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Japan
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Viewpoints
How The Craft of Kawai Kanjirō Teaches Us to Find Beauty in the Unknown
On the 100th anniversary of the Japanese mingei movement, New York’s Japan Society puts on the first U.S. retrospective of the folk potter and Living National Treasure.
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A Library in Japan Takes Design Cues from the Forest
Mari Ito’s Nasushiobara City Library connects to the community through the building’s facade and light-filled atria.
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KYOGO Textiles Harness a Millennium-Old Weaving Technique
Based on visual motifs from Japanese history, the patterns of the new COIKI collection are best-suited for hospitality interiors.
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André Fu’s Hotel the Mitsui Celebrates the History and Refinement of Kyoto
The design includes traditional Japanese gardens by landscape master Shunsaku Miyagi as well as a restoration of a 300-year-old Kajiimiya Gate.
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A New Exhibition Highlights Modernism’s Debt to Japanese Architecture
Shofuso and Modernism: Mid-Century Collaboration Between Japan and Philadelphia explores the artistic interconnections between Antonin and Noémi Raymond, George Nakashima, and Junzo Yoshimura.
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A Pyramidal University Campus Towers over a Japanese City
With numerous functional and visual connections to the surrounding city of Ibaraki, Otemon Gakuin University's newest building is inviting despite its sleekness.
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Ace Hotel Kyoto Uses Traditional Japanese Materials in Unconventional Ways
Kengo Kuma and Commune Design have completed Ace Hotel Kyoto, the brand’s first location in Asia.
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Colorful Japanese Posters Take Over Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum
The exhibition, spanning over 80 years of Japanese graphic design, is a tribute to designer Shigeru Watano's long-standing relationship with the museum.
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Design Cities 2019: Fukuoka, Japan
After a three-year renovation, the Fukuoka Art Museum reflects the coastal city’s international links, both past and present.
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In Tokyo, a Formidable Concrete Shell Protects an Intimate Family Dwelling
Japanese firm Suppose Design Office was tasked with creating a communal, yet private, house for a family of five on a compact site.
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Profiles
Inside the Mind of Sou Fujimoto
Metropolis interviews the renowned Japanese architect, whose retrospective exhibition Futures of the Future is currently on view at Japan House Los Angeles.
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This Design Lab in Kyoto Is Analyzing Food to Understand How Cities Change
“By looking at food, we can uncover the inner workings of the city which are otherwise difficult to see,” says Takuya Miyake of the Kyoto Institute of Technology.
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Japan’s Two New Moxy Hotels Aim for Laid-Back Hospitality
The Moxy brand, owned by Marriot, seeks to appeal to the “next-gen” traveler, doing away with traditional amenities in favor of a budget-friendly, design-focused experience.
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The Secret Beauty, Terror, and Power of Japanese Gardens
Garden designer Sophie Walker delves into the multifaceted nature of Japanese Gardens in her new book from Phaidon.
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Profiles
The Japanese Gardener Who Hunts Exotic Plants the World-Over
Seijun Nishihata helms the Sora Botanical Garden project, a company that offers horticultural consultation to architects, designers, governments, and private companies.
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The Story of 20th-Century Japanese Culture, in One Book
"The Japanese Photobook" obsessively documents the mediatic techniques that captured life in the island nation over the last 100 years.
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Tezuka Architects Win 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize
The firm won the $100,000 award for its Fuji Kindergarten, which is specially designed for autistic children, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Barbican Exhibit on Japanese Houses a Veritable Architectural Playground
A new exhibition at the Barbican Gallery highlights Japanese architects’ thrilling, seemingly impractical, sometimes topsy-turvy experiments with the house.
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Products
Tokyo House Tests Environmentally-Friendly Concrete Made From Volcanic Ash
For this unique home, Atelier Tekuto teamed up with experts to develop an environmentally-friendly concrete made—not from sand—but volcanic ash.
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Design Is Like Making Soup, Says Naoto Fukasawa
The celebrated Japanese designer muses on the similarities between design and soup making, the enduring relevance of "Super Normal", and the power of observation.