Kengo Kuma
Explore Kengo Kuma’s impact on art, design, and architecture, and discover the inspirations behind their visionary work.
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Kengo Kuma’s new Kyoto hotel is ‘a sanctuary of ethereal beauty’
A former ryokan inn, Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto offers onsen rooms equipped with natural hot spring water, and a contemporary take on a Noh theatre
By Danielle Demetriou Published
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Tsing-Tien Making's approach is rooted in its 'passion' for architecture
Tsing-Tien Making, a young Chinese practice, joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Gulbenkian Foundation's new art centre by Kengo Kuma is light and inviting
Lisbon's Gulbenkian Foundation reveals its redesign and new contemporary art museum, Centro de Arte Moderna (CAM), by Kengo Kuma with landscape architects VDLA
By Amah-Rose Mcknight Abrams Published
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Kengo Kuma on making The Tokyo Edition, Ginza ‘warm, intimate, and spiritual’
The new Tokyo Edition, Ginza, designed by Kengo Kuma and Ian Schrager, marks the brand’s second chapter in Japan
By Danielle Demetriou Published
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Aman Interiors launches its inaugural collection, by Kengo Kuma
Luxury hotel group Aman launched its first furniture collection at Design Miami, firmly making its mark on the interior world
By Tianna Williams Published
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Suzuki by Kengo Kuma in Singapore serves up sushi in a garden
Suzuki by Kengo Kuma launches at the Mondrian hotel in Singapore, serving sushi in a Japanese garden setting
By Daven Wu Published
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Alberni by Kengo Kuma throws shapes in Vancouver
Alberni by Kengo Kuma is completed, showing off its highly crafted, wavy volume in Vancouver, Canada
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Behind the scenes of Fendi’s accessories collaboration with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma
Crafted from washi paper and natural bamboo, the accessories – shown as part of Fendi’s recent menswear show – see Kengo Kuma turn his architectural eye to bags and sneakers
By Jack Moss Published
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Kenzo House: Parisian urban haven comes on the market
Kenzo House in Paris comes on the market, offering a slice of Zen within the heart of the French capital
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Kengo Kuma and The Dalmore match rare whisky with rarefied design
Kengo Kuma on designing an architectural showcase for the first in The Dalmore Luminary Series of precious single malt whiskies
By David Taylor Published
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Kengo Kuma lecture, London
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Kengo Kuma’s hen house in Mexico rules the roost
The latest architectural addition to the Casa Wabi Foundation is a chicken coop like no other
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Kengo Kuma designs Aman skincare bottles to mark the resort’s 30th anniversary
By Emma Moore Last updated
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Design at Large: Kengo Kuma and Jean Prouvé feature in Art Basel’s 2016 offering
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Kengo Kuma’s studio for Grand Seiko sits in the shadow of Mount Iwate
The Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi takes the natural world as its inspiration
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Block party: a new book explores Tokyo’s unique family homes
By Gordon Knight Last updated
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Kengo Kuma's new Folk Art Museum draws on Hangzhou's local vernacular
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Kengo Kuma’s Hans Christian Andersen’s House mixes nature and fairytale architecture
Odense's Hans Christian Andersen’s House by Kengo Kuma opens its doors in Denmark, inviting the public to explore nature and fairytales
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Kengo Kuma and Associates’ OMM throws open its doors in Turkey
By Jason Sayer Last updated
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Kengo Kuma sunglasses: wearable architecture?
The renowned Japanese architect has teamed up with eyewear brand Vava on a capsule collection incorporating sustainable, organic materials and the latest in 3D-printing technology
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Kengo Kuma on the cultural perspectives of Japanese furniture
By Yoko Choy Last updated
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Kengo Kuma designs a pavilion of floating roofs for Aman’s new retail concept
At the Amanpuri in Phuket, Aman has enlisted Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to design a holistic pavilion to house a new retail concept. Reflecting Aman’s philosophy, the structure fuses traditional principles of Asian architecture with modern design with its rhythmic formation of floating roofs acheived through progressive engineering by Kengo Kuma and Associates
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Massimo De Carlo gallery unveils Paris outpost by Kengo Kuma
Intended for single-work exhibitions, Massimo De Carlo Pièce Unique is small, minimal, yet ambitious, proposing a new exhibition model that emphasises the connection between viewer and artwork
By Minako Norimatsu Last updated
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Kengo Kuma and Associates wins first prize for Strasbourg exhibition centre
Based in Tokyo and Paris, Kengo Kuma and Associates is known for its large-scale timber structures inspired by Japanese architecture, construction techniques and styles – the stadium for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic games is an example of the lengths and widths to which the studio has pushed the material. A Kengo Kuma building is humble, holistic and often inspired by nature. While known for his work across Japan, Kuma has also completed the V&A Museum in Dundee and is also highly active on the French architecture scene
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Kai Yufuin by Kengo Kuma revisits Japanese farmhouse architecture
Hoshino Resorts has launched Kai Yufuin, a hot spring ryokan hotel by Kengo Kuma on the island of Kyushu in the Ōita Prefecture
By Feride Yalav-Heckeroth Last updated
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Kengo Kuma on achieving humbleness in modern architecture
Architect Kengo Kuma on achieving humbleness in modern architecture and Japan’s ‘lost decade’
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Two new projects by Kengo Kuma in France
By Amy Serafin Last updated