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The unlikely synchronicity between Italian radicalism and Japanese metabolism
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Through the lens of Chieska Fortune Smith
Through the lens is our monthly series that shines a light on a photographer and Wallpaper* contributor
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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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Celebrating Japanese art and culture for National Foundation Day
To mark Japan’s National Foundation Day (11 February 2022) we revisit recent art features that illustrate the breadth and depth of contemporary Japanese art
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King Houndekpinkou: space-age meets tradition in ceramic art
Paris-based artist King Houndekpinkou’s other-worldly ceramic art creations fuse ancestral pottery traditions with space-age video games.
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Hublot’s Tokyo watch boutique plays on glass and crystal
The flagship boutique in Ginza is Hublot’s largest retail space to date
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Chiharu Shiota’s ‘labyrinth within a labyrinth’ at Copenhagen’s Cisternerne
Chiharu Shiota has become the latest artist to take over the arched depths of Copenhagen’s Cisternerne. Titled Multiple Realities, her installation is a poetic landscape of web-like yarn, both serene and unsettling
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Yayoi Kusama documentary charts her turbulent rise to art icon
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Nanamica’s NYC store nods to a Japanese beach house
Japanese menswear brand Nanamica has collaborated with New York-based architect Taichi Kuma on its Soho boutique
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The Melbourne restaurants and bars that deliver straight to your door
As the Melbourne dining out culture shifts to eating at home, residents are still craving the comfort of their favourite local restaurants and bars. Here, we present our pick of the Melbourne restaurants and bars offering takeaway and delivery
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The things that define you: an exhibition of zakka at 21_21 Design Sight Tokyo
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Margaret Howell's new film is a tribute to Japanese culture
Affinities – 50 Years of Design marks the 50th anniversary of the Margaret Howell clothing brand
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Prototype prefab: Muji unveils the no-clutter Window House
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The Millennials is a modern, updated version of Japan’s famed capsule hotel concept
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Tsumamigui — Tokyo, Japan
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Architect Jun Aoki designs fabric-like façade for Loro Piana's new Tokyo flagship
The storied Italian brand makes a subtle architectural statement with its new Tokyo outpost
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Koichi Futatsumata gives an old business hotel a stylish minimal makeover
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Kimono specialist Hosoo opens minimalist Kyoto flagship
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The Marriott group launches diffusion brand Moxy in Osaka
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Renowned architects design sculptural beauty packaging
Architects Kengo Kuma, Oskar Leo Kaufmann, and Tokujin Yoshioka are designing a new landscape in the world of beauty packaging
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Project Japan: Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist
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Architectural evolution: Antonin Raymond’s work on show in Prague
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A contemporary tea room and shop opens in Tokyo
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Kengo Kuma on the cultural perspectives of Japanese furniture
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Japanese artist Yasumasa Morimura faces off with Old Masters in New York
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Worthy winner: Jun'ya Ishigami scoops top international architecture award
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Found Muji
