A Masterclass in Subtleties and Intention: Sando Burger Bar by Sapid Studio.In this Japanese inspired burger bar in Geneva, Switzerland, Sapid Studio reference the Japanese concept of “boro boro'', a process of utilising materials that have been repaired or stitched back together to create a multi-layered...
Less, Light, Local: ITA NORI Seaweed Installation by We+.Japanese design studio We+ has completed a research project that offers new value to discarded and non-edible nori seaweed, highlights two overlooked qualities in the food source as a material—its lightness and...
Kyoto Wand Café by Coil Kazuteru Matsumura Architects.Take a pause on your Kyoto journey at Kazuteru Matsumura Architects’ Kyoto Wand Café, set within a renovated townhouse. The unravelling of multiple building layers paved the way for an interior that embraces traditional structure of...
Opus Arisugawa Terrace & Residence in Tokyo by OEO Studio.OEO Studio has completed a renovation of a luxury apartment at the Opus Arisugawa Terrace & Residence in central Tokyo, Japan. The interiors reflect a cross-pollination of Japanese and Scandinavian design, drawing on inspiration from both...
Restaurang ÄNG in Sweden by Norm Architects.Sitting as a solitary diamond in the fields of Ästad Vingård—one of Sweden’s largest vineyards—Restaurang ÄNG is a partly underground restaurant that stands as a modern and refined interpretation of a greenhouse turned inside out....
Tajimi Custom Tiles Debuts at Milan Design Week 2022.Held in a beautiful industrial space in a former printing factory, Gallery Assab One, Tajimi Custom Tiles made their international debut at Milan Design Week 2022 with one hell of a show. Curated by David Glaettli, the company presented a...
Maruhiro Office “Ouchi” by DDAA for Legacy Ceramics Brand Hasami.Tokyo-based studio DDAA has designed a new kind of workplace interior for legacy ceramics brand Hasami. With minimal intervention the designers boldly changed the impression of the existing heritage house while creating a space that is not...
Japanese Graphic Designer Masashi Murakami Pushes the Possibilities of Paper.In his Affects series, Tokyo-based graphic designer Masashi Murakami pushes the possibilities of paper by appearing to turn the digital into the physical. Each distortion and effect has been physically implemented rather than digitally...
Living Room meets Nightclub at Warp Studio Office for Mitsui Fudosan by I IN in Tokyo.Tokyo-based design studio I IN have unveiled Warp Studio for Mitsui Fudosan, their concept for a new type of office space. The design marks a direct shift from a conventional office layout, where individual desks and separated cubicles...
