Latest articles by Danielle Demetriou
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Tajimi Custom Tiles makes Milan Design Week debut with Bouroullec vases
At Milan Design Week 2022, Tajimi Custom Tiles presents new designs by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and pieces by Max Lamb and Kwangho Lee
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Kyoto's Maana Kiyomizu boutique hotel is the epitome of modern craftsmanship
Maana Homes’ latest boutique hotel with a twist opens in Kyoto, including suites, a café, and a shop specialising in modern Japanese craftsmanship
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Issey Miyake opens a Kyoto boutique in a timber townhouse
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132 5 Issey Miyake brings the ancient art of Japanese itajime to new collection
Travelling to Kyoto, Wallpaper* explores the story behind 132 5 Issey Miyake’s ‘Triangle Dye’ collection which brings a centuries-old dyeing technique – traditionally used for kimonos – to its innovative orgimani-esque designs
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Teruhiro Yanagihara creates terroir-inspired interiors for new restaurant Sower in Japan
Sower, the new Japanese restaurant on Lake Biwa, features a minimalist design and a material palette inspired by its surroundings
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Tadao Ando’s Shinmonzen hotel in Kyoto is a new classic
Respectful of the past but with a unique take on the present, Kyoto’s Tadao Ando-designed Shinmonzen hotel should be a hit for years to come
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Kyoto soba confectioner launches store in wooden machiya townhouse
A celebrated Kyoto soba confectioner and restaurant, Honke Owariya, offers a custom-built outlet for its sweet treats courtesy of Osaka-based designer Teruhiro Yanagihara
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The elegant simplicity of Arts & Science's Aoyama flagship
Designed by Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects (ATTA), Arts & Sciene's new Aoyama flagship in Tokyo, offers a play between curves and lines
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Plan Do See and Tadao Ando reimagine former Nintendo HQ as Kyoto hotel
Plan Do See and Tadao Ando balance past and future as they transform Nintendo’s former HQ in Kyoto into a boutique hotel, Marufukuro
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Perrier-Jouët and Analogia Project explore nature and colour in champagne
Analogia Project has unveiled Metamorphosis with Maison Perrier-Jouët – six champagne glasses that create a dialogue between design, champagne and nature
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How Tokyo’s creative universe is evolving at Designart’s second edition
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Tokyo’s design hotel scene steps up a notch with the arrival of Trunk
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Finland meets Japan at Kyoto's Maja Hotel by Harri Koskinen
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Kyoto’s landmark Kyocera Museum unveils its contemporary renovation
One of Japan's key cultural landmarks, the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, originally built in the 1930s in the Imperial Crown Style architecture known as teikan, is preparing to reopen to the public following a contemporary, yet respectful renovation by architects Jun Aoki and Tezzo Nishizawa
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Japanese clothing brand Minotaur launches its first accessories-only concept store in Tokyo
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Designed by Kengo Kuma, Tokyo’s newest hotel is inspired by an immersive art exhibit
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Tokyo's Nohga Hotel Ueno champions local design
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Tokyo’s Shibuya gets a new hotel
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Danish floral artist Nicolai Bergmann launches new jewellery line in OEO Studio-designed space
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Copenhagen's OEO Studio designs Tokyo's Nordic-influenced Inua restaurant
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Tokyo's Hamacho Hotel champions all things handcrafted
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BnA Studio group unveils its largest art-led property to date in Tokyo
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New design brand Mino Soil unearths the creative potential of Japanese clay
The first in a series of exhibitions, ‘Archeology of Mino: in collaboration with Studio Mumbai’ explores the creative potential and ‘brutal beauty’ of clay from the Mino region and marks the debut of ceramics brand Mino Soil
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Artist Sohei Nishino maps his Everest journey in epic photographic detail
Ahead of his solo show at Michael Hoppen Gallery, the artist discusses his intricate new cartographic work conceived at high altitude
