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Japan’s newest hospitality offering is Not A Hotel
Unique hospitality offering Not A Hotel in Japan, by Shinji Hamauzu and Suppose Design Office, has won Best Timeshare at Wallpaper* Design Awards 2023
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: ‘The deeper I explore Shinto and Buddhist art, the more it reveals the shallowness of contemporary art’
‘Hiroshi Sugimoto – The Descent of the Kasuga Spirit’, at the Kasuga-Taisha shrine in Nara, Japan, sees the acclaimed photographer draw on Japan’s spiritual past and present
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In memoriam: Arata Isozaki (1931 – 2022)
The legendary Japanese architect Arata Isozaki dies on 29th December 2022; we celebrate his life and work
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Artist’s Palate: Chiharu Shiota’s recipe for okonomiyaki
Get tangled up in Chiharu Shiota’s recipe for okonomiyaki, from our January 2023 issue’s Artist’s Palate feature, a Wallpaper* homage to our favourite contemporary art
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Shiguchi is a Japanese cultural retreat that bridges tradition and the 21st century
Shiguchi is a new Japanese cultural hub set amid nature, by artist and collector Shouya Grigg
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№ 001 Minami Aoyama is an Aston Martin architectural venture in Tokyo
№ 001 Minami Aoyama is a bespoke residence for an Aston Martin collector, located in the heart of Tokyo’s Omotesando; shaped by Aston Martin, Vibroa, and Intentionallies, it’s due for completion in 2023
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Take the ultimate Carlo Scarpa tour of Venice
A Carlo Scarpa tour to end all tours; join our survey of modernist buildings by the Italian midcentury master in and around Venice
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Kengo Kuma’s One@Tokyo hotel juxtaposes tradition and modernity
One@Tokyo's Kengo Kuma design is the latest project from Agora Hospitalities Co and Sky Hospitality
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Designart Tokyo transforms the city into a museum of creativity
Designart Tokyo presents global design highlights through a series of exhibitions involving global creative talent and traditional Japanese craft
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Cooling off: TWIG brings Japanese-style cold brewing to London
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Water sports: Tokyo’s newest fitness centre and spa blends public with private
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Print your own mini-me at the Omote 3D photo booth
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Entertaining news: Editors' picks
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Tiger teams up with Misaki Kawai for a quirky collaboration
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... Research, Japanese clothing brand
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Limited edition Japanese tableware
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World View: Letter from Japan
The World View series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with contributors around the world, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. In and around Tokyo, a city that has so far avoided the worst of the pandemic, design studios Rhizomatiks, Gen Suzuki, Akira Minagawa and Drill Design find that having to stay in comes with its own challenges, but unexpected upsides too, reports our Japan editor Jens H Jensen
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Noiz Architects take on tatami, weaving a new path for the Japanese craft
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The singing sand at Nima beach, Japan
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Kosho Ito and Kibisi’s smart hybrid embraces traditional Japanese craft
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What remains: a hardware store in Osaka lays bare the bolts of Japan’s history
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Magic mats: José Lévy transforms Japanese tatami for Daiken at Maison et Objet
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Clay collective: Arita House opens in Amsterdam, displaying perfect porcelain
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MoMA shines light on structural design in experimental Japanese architecture
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David Lynch looms large in Kyoto heritage weaver Hosoo’s new tapestry
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Border crossings: a new show pairs the work of Hanne Darboven and Kishio Suga
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Schemata design a cake shop for a food photography studio in Tokyo
