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    Danielle Demetriou

    Danielle Demetriou is a British writer and editor who moved from London to Japan in 2007. She writes about design, architecture and culture (for newspapers, magazines and books) and lives in an old machiya townhouse in Kyoto. 

    Instagram - @danielleinjapan

    Latest articles by Danielle Demetriou

    Portrait of Oki Sato of Nendo in front of window, by Caroline Tompkins

    Nendo’s Oki Sato on challenges, new talent, and ‘taking the difficult way’

    Oki Sato, founder of prolific Japanese studio Nendo, reflects on past and present challenges – including designing Tokyo’s Olympic cauldron – and, for Wallpaper’s 25th Anniversary Issue ‘5x5’ project, selects five young talents ready to pick up the torch

    • A street level view of a piece of street art in the middle of a street plaza. The art is a bowl shape structure with open sides that is made from wood and is c. 12ft high.

      Japanese architecture and the Olympics: pavilions pop up

      A family of architectural pavilions by Japanese architects and artists has appeared in the urban cityscape ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, courtesy of Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo and the Watari-um art museum

      By Danielle Demetriou Published 15 July 21

    • Image of hotel living room

      Kengo Kuma’s Ace Hotel Kyoto opens in a converted telephone office

      Discover the design details of Asia's first Ace Hotel, as realised by architect Kengo Kuma and Commune Design

      By Danielle Demetriou Published 19 June 20

    • K5 Hotel, Tokyo, Japan - Guest room

      Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune designs K5, a new hotel in Tokyo

      Step inside Claesson Koivisto Rune’s design as a 1920s bank turns hotel

      By Danielle Demetriou Published 17 April 20

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