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The best Japanese design from Milan Design Week 2026Discover the best of Japanese design from Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile 2026, showcasing innovative designs from established brands and emerging designers (and including the latest work from the Japanese master of modern bathtub design)
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Kengo Kuma will design the National Gallery’s huge new expansionLondon’s National Gallery has chosen the Tokyo-based architect to design a £350 million new wing
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Kengo Kuma talks technology and architecture to mark his new monograph, ‘Substance’The new book from the celebrated Japanese architect features 35 material-led pavilion projects as well as his thoughts on the fusion of design, craft and technology; we interviewed him to find out more
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The most whimsical hotel Christmas trees around the worldWe round up the best hotel Christmas tree collaborations of the year, from a ‘hotel within a hotel’ in Tokyo to 400 bellboy teddy bears in Paris
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Inside Christian de Portzamparc’s showstopping House of Dior Beijing: ‘sculptural, structural, alive’Daven Wu travels to Beijing to discover Dior’s dramatic new store, a vast temple to fashion that translates haute couture into architectural form
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Take a tour of the 'architectural kingdom' of JapanJapan's Seto Inland Sea offers some of the finest architecture in the country – we tour its rich selection of contemporary buildings by some of the industry's biggest names
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Kengo Kuma’s ‘Paper Clouds’ in London is a ‘poem’ celebrating washi paper in construction‘Paper Clouds’, an installation by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, is a poetic design that furthers research into the use of washi paper in construction
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Minimal curves and skilled lines are the focal point of Kengo Kuma's Christmas treesKengo Kuma unveiled his two Christmas trees, each carefully designed to harmonise with their settings in two hotels he also designed: The Tokyo Edition, Toranomon and The Tokyo Edition, Ginza
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Kengo Kuma’s new Kyoto hotel is ‘a sanctuary of ethereal beauty’A former ryokan inn, Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto offers onsen rooms equipped with natural hot spring water, and a contemporary take on a Noh theatre
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Gulbenkian Foundation's new art centre by Kengo Kuma is light and invitingLisbon's Gulbenkian Foundation reveals its redesign and new contemporary art museum, Centro de Arte Moderna (CAM), by Kengo Kuma with landscape architects VDLA
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Kengo Kuma on making The Tokyo Edition, Ginza ‘warm, intimate, and spiritual’The new Tokyo Edition, Ginza, designed by Kengo Kuma and Ian Schrager, marks the brand’s second chapter in Japan
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Aman Interiors launches its inaugural collection, by Kengo KumaLuxury hotel group Aman launched its first furniture collection at Design Miami, firmly making its mark on the interior world
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Suzuki by Kengo Kuma in Singapore serves up sushi in a gardenSuzuki by Kengo Kuma launches at the Mondrian hotel in Singapore, serving sushi in a Japanese garden setting
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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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Behind the scenes of Fendi’s accessories collaboration with Japanese architect Kengo KumaCrafted from washi paper and natural bamboo, the accessories – shown as part of Fendi’s recent menswear show – see Kengo Kuma turn his architectural eye to bags and sneakers
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Kenzo House: Parisian urban haven comes on the marketKenzo House in Paris comes on the market, offering a slice of Zen within the heart of the French capital
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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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Kengo Kuma and The Dalmore match rare whisky with rarefied designKengo Kuma on designing an architectural showcase for the first in The Dalmore Luminary Series of precious single malt whiskies
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Kengo Kuma designs Aman skincare bottles to mark the resort’s 30th anniversary -
Design at Large: Kengo Kuma and Jean Prouvé feature in Art Basel’s 2016 offering -
Kengo Kuma’s studio for Grand Seiko sits in the shadow of Mount IwateThe Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi takes the natural world as its inspiration
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Block party: a new book explores Tokyo’s unique family homes -
Kengo Kuma's new Folk Art Museum draws on Hangzhou's local vernacular -
Kengo Kuma’s Hans Christian Andersen’s House mixes nature and fairytale architectureOdense's Hans Christian Andersen’s House by Kengo Kuma opens its doors in Denmark, inviting the public to explore nature and fairytales
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Fritz Hansen Tokyo HQ opens in Kengo Kuma-designed buildingFritz Hansen unveils a new Tokyo HQ, in a building originally designed by Kengo Kuma in 1991. In a new film created to mark the opening, the architect shares his creative vision and his views on both Scandinavian and Japanese design
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Kengo Kuma and Associates’ OMM throws open its doors in Turkey -
Kengo Kuma sunglasses: wearable architecture?The renowned Japanese architect has teamed up with eyewear brand Vava on a capsule collection incorporating sustainable, organic materials and the latest in 3D-printing technology
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