Latest articles by Jens H Jensen
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Jimmy Cohrssen’s spellbinding new book brings the magic of Saint James Paris alive
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Double act: the making of Handmade 2015's picnic whisky set, by Peter Ivy
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The wabi-sabi of Erika Nakagawa's ‘breakthrough project’ in Japan
Setting up her office in Toyko in 2014, Erika Nakagawa describes Momoyama House as her ‘breakthrough project’. The weekend retreat in the Shizuoka Prefecture features an unusually high, undulating concrete roof raised on concrete pillars that creates a flowing interior, which opens entirely towards the surrounding nature. Nakagawa has also been invited to exhibit work at the respected Toto Gallery Ma space for architecture in 2021, whose selection committee includes Tadao Ando.
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Storm force: Ishinomaki Laboratory has turned utility into a fine art
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Hiroshi Sambuichi reveals Cisternerne extension in Denmark
Japanese architect Hiroshi Sambuichi and Cisternerne director Astrid la Cour reveal plans for a new exhibition space in Denmark
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Man at work: rigour, neurochemicals and 24/7 assistants at Takashi Murakami’s studio
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Junya Ishigami’s architecture aims high and digs deep at Fondation Cartier in Paris
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Charting the unique make-up of Japanese architecture
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Architectural pavilion lands on the small island of Naoshima
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Hiroshi Sambuichi, a 2004 Architects Directory alumnus, introduces The Water pavilion, the latest addition to the Naoshima Plan, the island campus in the Seto Inland Sea.
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Tsumamigui — Tokyo, Japan
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Koichi Futatsumata gives an old business hotel a stylish minimal makeover
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‘Loewe Baskets’: two masters of bamboo take star turns at Milan Design Week
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Premium brew: Tokyo’s Koffee Mameya makes a perfect cup
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The Café by Aman — Tokyo, Japan
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Youbi’s new HQ in Honshu is a friendly local hub as well as a furniture factory
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Essential reading: the single book Morioka Shoten bookstore opens in Ginza, Tokyo
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Muji is bringing its masterfully minimalist aesthetic to hotels
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Muji opens its largest standalone store topped with its newest hotel in Ginza, Tokyo
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At Kyotographie, photographers are looking onwards and upwards
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Setouchi Aonagi is architect Tadao Ando’s new seven-room retreat
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Can design help us better understand the future?
Yosuke Ushigome, the self-styled ‘creative technologist’ and director at design studio Takram on the power of speculative design to make ideas tangible, humanise big data, and encourage healthier behaviours
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Treasure island: two new buildings alight on an art paradise in the Seto Inland Sea
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A new café in Kyoto designed by Thomas Lykke of Copenhagen studio OeO
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MMA crafts Japanese home around a series of boxes
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. Today, we welcome Japan's MMA Inc to our 2022 list
