Japan Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Japan - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Japan.
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How we live: at 'House Vision', Tokyo, Airbnb imagines the future of the home
By Daniel Scheffler • Last updated
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The Palais de Tokyo's latest exhibition 'Inside' has us all wrapped up
By Amy Verner • Last updated
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This new rug release from Floor Story is causing a cosmic eclipse
Kangan Arora and Floor Story have designed ten otherworldly illusions of form and tone – the ‘Cosmic Check’ and ‘Falling Shadows’ rug collections
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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Fondazione Bisazza sheds new light on Nobuyoshi Araki’s sensual photo works
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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Japanese handcraft exhibition, Sfera, Kyoto
By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated
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Man at work: rigour, neurochemicals and 24/7 assistants at Takashi Murakami’s studio
By Jens Jensen • Last updated
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Masako Miki’s shapeshifting spirits draw on Japanese folklore
In San Francisco, Osaka-born artist Masako Miki explores human identity, transformation and the Japanese Shinto concept in a new series of playful candy-coloured bronze sculptures
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Nerima House combines the best of Swedish and Japanese architecture
By Sara Sturges • Last updated
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Wes Anderson’s set design for the Isle of Dogs goes on show in London
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Ibiza takeover: Blum & Poe stage pop-up exhibition of Takashi Murakami's recent work
By Brook Mason • Last updated
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Ori Gersht reflects on Kyoto’s Zen gardens and their secret floating worlds
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated
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Junya Ishigami’s architecture aims high and digs deep at Fondation Cartier in Paris
By Jens Jensen • Last updated
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Charting the unique make-up of Japanese architecture
By Jens Jensen • Last updated
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The space of change: charting the peculiarity of Japanese houses
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated
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The unlikely synchronicity between Italian radicalism and Japanese metabolism
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Architectural pavilion lands on the small island of Naoshima
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Hiroshi Sambuichi, a 2004 Architects Directory alumnus, introduces The Water pavilion, the latest addition to the Naoshima Plan, the island campus in the Seto Inland Sea.
By Jens Jensen • Last updated
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Celebrating Japanese art and culture for National Foundation Day
To mark Japan’s National Foundation Day (11 February 2022) we revisit recent art features that illustrate the breadth and depth of contemporary Japanese art
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Hublot’s Tokyo watch boutique plays on glass and crystal
The flagship boutique in Ginza is Hublot’s largest retail space to date
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Yayoi Kusama documentary charts her turbulent rise to art icon
By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated
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Nanamica’s NYC store nods to a Japanese beach house
Japanese menswear brand Nanamica has collaborated with New York-based architect Taichi Kuma on its Soho boutique
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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A warm welcome: Japanese beauty brand Shiro opens London store
By Adam Chapman • Last updated
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The things that define you: an exhibition of zakka at 21_21 Design Sight Tokyo
By Tom Howells • Last updated
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Margaret Howell's new film is a tribute to Japanese culture
Affinities – 50 Years of Design marks the 50th anniversary of the Margaret Howell clothing brand
By Hannah Silver • Last updated
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Prototype prefab: Muji unveils the no-clutter Window House
By Noor Dasmesh Singh • Last updated
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The Millennials is a modern, updated version of Japan’s famed capsule hotel concept
By Danielle Demetriou • Last updated
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Tsumamigui — Tokyo, Japan
By Jens Jensen • Last updated
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Architect Jun Aoki designs fabric-like façade for Loro Piana's new Tokyo flagship
The storied Italian brand makes a subtle architectural statement with its new Tokyo outpost
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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