Art, architecture and travel in Japan
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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... Research, Japanese clothing brand
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Limited edition Japanese tableware
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World View: Letter from Japan
The World View series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with contributors around the world, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. In and around Tokyo, a city that has so far avoided the worst of the pandemic, design studios Rhizomatiks, Gen Suzuki, Akira Minagawa and Drill Design find that having to stay in comes with its own challenges, but unexpected upsides too, reports our Japan editor Jens H Jensen
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Noiz Architects take on tatami, weaving a new path for the Japanese craft
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Super setting: Nobu Matsuhisa and Arita Plus create new tableware collection
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The singing sand at Nima beach, Japan
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Kosho Ito and Kibisi’s smart hybrid embraces traditional Japanese craft
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What remains: a hardware store in Osaka lays bare the bolts of Japan’s history
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Magic mats: José Lévy transforms Japanese tatami for Daiken at Maison et Objet
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MoMA shines light on structural design in experimental Japanese architecture
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David Lynch looms large in Kyoto heritage weaver Hosoo’s new tapestry
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Border crossings: a new show pairs the work of Hanne Darboven and Kishio Suga
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Schemata design a cake shop for a food photography studio in Tokyo
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Tokyo Tardis: Apollo Architects slot office into a family home
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ZHA attempts to save its Tokyo Olympic Stadium from the scrapheap
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Paris’ Palais de Tokyo reopens
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Apollo Architects & Associates make waves with seaside residence
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Beauty and the book: Nendo designs concept store for Japanese cosmetics company Nature's Way
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Kengo Kuma’s hen house in Mexico rules the roost
The latest architectural addition to the Casa Wabi Foundation is a chicken coop like no other
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Nendo conceives Japanese brand Beige's new space
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Dominique Lévy's new show explores the powerful parallels between two Japanese artists separated by a generation
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Raf Simons’ Esprit Dior Tokyo 2015 collection touches down in Japan
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New beginnings: Yoshio Taniguchi to redesign his father’s Tokyo Okura Hotel
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’Virgule etc’: Roger Vivier’s storied shoes go on show at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo
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Japanese photographer Momo Okabe wins Paul Huff Award
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True blue: Atelier Courbet and Buaisou shed light on an ancient craft
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A new winery by Masamichi Katayama helps rural Okayama savour Japanese wine
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