanese restaurant and tea-house decor