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Karimoku: Designing Small Sanctuaries In A Fast-paced World

Marie-Louise Schmidlin — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 14:15:57 +0000

With furniture collections focusing on relaxed elegance, closeness to nature, and human-centric design, the lifestyle brand Karimoku composes the framework for a pleasant life while celebrating a symbiosis of Japanese and Danish design traditions.

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Osamu Yokonami’s Photography Book Primal Brings Personality To The Surface

Devid Gualandris — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:50:02 +0000

Smiley and nervous children with fruit occupy the sleek pages of Tokyo-based photographer Osamu Yokonami’s publication, Primal. Sensitive and intriguing at the same time, the book is an affective exploration of conceptions of selfhood and the range of human emotions.

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Wataru Tanabe Studio Redesigns Cafe Ethicus Theleema As A Pared-Back Multifunctional Space

Devid Gualandris — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:00:59 +0000

Japanese design practice Wataru Tanabe Studio has revamped a cafè in a residential area in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture to be both a gathering and an exhibition space. Dubbed ‘ETHICUS theleema’, the place is a minimal and balanced environment characterized by natural materials and a muted color palette.

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Photographer Stefan Dotter Tenderly Documents The Ama, The Women Of The Sea In Japan

Steph Wade — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00:36 +0000

After spending lengthy periods of time in Japan working on various photographic pursuits, German photographer Stefan Dotter became transfixed by the Ama community, which translates directly from Japanese to ‘sea woman’. A title ascribed to Japanese pearl divers; it is the basis of his ongoing documentary project ‘The Women Of The Sea.’

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Cubist Geometry And Sculptural Playfulness Define Frame House

Devid Gualandris — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:00:51 +0000

Located amongst cherry trees in a suburban area in the Shiga prefecture, Japan, ‘Frame House’ by local architecture practice FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects is a two-story family house embracing contemporary minimalism with its cubic geometry, muted colors, and uncluttered interiors.

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Nearby The Mountains, Japanese Firm READ & Architects Design A Modern Concrete Villa For Retirement

Steph Wade — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Located close to Japan’s Mount Asama in Karuizawa, a resort town in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, firm READ & Architects has built ‘Symbiotic House for Life After Retirement’, both a residence for a couple entering into retirement, and a holiday home for their children and grandchildren.

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Uoya Shigenori Transforms 100-Year-Old Space Into The Serene Maana Kamo Guesthouse

Steph Wade — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:00:56 +0000

In Kyoto, Japan’s spiritual city teeming with traditional architecture, the Japanese architect Uoya Shigenori was tasked to redesign the interior of the ‘Maana Kamo Guesthouse’, to be a minimal space as part of a series of luxury retreats tucked away in one of the city’s old streets.

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In Tokyo, Toru Kashihara Architects Design Shoraku-Ji As A Modern Concrete Temple

Steph Wade — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:00:10 +0000

Directly opposite a cemetery in the northeast of Tokyo, Japanese firm Toru Kashihara Architects designed ‘Shoraku-Ji’, a contemporary Buddhist temple that moves completely away from the aesthetic of traditional temple architecture.

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Japanese Studio About’s Minimalist Redesign Of Mekani Shrine’s Award Office

Devid Gualandris — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:00:24 +0000

Tokyo and Osaka based design studio ABOUT has renovated the award office of a Shinto shrine in Kyushu, Japan, dating back to 200 A.D. Honoring the original form of the building, the minimalist redesign celebrates the identity and sense of purpose of ‘Mekani Shrine’ through an enriched space that connects past, present, and future, while calming the spirit.

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Aman Kyoto · Kyoto, Japan

Devid Gualandris — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:00:30 +0000

Set in an eighty-acre secluded garden north of Kyoto, Japan, and surrounded by tall forests, local temples, and shrines, ‘Aman Kyoto’ is as peaceful as it is otherworldly. An architectural masterpiece, the charming resort reimagines traditional Japanese inns with minimal and light-filled interiors fostering recovery and contemplation.

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Jonathan Van Der Knaap’s Closer, Vibrant Diptychs That Show Tokyo From A Different Perspective

Steph Wade — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:00:27 +0000

Australian photographer Jonathan van der Knaap has shared his subdued photo essay in diptych form: ‘Closer’ depicts in abstract detail the objects, people, and places that coalesce to form Japan’s distinctive culture, and the place that he calls home.

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In Tokyo, A Giant Staircase Cuts Through The Center Of Nendo’s Stairway House

Steph Wade — Thu, 28 May 2020 10:07:26 +0000

A colossal steel and concrete staircase takes center stage at the ‘Stairway House’. Designed by Japanese studio Nendo, its imposing form was placed to obstruct the facade, uniting each level of the three story home.

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Contrasting Textures And Materials Are Central To The Interior Of Acne Studios In Nagoya

Emily Grundon — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:00:17 +0000

Innovative Barcelona-based firm Architectura-G plays with contrasting elements in its design for the Acne Studios store in a bustling shopping district of Nagoya, Japan.

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Norm Architects And Keiji Ashizawa Design Two Elegant And Minimal Apartments In Tokyo

Steph Wade — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:00:52 +0000

In Tokyo, two apartments in an unassuming block take influences from both Scandinavian and Japanese design in their formation: ‘Kinuta Terrace’ is the result of a collaboration between Tokyo-native design studio Keiji Ashizawa and the Copenhagen-based Norm Architects.

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The Mass · Tokyo, Japan

Emily Grundon — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:00:48 +0000

Renowned Japanese designer Nobuo Araki’s firm The Archetype has created ‘The Mass’—a contemporary art gallery located in the back streets of Omotesando, the bustling shopping district in Harajuku, Tokyo.

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