Lifestyle Hitomi Hosono’s Porcelain Sculptures Lifestyle November 25, 2016 Hitomi Hosono’s Porcelain Sculptures Japan-born ceramicist Hitomi Hosono creates intricate, fragile porcelain sculptures featuring overlapping leaves and flowers. Full Article
Architecture Green Space: Kamikatz Public House Architecture November 11, 2016 Green Space: Kamikatz Public House A small Japanese town called Kamikatsu is home to the award-winning zero-emissions Kamikatz Public House. Full Article
Design Office On Wheels: The Nissan e-NV200 WORKSPACe Design November 10, 2016 Office On Wheels: The Nissan e-NV200 WORKSPACe A new electric mobile office called the Nissan e-NV200 WORKSPACe is a collaboration between Japanese car brand Nissan and UK-based design group Studio Hardie. Full Article
Decor Setamono Tableware Decor October 31, 2016 Setamono Tableware Setamono Tableware specialises in handmade Japanese artisanal ceramics sourced from small Japanese cottage factories. Full Article
Architecture Issei Suma’s Jikka Complex Architecture September 21, 2016 Issei Suma’s Jikka Complex Tokyo-born architect Issei Suma is behind the design of Jikka, a tent-like complex for retirees in Japan’s picturesque Shizuoka Prefecture. Full Article
Architecture WATCH: Ribbon Chapel Architecture December 4, 2015 WATCH: Ribbon Chapel Designed by Hiroshi Nakamura, the Ribbon Chapel consists of striking double spiral stairways, referencing the union of marriage. Full Article
Design Kay Sekimachi’s Leaf Bowls Design June 5, 2015 Kay Sekimachi’s Leaf Bowls San Francisco born artist Kay Sekimachi’s work includes a series of bowls fashioned out of the skeletons of maple leaves. Full Article
Design Wonky Winnie Design July 4, 2014 Wonky Winnie Japanese design studio Nendo has sprinkled its magic all over Winnie-the-Pooh and friends to conjure up wooly, wooden furniture for Walt Disney Japan. Full Article