Idokoro House by mA-Style Architects // Shizouka, Japan.Konichiwa! Today we’re south of Mount Fuji in the Shizouka Prefecture of Japan, to look at a house so good I wish I’d thought of it myself. This little slice of simplicity is by mA-Style Architects, and the photographs come from Kai...
Video // Yayoi Kusama’s Self Obliteration.In this video by Argentinian director Martín Rietti, 84-year-old Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama talks about her life at the mercy of her...
Cloudscapes by Tetsuo Kondo Architects at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.Tetsuo Kondo Architects created a small bank of clouds in the Sunken Garden of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. The clouds billow softly in a compact, transparent container and can be seen from the entrance hall, exhibition...
Geo Metria by Mount Fuji Architects Studio // Kanagawa, Japan.To Japan (my but we do get about. Thanks, internet). Being cheap and simple myself I do love it when architecture follows suit, and makes a virtue of the combination. This little house in the Kanagawa Prefecture is by Mount Fuji Architects...
Selected Projects by Tokyo-based Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Architects.Jo Nagasaka is a Osaka-born Tokyo-based architect who established Schemata Architects in 1998. In 2007, he started a collaborative office called HAPPA which combines a gallery and a shop with other facilities. Among his works are a series...
Video // Night Stroll Through Streets of Tokyo by Tao Tajima.Animated short film by Japanese filmmaker Tao Tajima was shot around the streets of Tokyo, and later animated with the aid of motion...
Table Hat Cafe by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects // Kanagawa, Japan.At first glance, I thought this was an unusual home extension. The street is suburban, the plans denote an ‘existing residence’. But there were an awful lot of little tables and chairs in there. Curious. This project is in fact a cafe...
FIKA by ON Design Partners // Tokyo.Designed by ON design partners, FIKA is a home that converts into a weekend shop selling scandinavian collectibles. Separated by a full-height white shelving unit, the shop and the home merge into a single space creating a unique and...
Design Free Thursday // Hand Coloured Photos of Japan from 1886.There is something truly beautiful and mysterious about old photographs. For me, they are an endless source of inspiration and intrigue. Needless to say, I've fallen in love with these dream-like images of Japan from 1886, documented by...
