Style & Design | ON: FASHION Dec 13, 2020
Made-to-order luxury for the 2020 holiday season
by Samuel Thomas
This season’s shopping trends? Artisanal gift wrapping and glamorous jewelry for you and your mask.
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Style & Design Nov 28, 2020
Material Market finds beauty in recycling Japan’s craft waste
by Mio Yamada
With a slick, minimalist design, Material Market is one of the few ventures in Japan that allows the general public to purchase craft waste materials.
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Nov 22, 2020
Work from home in style with these design-focused office goods
by Mio Yamada
As remote working becomes the norm, “On: Design” picks its favorite interior goods designed to help make the home office space less of an eyesore.
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Nov 15, 2020
Japanese fashion tackles the issues of the moment
by Samuel Thomas
From practical masks and saving sento culture to provocative commentary on gender, brands and designers find their moment.
Style & Design Nov 9, 2020
Kenzo Takada: The fashion industry mourns the loss of a dreamer
by Jae Lee
Takada was the first Japanese designer to gain international success out of Paris’s fashion industry, making his designs accessible and affordable.
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Oct 29, 2020
Designart Tokyo forges ahead with hybrid approach
by Mio Yamada
Like many industries, design, art and fashion has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic — from major exhibitions and trade fair cancellations to drops in consumer sales. But in Japan, there could be a fine silver lining to the disruptions. Not only has innovative ...
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Oct 18, 2020
Niigata Prefecture’s Hyakunen-Monogatari crafts a home in Tokyo
by Mio Yamada
The project’s theme is “The Tools are Suitable for ‘Ourselves From Here On.’” Here are a few “On: Design” favorites from the initiative.
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Oct 11, 2020
Tokyo’s fashion weeks kick off live (and with precautions)
by Samuel Thomas
It’s business as usual, save for sparse seating and masks. But the streaming options mean this is the most accessible these events have ever been.
Style & Design Oct 5, 2020
Kenzo Takada, first Japanese designer to conquer Paris fashion, dies aged 81
His death comes 50 years after he launched his first collection in Paris, which he adopted as his home.
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Sep 20, 2020
Coronavirus can’t hold back these Japan’s traditional craft events
by Mio Yamada
Japanese craft events have taken a blow in 2020. “On: Design” looks at one that did manage to take place, and another that has gone digital.
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Sep 13, 2020
As the industry goes online, fashion trends go retro
by Samuel Thomas
Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo is still on schedule; Animal Crossing is haute couture; and Wacko Maria celebrates 15 years.
Style & Design | Kateigaho International Japan Edition Sep 12, 2020
Artisans of top-quality scissors and Japanese razors are declining. Alarmed, about 30 workshops have teamed up to promote the Banshu Hamono brand.