Sarugaku – backstreet shopping mall
Who would think about building an open-air shopping mall on a piece of land that measures only 5,791 square feet?
Olivier Polge’s Kenzopower
My generation of Japanese men tend to think fragrances are for women. I believe it’s the same mentality that makes hard-core surfers in Southern California frown on guys wear
a (small) splash of color
Some noticeable tendencies found in contemporary Japanese houses: 1. very small 2. an interior with stark white walls or fair-faced concrete 3. using single letter in naming a proj
Dancing trees, Singing birds
It’s hard to believe this is in Tokyo… A six-apartment complex located in central Tokyo. Below is the architectural model. Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Architects Tag: H
Slick, sleek and chic
If you like nice architectures and fast cars, you’re going to enjoy these videos.
Clean, modern, well thought out
He is no Tadao Ando, but that doesn’t make Akira Sakamoto any less of an architect. If you had a choice between Ando and him as an architect for your very first house,
L’UNIVERS DES PARFUMS CHANEL
Chanel in Japan is trying hard to beat the odds.
George Nelson @ Vitra Design Museum
The Vitra Design Museum at Weil am Rhein in Germany celebrates the 100th anniversary of Nelson’s birth with a retrospective of his work. Jochen Eisenbrand, the curator of the
Jeff Koons Versailles
The major retrospective on Jeff Koons, the star of the ’80s Neo-Geo movement, opened at the Château de Versailles a few weeks ago. The exhibition runs until December 14, 200
Kenzopower by Kenya Hara
Although most Japanese don’t care about fragrances, last end of July, there was an event to announce the launch of Kenzopower at the former Tomyoji Temple in my hometown Naka
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