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In memoriam: Arata Isozaki (1931 – 2022)The legendary Japanese architect Arata Isozaki dies on 29th December 2022; we celebrate his life and work
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Artist’s Palate: Chiharu Shiota’s recipe for okonomiyakiGet tangled up in Chiharu Shiota’s recipe for okonomiyaki, from our January 2023 issue’s Artist’s Palate feature, a Wallpaper* homage to our favourite contemporary art
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Shiguchi is a Japanese cultural retreat that bridges tradition and the 21st centuryShiguchi is a new Japanese cultural hub set amid nature, by artist and collector Shouya Grigg
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№ 001 Minami Aoyama is an Aston Martin architectural venture in Tokyo№ 001 Minami Aoyama is a bespoke residence for an Aston Martin collector, located in the heart of Tokyo’s Omotesando; shaped by Aston Martin, Vibroa, and Intentionallies, it’s due for completion in 2023
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Take the ultimate Carlo Scarpa tour of VeniceA 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 modernityOne@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 creativityDesignart 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 KyotoArt 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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World View: Letter from JapanThe 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 -
Super setting: Nobu Matsuhisa and Arita Plus create new tableware collection -
The singing sand at Nima beach, Japan -
What remains: a hardware store in Osaka lays bare the bolts of Japan’s history -
Magic mats: José Lévy transforms Japanese tatami for Daiken at Maison et Objet -
Clay collective: Arita House opens in Amsterdam, displaying perfect porcelain -
MoMA shines light on structural design in experimental Japanese architecture -
David Lynch looms large in Kyoto heritage weaver Hosoo’s new tapestry -
Border crossings: a new show pairs the work of Hanne Darboven and Kishio Suga -
Schemata design a cake shop for a food photography studio in Tokyo -
Tokyo Tardis: Apollo Architects slot office into a family home -
ZHA attempts to save its Tokyo Olympic Stadium from the scrapheap
