Stories On Design // Cunning Cantilevers.The soaring cantilever is a daring thing of beauty. Cantilever speaks of ambition, inspiration, unconventionality and an aversion for doing things the easy way. It’s the extreme sport of architecture as it defies gravity and screams...
Nendo’s Invisible Outlines at Jil Sander Showroom in Milan.I think we can all agree Nendo's fonder Oki Sato is a freak of nature. We've talked about the work of this Japanese practice a number of times. And no matter how often I experience the studio's work first hand, I am never left feeling...
Stories On Design // Wrapped Buildings.Wrapped Buildings are awesome. Why? Because they are just like giant Christmas presents, except way cooler because you get to keep them forever. It's not that often one sees buildings that challenge the conventional to this extent. I...
Radical Pottery by Takuro Kuwata.Japanese artist Takuro Kuwata is one of the most intriguing young artists who's transforming the world of ceramics today. Kuwata creates strangely alluring clay objects that break many rules of his chosen medium. Takuro Kuwata's...
Where They Create, Japan by Photographer Paul Barbera + BOOK GIVEAWAY!Win 1 of 3 copies of 'Where They Create, Japan' in which photographer Paul Barbera explores the workspaces of 32 high-profile creatives in...
Ai & Om Knives Shop in Vancouver by Scott and Scott Architects.Designed by Scott and Scott Architects, Ai & Om Knives is a Japanese shop opened by a Vancouver chef who wanted to share his passion for quality edged...
Bake Cheese Tart Store in Kyoto by Yusuke Seki.Bake Cheese Tart Store in Kyoto by Yusuke Seki bridges the gap between tradition & innovation, featuring display counters constructed from Lego blocks....
nendo’s ‘Un-Printed Material’ Exhibition in Tokyo.Nendo's 'Un-Printed Material' Exhibition in Tokyo plays homage to the universally used medium in design - a humble sheet of...
Airbnb HQ in Tokyo by Suppose Design Office.Japanese architecture is perhaps one of the most profoundly beautiful, vulnerable and considered of the modern design ethics. Not unlike the cherry blossoms so revered and admired by the Japanese, there is a delicacy to the way the...
