Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Style & Design Mar 26, 2013
Yi Zhou: From the screen to the canvas of garments
by Danielle Demetriou
“Hollowness” is not a word that often springs to mind in the context of a luxury fashion item. For the Shanghai-based multimedia artist Yi Zhou, however, this was the starting point for her Each x Other fashion collection. Inspired by a 3-D animation she ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Mar 12, 2013
Plenty to enjoy as fashion week approaches
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
The Italian denim magnate Diesel and EDUN, the niche eco-friendly brand developed by musician Bono and his wife, have something in common — a love of Africa and its artistic scene. It makes sense then that last year they announced DIESEL+EDUN, a denim collection, ...
Style & Design Mar 5, 2013
Kate Spade Saturday chooses Tokyo for its first flagship
by Danielle Demetriou
New York label Kate Spade, long famous for its trademark high-end handbags and accessories, launches a new lifestyle brand in its biggest non-U.S. market.
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Mar 5, 2013
Keeping your desk in order: from bookish obsessions to tidy-up toys
by Jean Snow
A few cupfuls of things Here’s a neat little solution for storing all those miscellanous things you keep in your pockets or that tend to lie around. Ideaco’s Cuppo is a cup designed to be attached to a wall or other vertical surfaces. It’s ...
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Feb 26, 2013
Clipping candlesticks, JetClean air, cooking fun, coat stands and kids's stuff
by Jean Snow
We love the idea of things that clip together, so Nendo’s new Clip Collection for Italian brand Discipline immediately caught our attention. The line includes a table with a glass top that appears to be “clipped” to its frame base and a coat rack ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Feb 19, 2013
Mastermind moves on, American Apparel is at home in Japan and Primitive London takes a trip to Tokyo
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
It's a bittersweet finale for the famed Japanese fashion brand Mastermind, as it officially ends its 15-year run with the release of its 2013 spring/summer — and final — collection.
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Jan 28, 2013
Living with birds, communicating with flowers and OnDesign favorites
by Jean Snow
Traditional chochin (Japanese paper lanterns) are beautiful, but that doesn’t mean they can’t also be modern and playful.
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Jan 8, 2013
Here comes Fred
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
This year will see the arrival of a formidable new force in the Japanese fashion market. Perhaps best known for being a go-to for Hollywood stars, Fred Segal is a trend-setting California clothing and lifestyle goods retailer, which in its 50-year history had never ...
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Dec 25, 2012
Stuck on a Good Design Award winner
by Jean Snow
The Good Design Award winners were announced last month and there are plenty of great ideas to take in — make sure to check out the GDA website to browse through all of the new ideas. One of our favorites has to be Colorworks’ Magnet ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Dec 11, 2012
Fashion's Night Out hits Japan's second-largest city, with another all-star cast of names
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
The popular Fashion’s Night Out festival — helmed by Vogue magazine and held in the top fashion cities of the world every September — is about to be replicated in Osaka, Japan’s second-largest city. Taking place on Dec. 15 inside the city’s sprawling Umeda ...
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Nov 27, 2012
Double-A seating power
by Jean Snow
The AA Stool is the lovely result of a collaboration between Torafu Architects and the Ishinomaki Laboratory, a platform that brings together creators in one of the hardest-hit areas during last year’s earthquake and tsunami, Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture. Based on the concept of ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Nov 13, 2012
Designer Cynthia Rowley hits the double digits
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
New York-based designer Cynthia Rowley celebrated her brand’s 10th year in Japan with a special talk show and cocktail dinner for VIP guests during Tokyo Fashion Week. The Barrington, Illinois, native’s name has long been on the lips of American sportswear fans with her ...