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2 weeks ago

Path Envelope in Maebashi / HAGISO

A curved-wall residence near Maebashi Station creates a protective envelope around a central courtyard and gymnasium-like Arena space, accommodating a family of seven while adapting to seasonal changes and community needs.
#architecture
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
4 days ago
Renovation

only human draws from chinese landscape paintings to design this bangkok home

H168 House in Bangkok integrates living and working spaces, inspired by traditional Chinese art, with a central courtyard enhancing light and connectivity.
fromArchDaily
1 week ago
Renovation

Overlap no Ma House / IGArchitects

The house design in Uruma focuses on responding to environmental conditions rather than merely fulfilling functional requirements.
Renovation
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1 week ago

Overlap no Ma House / IGArchitects

The house design in Uruma focuses on responding to environmental conditions rather than merely fulfilling functional requirements.
Arts
fromMission Local
1 day ago

Blood, mud and a cobweb create ache of heartbreak at Asian Art Museum

Chiharu Shiota's exhibition explores themes of personal loss and connection through intricate art pieces made from blood, mud, and yarn.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

I thought this Tokyo museum would be a major tourist trap. It ended up being a highlight of my first trip to Japan.

TeamLab Planets quickly made a name for itself after opening its doors in 2018. It holds the Guinness World Record for the most-visited museum dedicated to a single group or artist, bringing in more than 2.5 million visitors from April 2023 to March 2024.
Digital life
Photography
fromItsnicethat
6 days ago

Gideon Tsang's blurred and distorted work is nature photography as you've never seen it before

Gideon captures the essence of time and change in photography, focusing on the ephemeral rather than traditional beauty or detail.
Arts
fromColossal
3 days ago

Yamamoto Masao's Otherworldly Portraits Introduce Us to Expressive Owls

Yamamoto Masao's photographs evoke emotional connections between image and memory, focusing on owls and their diminishing habitats.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

Kengo Kuma & Associates Present Site-Specific Installation "Earth | Tree" at Copenhagen Contemporary

Kengo Kuma's Earth | Tree installation in Copenhagen blends timber, brick, and light, embodying a responsive architectural approach.
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Shinichi Atobe: Silent Way

Shinichi Atobe's new album Silent Way marks a significant evolution in his career, showcasing his unique sound and personal growth.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Culture of care: surreal celebrations of Iranian tenderness in pictures

Sheida Soleimani's work reframes caring for bodies as a political act in her exhibition, Forest of Stars.
#isamu-noguchi
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 week ago

Your Carry-On Isn't Ready for Cherry Blossom Season in Japan - These 9 Designs Are - Yanko Design

Camera (1) is a compact, metal-bodied camera designed for ease of use, featuring a single-edge control layout that allows for quick adjustments without navigating a touchscreen. This design is particularly beneficial during cherry blossom season when moments are fleeting and require immediate capture.
Photography
Arts
fromsfist.com
6 days ago

New Dogpatch Gallery to Open This Spring Honoring Ruth Asawa's Work and Legacy

A new gallery dedicated to Ruth Asawa's work opens this spring, celebrating her 100th birthday and her contributions to art and education.
Berlin
fromTravel + Leisure
3 weeks ago

The 9 Best Museums in Tokyo-With Ancient History, Stunning Architecture, and Dazzling Immersive Exhibits

Tokyo contains nine exceptional museums ranging from prestigious national institutions to specialized collections, with the National Art Center standing out for its architectural design and diverse rotating exhibitions.
#architectural-installation
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 weeks ago

8 Best Japanese Spring Home Upgrades That Make Tiny Rooms Feel Like a Wabi-Sabi Sanctuary - Yanko Design

Japanese design philosophy emphasizes deliberate minimalism where less means intentional rather than empty, achieved through functional objects rooted in craft traditions and spatial intelligence.
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

DHS Appropriates Japanese Artist's Work in Racist X Post

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is using my artwork without permission ... What should I do ... Since the other party is so large, I'm honestly at a loss.
Arts
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

TOTTEI Green Hill / Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates

Kobe is a city where the sea and mountains are close together, with its urban area spreading across the slopes at the base of the mountains. In the Sannomiya area, the current city center, the most important urban axis connecting the sea to the mountains is Flower Road, running north-south from Shin-Kobe Station to the port.
SOMA, SF
Graphic design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

issey miyake crafts sunglasses with eight concave lenses inspired by japanese ceramic works

Issey Miyake Eyes releases UROKO sunglasses featuring eight concave lenses inspired by Japanese potter Shoji Kamoda's ceramic works, combining 3D printing with traditional craftsmanship aesthetics.
Toronto Raptors
fromDefector
1 month ago

New Japan Makes, The World Takes | Defector

Tomohiro Ishii, a 50-year-old New Japan Pro Wrestling mid-card wrestler, maintains authenticity through his unwavering commitment to a consistent wrestling formula despite being past his prime.
#japanese-architecture
fromArchDaily
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Kumamoto Exhibition Explores Shoei Yoh's Pioneering Timber Structures and Computational Design

fromArchDaily
2 months ago
Design

"Built Environment: An Alternative Guide to Japan" Exhibition in Montreal Examines Resilient Japanese Architecture

fromArchDaily
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Kumamoto Exhibition Explores Shoei Yoh's Pioneering Timber Structures and Computational Design

fromArchDaily
2 months ago
Design

"Built Environment: An Alternative Guide to Japan" Exhibition in Montreal Examines Resilient Japanese Architecture

London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Do what you really want to do while you're still alive': Masayoshi Takanaka, the Japanese guitar hero surfing a second wave in his 70s

Masayoshi Takanaka, a 72-year-old Japanese jazz fusion guitarist, is experiencing a career resurgence with his first UK solo performances in 50 years, including two nights at Brixton Academy and a summer festival headline.
fromColossal
2 weeks ago

Restrained Emotions Simmer in Shinsuke Inoue's Tender Wood Sculptures

I have virtually no idea what the finished piece will look like until I actually begin working with the wood. As a result, the form often emerges as I carve, and I frequently change my plans midway through the process. Naturally, I keep the many failures a secret.
Arts
Design
fromArchDaily
3 weeks ago

When Architects Design Time: Tadao Ando and the Meaning of Youth

Tadao Ando designed a green apple-shaped watch for Cauny's Architects of Time Series, symbolizing youth as a lifelong attitude rather than a life stage, inspired by Samuel Ullman's poem.
Miscellaneous
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

curved twin volumes shape the risonare shimonoseki hotel along japan's kanmon strait

RISONARE Shimonoseki is a 187-room waterfront hotel designed by Nihon Sekkei and Klein Dytham Architecture that interprets Shimonoseki's coastal landscape through curved architectural forms and integrates local ecology, culture, and maritime identity into spatial experiences.
#takashi-murakami
fromJuxtapoz
1 month ago
Arts

Juxtapoz Magazine - Takashi Murakami: Hark Back to Ukiyo-e: Tracing Superflat to Japonisme's Genesis @ Perrotin, Los Angeles

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1 month ago
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Juxtapoz Magazine - Takashi Murakami: Hark Back to Ukiyo-e: Tracing Superflat to Japonisme's Genesis @ Perrotin, Los Angeles

fromwww.archdaily.com
2 weeks ago

Monologue Cafe / SOSOKKI ANAC

Monologue A Walker in Time's Soliloquy originates from a speculative narrative imagining that the Earth has undergone a reset. The project begins with a simple question: if an ancient civilization once existed before this reset, and a monastery had been built within that forgotten world, what architectural form might it have taken?
Renovation
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
4 weeks ago

sculptural steel ladder imitates the flowing geometries of brass musical instruments

SO KOIZUMI DESIGN has developed Resonique, a ladder that explores the relationship between functional structure and sculptural form. The project draws on the structural logic of ladders while referencing the flowing geometries associated with brass musical instruments. Through this combination, the object shifts from a purely utilitarian tool toward a design piece that engages both function and spatial presence.
Design
#architectural-preservation
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 weeks ago
Renovation

This Crumbling Kyoto Home Was Rebuilt as a Wabi-Sabi Sanctuary - and Every Detail Is Intentional - Yanko Design

A Kyoto renovation restores a traditional Sukiya residence by removing decades of alterations, creating livable spaces that honor historical principles while serving contemporary needs.
fromArchDaily
2 months ago
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Earth House / Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates

Many buildings are demolished before their functional lifespan ends, reflecting a societal loss of stewardship, cultural memory, and respect for architectural longevity.
Renovation
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 weeks ago

This Crumbling Kyoto Home Was Rebuilt as a Wabi-Sabi Sanctuary - and Every Detail Is Intentional - Yanko Design

A Kyoto renovation restores a traditional Sukiya residence by removing decades of alterations, creating livable spaces that honor historical principles while serving contemporary needs.
#textile-installations
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago
Arts

chiharu shiota's woven webs meet yin xiuzhen's clothing installations at hayward gallery

Hayward Gallery presents two major concurrent textile installations by Chiharu Shiota and Yin Xiuzhen that transform ordinary materials into immersive spatial explorations of memory, identity, and shared human experience through large-scale installations.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Arts

Fabric of memory: the artists turning secondhand clothes into monumental art

Worn garments and woven threads act as carriers of personal and collective memory, embedding social meaning and identity within textile-based installations.
Arts
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

chiharu shiota's woven webs meet yin xiuzhen's clothing installations at hayward gallery

Hayward Gallery presents two major concurrent textile installations by Chiharu Shiota and Yin Xiuzhen that transform ordinary materials into immersive spatial explorations of memory, identity, and shared human experience through large-scale installations.
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

This Artist Creates Superhero and Comic Watercolors With Traditional Japanese Motifs

Justin Bieber for Calvin Klein Spring 2015 Ad Campaign In A Parallel Universe: Artist Exposes Sexism By Switching Up Gender Roles In Old-School Ads Russian Blogger Makes Parodies Out Of Celebrity Photos, And More Than 20,000 Followers On Instagram Approve 10 Famous Movie Titles Written Using Negative Space The World of Modern Graphic Design & Typography by Kyle Kemink Chinese Tech Companies Hiring 'Pretty' Girls to Motivate Male Employees by Chatting, Playing Ping Pong and Buying them Breakfast
Typography
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Discover Ichi-go Ichie, the Japanese Art of Savoring Every Moment

The Bud­dhis­ti­cal­ly inflect­ed " ichi-go ichi‑e" is just one in the vast library of yoji­juku­go, high­ly con­densed apho­ris­tic expres­sions writ­ten with just four char­ac­ters. (Oth­er coun­tries with Chi­nese-influ­enced lan­guages have their ver­sions, includ­ing sajaseon­geo in Korea and chéngyǔ in Chi­na itself.) It descends, as the sto­ry goes, from a slight­ly longer say­ing favored by the six­teenth-cen­tu­ry tea mas­ter Sen no Rikyū, " ichi-go ni ichi-do " (一期に一度).
Mindfulness
Renovation
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

A Light Addition / Office MI-JI

A renovation adds a second story with bedrooms, bathroom, and garden above an existing single-story house, utilizing existing steel structure to maximize space and light on a tight site.
fromBoard Game Quest
1 month ago

Sand Art Review

Sand Art is a game by Kory Jordan and published by 25th Century Games for two to four players ages 10 and up. It takes about an hour to play, and has you collecting resources and then coloring in a bottle, making art in a bottle out of sand, in case the name didn't give away the plot. Gameplay Overview: Sand Art has you gathering and mixing sand, which is used to fill your bottle.
Board games
Remodel
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Ki Residence / Studio Sanshou

A 360-degree turnstile functions as a rotating interior wall that conceals or reveals pink-hued surfaces and a maroon shelf, reshaping spatial experience.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

Japan's Art Market Registers Modest Growth: Report. Plus, a Rundown of the Latest in Asia's Art World | Artnet News

Japan's art market grew two percent to $692 million in 2024 despite global contraction, with dealers dominating sales and most transactions under $10,000.
Gadgets
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Naoto Fukasawa on Poetic Observation and Designing the realme 16 Pro Urban Wild - Yanko Design

Urban Wild Design transforms smartphones into organic, jewelry-like objects through bio-based textures and polished frames, reflecting settled optimal size and everyday emotional attachment.
Photography
fromAnOther
2 months ago

Photos Capturing the Culture, Landscapes and People of Asia

Asia is presented through multiple native, migrant, and passerby gazes, revealing overlapping pasts, presents, and imagined futures via photographic perspectives.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Maki no Yado Miyakojima Riverside / Coil Kazuteru Matumura Architects

A private lodging facility in Miyakojima, Osaka was renovated to attract international travelers and increase occupancy rates through improved design and appeal.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

What Do You Think of Asia's Biennials? We Want to Know | Artnet News

Asia hosts multiple concurrent biennials serving as cultural, economic, and political tools for cities and nations to promote themselves globally and develop local art markets.
Photography
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Villa Boso / Kenichi Teramoto / office of Teramoto

A villa was designed and built entirely without concrete as a contemporary reinterpretation of vernacular architecture and critique of concrete-dependent construction.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Beyond Imported Icons: Tao Ho and a Local Modernism for Hong Kong

Local architects like Tao Ho adapted Bauhaus principles to Hong Kong's climate, density, and civic life, producing socially responsible modern buildings alongside famous icons.
#installation-art
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

5 Sushi-Inspired Designs For Japanese Product Fans That Look So Realistic You'll Want to Eat Them - Yanko Design

Sushi exemplifies minimalist design—clarity, precision, and restraint guide creators to prioritize essential elements and function for lasting, purposeful aesthetics.
#contemporary-art
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Seventeen TeaHouse / Modum Atelier

Seventeen Teahouse occupies a second-floor corner in Nanjing, designed to be 'present yet unseen,' facilitating contemporary social tea rituals that balance privacy and communal experience.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Engawa in Ninotaira / HAMS and, Studio

A renovation transforms a 60-year-old Hakone house by integrating valley-scale topography through layers of enclosure into a continuous interior spatial experience.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

7 Best Japanese-Designed Valentine's Gifts That Look $1000+, But Cost Half That - Yanko Design

Japanese design has spent centuries perfecting the balance between restraint and richness. These seven gifts embody that philosophy, where every material choice and geometric decision carries intention. From transparent polycarbonate that frames music like sculpture to hand-planted bristles that honor century-old brush-making techniques, each piece reflects the considered craftsmanship that typically commands luxury prices. The precision is palpable, the materials exceptional, yet the cost remains accessible.
Design
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Shaanxi Culture and Art Museum (1st Phase) / TJAD Atelier L+

The Shaanxi Culture and Art Museum is a 90,440 m² cultural complex completed in 2024 combining museum, theater, and performance facilities with multidisciplinary design collaboration.
Arts
fromBOOOOOOOM!
2 months ago

Artist Spotlight: Su A Chae

Su A Chae's paintings examine identity and belonging through paradoxical spatial propositions, cultural memory, information asymmetry, and balance framed as active resistance.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

continuous steel rail traces shanghai showroom's sculptural interior, like a freehand drawing

The project is structured around a single continuous hanging rail that extends for nearly 100 meters, serving as both the primary display system and the organizing element of the space. In response to the constraints of the site, the design reconsiders the hanging rail as a spatial device rather than a fixed retail fixture. The rail adapts to existing walls, columns, and building services, bending, rising, and shifting in section as needed to navigate obstacles.
Design
Arts
fromJuxtapoz
2 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Christian Rex van Minnen "Metanoia" @ Nanzuka Underground, Tokyo

Christian Rex van Minnen presents 15 new paintings blending Baroque technique, Surrealism, grotesque black humor, and a new sincere still-life series reflecting personal metanoia.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

modular 3D printed facade wraps workspace in japan like knit textile

CIRCULUS Atelier is the working studio of Oka Architecture Design & Co., Ltd. (OAD) and a built application of the practice's CIRCULUS architectural framework, which examines circularity, continuity, and long-term adaptability in design. Conceived as both a in Yokohama, , and a prototype, the project investigates how digital fabrication can inform architecture as a system that integrates exterior enclosure and interior spatial treatment within a unified logic.
Design
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Naoto Nakagawa 2026 Is on View at KAPOW

Naoto Nakagawa's current show at KAPOW brings together a significant group of new acrylic paintings and intimate watercolors, situating his recent practice within both the Japanese shunga tradition of erotic art and his own six-decade exploration of perception, material culture, and the natural world. On view at KAPOW in Manhattan's Lower East Side through February 22, works across the exhibition resonate with themes that have defined Nakagawa's career since the 1960s - most notably his persistent pairing of man-made objects with organic life.
Arts
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

YEARLY PLAN Shanghai Showroom / SHISUO design office

A single continuous hanging rail adapts to an irregular site, weaving around walls, columns, and pipes to create dynamic display and spatial vitality.
Design
fromArchitectural Digest
2 months ago

What to Hang When Even A Noguchi Lantern Isn't Big Enough

Isamu Noguchi's Akari lights remain timeless design staples, yet large double-height spaces can call for bespoke, oversized paper-and-bamboo lanterns that reinterpret the same light quality.
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Uchida Shoten New Head Office / Schemata Architects + Jo Nagasaka

We planned the new head office for Uchida Shoten, a hardware manufacturer established 160 years ago in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Design
Arts
fromJuxtapoz
2 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Ayako Rokkaku "SCENERY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FORMED" @ Konig Galerie, Berlin

Ayako Rokkaku’s work emphasizes tactile, hand-driven processes where landscapes and collected materials shape sculptures, glass, fabric, bronze, ceramics, and paintings as form slowly appears.
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