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Take the ultimate Carlo Scarpa tour of Venice
A Carlo Scarpa tour to end all tours; join our survey of modernist buildings by the Italian midcentury master in and around Venice
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Kengo Kuma’s One@Tokyo hotel juxtaposes tradition and modernity
One@Tokyo's Kengo Kuma design is the latest project from Agora Hospitalities Co and Sky Hospitality
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Designart Tokyo transforms the city into a museum of creativity
Designart Tokyo presents global design highlights through a series of exhibitions involving global creative talent and traditional Japanese craft
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‘East Meets West’: artists Samiro Yunoki and Kori Girard unite at Ace Hotel Kyoto
Art exhibition, ‘East Meets West’ at Ace Hotel Kyoto marks Japanese artist Samiro Yunoki’s 100th birthday, in dialogue with new works by American artist Kori Girard
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Cooling off: TWIG brings Japanese-style cold brewing to London
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Water sports: Tokyo’s newest fitness centre and spa blends public with private
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Print your own mini-me at the Omote 3D photo booth
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Entertaining news: Editors' picks
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Tiger teams up with Misaki Kawai for a quirky collaboration
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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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Clay collective: Arita House opens in Amsterdam, displaying perfect porcelain
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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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Inujima Art Project, Japan
