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Arii Irie’s Warehouse Villa in Isumi, Japan, offers storage with living space thrown inJapanese practice Arii Irie has joined the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
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Ingenious Japanese home appliances to enhance domestic lifeFrom cooking to cleaning, Japanese brand +-0 has you covered with a range of cleverly designed home appliances
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Japanese hair art: geiko wigmakers in Kyoto bring modernity to an age-old artIn the first of a three-part series on Japanese hair art, we visit the studio of a father-and-son team in Kyoto, making wigs for the city’s geishas
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Tadao Ando’s ‘Space of Light’, a meditation pavilion, opens in South KoreaTadao Ando’s ‘Space of Light’ pavilion opens at Museum SAN in South Korea
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Sliding components create a transformable office in Kyoto: see it move!Naoshi Kondo Studio has created a transformable office with its own architectural puzzle box that turns an L-shaped unit into a multifunctional space
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Alberni by Kengo Kuma throws shapes in VancouverAlberni by Kengo Kuma is completed, showing off its highly crafted, wavy volume in Vancouver, Canada
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Ardray whisky reinterprets Scottish traditions with a Japanese approachArdray whisky is the result of an exciting and groundbreaking collaboration between Scottish and Japanese whisky makers that presents new perspectives on a long-lasting tradition
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Maebashi Galleria blends art and living in Japan’s GunmaMaebashi Galleria by Akihisa Hirata launches in Gunma, as a new complex fusing art galleries with residences
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The Conran Shop opens new ‘locally edited’ Tokyo concept storeNew Conran Shop Tokyo concept store opens in Daikanyama as the retailer's first ‘locally edited’ store, sourcing and curating a unique range of design objects crafted across Asia
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Sou Fujimoto temporary hall for the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine features 'floating forest'A new Sou Fujimoto temporary hall for the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Japan is revealed, completed with an elevated, lush green roof
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First look: MPavilion 2023 by Tadao Ando marks project’s tenth anniversaryThe design for Tadao Ando’s MPavilion 2023, which celebrates the Australian event’s tenth anniversary, is unveiled
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C4L is a modern Japanese house with a traditional twistTraditional architecture and notions of home inform modern Japanese house C4L by Hitoshi Saruta / CUBO design architect
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Azabudai Hills to bring a slice of wildness to Tokyo’s megacityHeatherwick Studio’s design for Azabudai Hills aims to bring some soulfulness and a slice of wildness to the megacity
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Shishi-iwa House reveals SSH No.03 by Ryue Nishizawa in Karuizawa, JapanShishi-iwa House launches SSH No.03 by Ryue Nishizawa, a fresh addition to the ambitious Japanese hotel's Karuizawa campus
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‘Where To Now’: Zara and Wallpaper* launch offbeat travel guidesZara and Wallpaper’s ‘Where To Now’ travel guides launch with five off-the-beaten-track adventures, from California to Naoshima, for armchair and actual explorers, available to buy now
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Takeshi Hirobe’s weekend home uses clever geometries to dramatic effectVilla MKZ by Takeshi Hirobe Architects is a weekend home in Japan's Minamiboso City that celebrates its awkward site
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Rebuilt Shigeru Ban houses launch at the architect’s Simose Art Museum in HiroshimaA series of rebuilt Shigeru Ban houses become available to experience and rent at the Simose Art Museum, designed by the same architect, in Hiroshima, Japan
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Noma Kyoto pops up with a design inspired by Japanese cultureThe Noma Kyoto pop-up is open until 20 May 2023, hosted in the spaces of Kengo Kuma's Ace Hotel, and with interiors designed by Copenhagen's OEO Studio
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Circus tent structure inspires this Japanese holiday home for a car loverHitoshi Saruta of Cubo Design Architect draws on the circus tent structure for his latest residential offering, a holiday home in Japan, called The Circus
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Tokyo Toilet project gets Marc Newson additionThe Tokyo Toilet project has a new addition, a Marc Newson-designed facility in the heart of the city’s Shibuya district
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Karimoku Commons Kyoto offers an intimate, home-like experienceKarimoku Furniture Inc opens its first Karimoku Commons location in Kyoto, in a former wooden machiya townhouse that offers an intimate experience of the brand
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This tiny house is the perfect lookout towards the Seto Inland SeaA tiny house by Schemata Architects looks out towards the Seto Inland Sea
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Ab Rogers crafts ‘co-being’ brutalist artist’s studio for Hiraki Sawa in KanazawaFishmarket is Hiraki Sawa’s new, brutalist artist’s studio, designed by Ab Rogers in Kanazawa
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Humo, a new Mayfair restaurant, revolutionises wood-fired cookingMayfair restaurant Humo experiments with different types of wood to create unique and delicious flavours
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MSCTY asks, what does unbuilt architecture sound like?Sound and architecture studio MSCTY creates a collection of music and sounds inspired by unbuilt buildings
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Minimalist Cartier Guest Lounge enriches the brand’s Tokyo headquartersAn elegant Cartier Guest Lounge has been added to the brand’s minimalist Tokyo offices, courtesy of studio I IN
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Japan’s newest hospitality offering is Not A HotelUnique hospitality offering Not A Hotel in Japan, by Shinji Hamauzu and Suppose Design Office, has won Best Timeshare at Wallpaper* Design Awards 2023
