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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Shingo Masuda + Katsuhisa Otsubo Architects
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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What lies beneath: a swirling installation in light by TeamLab is pulling us in
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Nobuyoshi Araki explores the beauty of Japanese bondage and flower arranging
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Need-to-know technology news from Salone del Mobile 2018
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Lexus RC F swaps the marque’s tech-first attitude for pure power
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Sex, death and toy dinosaurs collide in Nobuyoshi Araki's latest exhibition
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Japan Fashion Week
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Pablo Coppola on Bally’s 100-year archive exhibition at its new Ginza flagship
By Katrina Israel Last updated
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Minä Perhonen’s Tokyo show explores the emotive power of material
A new solo exhibition by Japanese fashion and textile brand Minä Perhonen at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT), explores the meaning of craftsmanship and the role of design in society
By Danielle Demetriou Last updated
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Transforming traditions: a new exhibition in London showcases the mind-blowing skill of four Japanese artists
By Ali Morris Last updated
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The school of things: Simon Lee's Five Decades exhibition addresses Japanese post-modernity
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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
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Fondazione Bisazza sheds new light on Nobuyoshi Araki’s sensual photo works
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Japanese handcraft exhibition, Sfera, Kyoto
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Man at work: rigour, neurochemicals and 24/7 assistants at Takashi Murakami’s studio
By Jens H 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
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MoMA's 'A Japanese Constellation' profiles Japan's most recognised architects
By John Gendall 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 H Jensen Last updated
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US architect David Montalba invites us into his family home in Los Angeles
Designed for himself and his family, Montalba's LA home blends interior and exterior landscapes with Japanese architecture influences and a crisp, contemporary aesthetic
By Carole Dixon Last updated
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Charting the unique make-up of Japanese architecture
By Jens H 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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Through the lens of Chieska Fortune Smith
Through the lens is our monthly series that shines a light on a photographer and Wallpaper* contributor
By Sophie Gladstone 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.
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