Japanese Graphic Designer Masashi Murakami Pushes the Possibilities of Paper.In his Affects series, Tokyo-based graphic designer Masashi Murakami pushes the possibilities of paper by appearing to turn the digital into the physical. Each distortion and effect has been physically implemented rather than digitally...
Living Room meets Nightclub at Warp Studio Office for Mitsui Fudosan by I IN in Tokyo.Tokyo-based design studio I IN have unveiled Warp Studio for Mitsui Fudosan, their concept for a new type of office space. The design marks a direct shift from a conventional office layout, where individual desks and separated cubicles...
Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto Opens with Interiors by Andre Fu.The newest addition to Kyoto’s hotel scene Hotel The Mitsui Kyto has been developed by an award-winning team of specialists, masters in their own fields, with André Fu Studio at the helm, creating the guest rooms and public...
Bakery Interiors Good Enough to Eat.A new-age bakery is no longer a place to simply buy delicious bread. Hell, no! This is where we can expect to discover fully immersive sensory experiences informed by colour, shape, and texture, reminiscent of the food on offer. We...
K5 Tokyo Hotel by Claesson Koivisto Rune.Spread over 2,200square metres across 4 levels, K5 Tokyo is a mixed-use project comprising a hotel, restaurant, wine bar, coffee shop, cocktail bar & beer hall. Designed by Stockholm-based architects Claesson Koivisto Rune, the functions...
I SEE ALL Fashion Boutique in Osaka by Yusuke Seki.Found on the second floor of a ninety-eight-year-old building in Osaka is I SEE ALL. The Japanese Boutique’s interior and furniture designed by Yusuke Seki is a tongue-in-cheek “rebellion against the sleek minimalism often found in...
Sanno Office in Okazaki by Studio Velocity.Studio Velocity has achieved a delicate balance of gravity and tension in their design for Sannouno’s office in Okazaki city, Japan. The studio has topped the open plan, timber structure with an impossibly thin, gravity-defying...
Ace Hotel Kyoto by Kengo Kuma and Commune.Ace Hotel Kyoto stands as a homage to the city's rich culture and creative spirit. Designed in partnership by Kengo Kuma and Commune, the project honours Kyoto’s arts and crafts tradition by sensitively bringing together East and West...
Hotel Kiro in Hiroshima, Japan by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects.Hotel Kiro by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects breathes new life into the shell of an old hospital in the centre of Hiroshima, creating a minimalist boutique hotel within its existing skeleton. Architects have approached the project with...
