Tag: Design

This article by Grigoris Miliaresis first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo. Photo by no_typographic_man used under CC The original idea was to keep it as cheap as possible (we have a reputation to ...

Over the weekend, Yamaha demonstrated that it doesn't just make keyboards and bikes. The "Two Yamahas, One Passion" exhibition at Roppongi Hills showcased prototype musical instruments and ...

We recently featured a beautiful video featuring miniatures of traditional Japanese architecture and gardens. Well, here's the modern-day version! This is a contemporary Tokyo landmark in ...

Manami Okazaki has released a second edition of her book "Kokeshi, from Tohoku with Love", featuring interviews with 23 kokeshi artisans as well as 200 photos documenting how the unique wooden dolls ...

Go hunting for Shaun the Sheep in Omotesando this June in a special art and charity event called "Shaun in Japan". The Shaun-hunting event has already been a success in the Aardman Animations ...

The rainy season is upon us: get ready for several weeks of rain around Japan. Any visit to a major store in Tokyo will mean you are confronted with a mountain of products designed to help you ...

We try to avoid ranting on this site since no one wants to read consistently negative content. However, we haven't made any secret of our cynicism about the upcoming 2020 Olympics, whose plans ...

Sonia Rykiel has opened a new store in Aoyama, the designer fashion district of central Tokyo. Located at the former Jil Sander Navy flagship address, the shop features a unique interior with ...

The Japanese government has faith in soft power, hence all the "cool Japan" campaigns. This might be J-Pop. It might be anime. It might be cuisine. But there's another unusual source of "cool" ...

Turn your clothes into letters to be sent in the mail. That's what fukutegami does. The clever concept was launched on the crowdfunding platform Readyfor? and cleared its target of ¥550,000 ...

Tokujin Yoshioka is one of Japan's most famous and popular designers, known for his use of transparent materials. The Kou-an Glass Tea House started life as a small-scale model at Glasstress 2011 ...

Japan's first architecture model museum is opening this summer. It is set to open as a museum in August, though will begin operating from April. Applications for architecture scale model exhibits ...

After wowing hipsters the world over with the first T-Site in Tokyo's upmarket Daikanyama district three years ago, Tsutaya continues its quest to stop being the Blockbuster of Japan and be taken ...

When Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo released Type at the start of the year it got a lot of buzz from both eyewear lovers and typeface fans. Japanese typology design is respected around the world and its ...

Here's a great Christmas gift idea and it likely doesn't get more Japanese than this. Turn your feet into raw fish now with the Sushi Socks. While the tattoo tights street fashion is sadly ...