Maruhiro Office “Ouchi” by DDAA for Legacy Ceramics Brand Hasami.Tokyo-based studio DDAA has designed a new kind of workplace interior for legacy ceramics brand Hasami. With minimal intervention the designers boldly changed the impression of the existing heritage house while creating a space that is not...
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...
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...
Stairway House in Tokyo by Nendo.From the outside, nendo’s Stairway House in Tokyo sits like a clean white spaceship in the quiet residential area it landed in. The home’s regular, rectangular grid is intercepted with a monumental angled concrete staircase, the mere...
Melt House in Osaka, Japan by SAI Studio.In order to create a sense of indoor-outdoor living with limited space, SAI Studio split Melt House into a north and south building with a full-height courtyard in between. Placing a roof over the courtyard meant it could still be utilized...
Muji Unveil Their Latest Tiny Prefab House.Yō no Ie is the first stair-less prefabricated dwelling from Muji, featuring an expansive outdoor deck with cosy sunken fire pit. The decking is as flush as possible with the interior, intended to form a seamless extension that encourages...
