Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Mar 4, 2017
Welcome to the design fold
by Mio Yamada
This month celebrates the art of folding with a selection of products that can be transformed by just a few bends, creases and tucks.
Style & Design Oct 8, 2016
Oki Sato of Nendo: on the objects of design
by Haniya Rae
This year alone, Oki Sato, founder and director of Nendo, has not one, but two major retrospective exhibitions of the design unit's work — one at the Design Museum Holon in Israel, the other at the Taiwan Design Museum. His acclaimed "50 Manga Chairs" ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Jun 11, 2016
Shibuya Parco Museum Final Exhibitions I, II, III
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Shibuya Parco gets ready for a rebirth Tokyo's famous Shibuya Parco shopping mall will be closing for a planned three years from Aug. 7, but not before its lauded museum of pop culture puts on a series of three attendance-worthy exhibitions for shoppers to check ...
Books May 14, 2016
The woman who spent seven years 'locked' in Issey Miyake's wardrobe
by Mio Yamada
"I'm so sorry I'm late," Midori Kitamura says as she settles into her chair. "OK, let's take a break." "But we haven't even started," says one of her colleagues. "My break!" insists Kitamura. "I need a break. Let's eat." As we are served tea, she explains that ...
Style & Design Mar 17, 2016
Issey Miyake invites us to see his material world
by John L. Tran
Issey Miyake, designer of some of the world's most distinctive clothing and international symbol of modern Japanese craftsmanship, received France's Legion of Honor on Tuesday at the opening of a major exhibition of his work at The National Art Center, Tokyo. He received the award ...
Style & Design Mar 17, 2016
It starts with 'a piece of cloth': Designer Taku Satoh explains what it's like to work with Issey Miyake
by Danielle Demetriou
'A Piece Of Cloth". It is these four simple words that acclaimed graphic designer Taku Satoh cites when asked to summarize the essential appeal of Issey Miyake's creations. Compressing the complexity of Miyake's creative designs into such a simple phrase is no mean feat — ...
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Mar 5, 2016
For fine dining a la mode, Issey Miyake and kilns in Arita are putting Japanese aesthetics on the menu.
by Mio Yamada
For fine dining a la mode, Issey Miyake and kilns in Arita are putting Japanese aesthetics on the menu.
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Apr 11, 2015
Veteran designers are still as innovative as newcomers
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Prada's little sister is all grown up Ever since Prada's "glass honeycomb" building opened in Omotesando 12 years ago, the Herzog-and-de Meuron-designed building has become a monument to architecture and shopping in Tokyo. In late March, the same designers returned just across the street to ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Feb 13, 2015
Valentines specials and ways to treat yourself
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Valentine's is all about the man For men, Japan's a great country to be in on Valentine's Day, since they are the ones to traditionally receive gifts. If your guy has a sweet tooth, Barneys New York department stores are selling cassette-tape- and beach-sandal-shaped chocolate ...
Art / Openings Outside Tokyo Mar 19, 2014
'Future Beauty: The Tradition of Reinvention in Japanese Fashion'
by Sang Woo Kim
Ever since Reiji Kawakubo's Comme des Garçons collection was dubbed "Hiroshima chic" when it debuted on a Paris runway in 1982, Japanese avant-garde fashion has been recognized for its international influence. "Future Beauty," which was first shown in London in 2010, covers decades of Japanese ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Feb 10, 2014
Great collaborations — Etro x Ninagawa; sumo x Sasquatchfabrix; Common Sleeve x almost everyone — plus Valentine's tips
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
Mika Ninagawa updates Etro's paisley, sumo stable Kokonoe-beya branches out to street fashion, while Common Sleeve mix and matches with more than 30 brands.
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Jan 13, 2014
The avant-garde of old and new, plus a quick reminder that the 'real' sales are nigh
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
In November last year, Issey Miyake opened an extra-large Omotesando shop called "Reality Lab," which features his more experimental lines all under one roof. These include 132 5., a wearable line of origami-folded clothing cut from fabric derived from recycled PET bottles, and IN-EI, ...