Style & Design Dec 2, 2018
Harri Koskinen: The Finnish connection
by Danielle Demetriou
Industrial designer Harri Koskinen talks about his designs for the Iittala x Issey Miyake Home Collection and the affinity between Japanese and Finnish culture.
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Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Dec 2, 2018
When the thought really counts
by Mio Yamada
This month's On: Design focuses on a few everyday items that offer much more than meets the naked eye.
Style & Design Nov 15, 2018
Model Anna Yuki hasn't just embraced her gray hair, she has embraced who she is
by Mai Yoshikawa
When in-demand mature-age model Anna Yuki reached her personal "do or dye" moment, she chose gray hair over the color bottle, and graceful aging over the pursuit of youth. "No more highlighting and disguising the gray hair," Yuki says from the backyard of her Tokyo ...
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Nov 4, 2018
The kitchen is where the party is
by Mio Yamada
The kitchen may be home to the most everyday objects in the house, but that doesn't mean they all have to be boring in design. Soak up the cleaning experience Suuu has re-designed one of the most pedestrian of household items and turned it into an ...
Style & Design Oct 19, 2018
Designart Tokyo 2018 looks beyond 2021
by Mio Yamada
Designart, Tokyo's annual festival encompassing all creative genres, is a cornucopia of design-related presentations and exhibitions within galleries, shops and event spaces. Celebrating its second iteration at a larger scale this year, the festival has its eyes set on the future: beyond 2021 to ...
Style & Design Oct 14, 2018
Tokyo's fashion week can be for the fans
by Misha Janette
You don't need to be in the business to take part in Amazon Tokyo Fashion Week. Here's our pick of related events anyone can enjoy.
Style & Design Oct 14, 2018
Good Design Awards go beyond industrial design
by Tim Hornyak
There's no shortage of transformative ideas in Japan, particularly in the field of design. This year's Good Design Awards showcased many surprising examples of innovation from Japan and abroad.
Style & Design Oct 7, 2018
The artisans helping preserve the luster of Kishu lacquerware
by Lance Henderstein
The future of Kishu lacquerware will depend on young artisans finding the balance between tradition and modernization. But the value of the art lies not only in its beauty, but in the sacrifice and commitment of the artisans who dedicate their lives to carrying ...
Style & Design Sep 30, 2018
Beijing showcases China's design potential
by Danielle Demetriou
Chinese history and artisanship inspire Japanese creators at the first Design China Beijing fair
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Sep 30, 2018
Retro Japan makes another comeback
by Mio Yamada
From Showa Era-style stationery to Heian Period-inspired tenugui towels, contemporary remakes prove 'retro' can still be modern
Style & Design Sep 23, 2018
The steady pace of mainstream fashion
by Samuel Thomas
The cliche, albeit an increasingly true one, that style trends are here today and gone tomorrow continues to define the extremes of the Tokyo fashion scene.
Style & Design Sep 16, 2018
Size inclusivity celebrated at alternative fashion week
by Leanne Italie
To woots and cheers from the crowd, women with bodies not often seen on fashion runways strutted with smiles on their faces wearing pieces from Loft's new plus line, including five models cast from hundreds who attended an alternative New York Fashion Week event, ...