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HOW TO BOOK IN JAPAN
‘HOW TO BOOK IN JAPAN’ PRESENTS FACETS OF THE BOOK PUBLISHING PROCESS WITH JAPANESE CONTEXT TO AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE, SERVING AS A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE ART OF BOOK PUBLISHING
TENJINCHO PLACE
TENJINCHO PLACE, AN APARTMENT IN JAPAN WAS DESIGNED WITH FLUIDITY TO DIMINISH THE SENSE OF CONFINEMENT AND ENHANCE THE LIVELY NATURE Read More
ANNUAL OF SPATIAL DESIGN IN JAPAN 2023
‘ANNUAL OF SPATIAL DESIGN IN JAPAN 2023’ COLLECTED THE AWARD-WINNING SPATIAL DESIGNS OF JAPAN, CELEBRATING ITS 50TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND SHOWCASING THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF JAPAN’S LANDSCAPE OF SPATIAL DESIGN OVER THE PAST YEARS
SUGATSUNE | SEAMLESS BLEND OF STYLE AND UTILITY
A FLUSH SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM BY SUGATSUNE, A JAPANESE DOOR AND WINDOW HARDWARE COMPONENTS MANUFACTURER WHICH SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES ENTRANCES INTO WALLS AND IS BUILT FOR DURABILITY
PHOTO ESSAY : JAPAN WAY
TEXT & PHOTO: THANACHAI TANKVARALUK
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‘Japan Way’ is a captivating journey that delves into the exploration of flaws and imperfections within Japan. The Land of the Rising Sun is currently in full bloom, akin to an intriguing flower that entices outsiders with its enchanting scent and radiant beauty. It offers a unique and extraordinary experience that surpasses one’s imagination.
Photographs of events that have been extensively documented reflect the diverse moments in history, passed down through generations and influenced by the evolving societal context. These images capture the ongoing changes with past traditions, cultures, and history that have shaped the present and will continue to shape the future, like a distant shadow.
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Thanachai Tankvaraluk, who was born in Udon Thani, Thailand, earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication arts with a Journalism Major from Rangsit University. He is currently a business owner, but has always had a keen interest in everything around him, as well as an unwavering love and passion for travel and photography.
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TOMOHIKO YAMANASHI
Tomohiko Yamanashi | Photo: Don Amatayakul
ART4D SPEAKS WITH TOMOHIKO YAMANASHI, ARCHITECT OF NIKKEN SEKKEI, TO EXPLORE ALL THE THINGS CONCEALED IN HIS WORK, INCLUDING SCIENCE, CULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE ROLE OF THE ARCHITECT IN THE FUTURE, WHERE CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE THE MAJOR CHALLENGE OF THE COMING DECADE
PHOTO ESSAY : WHEN I WAKE UP, I WILL DREAM OF BEING A CHILD AGAIN
TEXT & PHOTO: RATTHEE PHAISANCHOTSIRI
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This series of photographs was taken between 2010 and 2011 when I was living in Japan as a fresh graduate. Like many students of product design at the time, Japan was a dream destination for many to pursue their education. It was a time when the Minimalist movement was flourishing.
But the transition from adolescence to working age—the period we call “coming of age”—turned out to be a lot more complicated than I had imagined. It wasn’t easy to strike a balance between reality and fantasy, between being realistic and prejudice-free. My own coming of age was filled with too many questions. Circulating in my mind were thoughts about life and death, as my body grew weaker by the day. How could I endure this feeling when the time has come for me to start living my life in the way that society has already determined?
It has been over twelve years and the childhood dreams I once had are no longer lucid like they used to be. Looking back to those memories in an attempt to compare them to the present I’m living in, in days when my age has progressed closer to the people in these pictures I took, in the time when technology has made all of our lives more convenient, but how we are living as human beings doesn’t seem that different from those days in the past. We are still struggling with the happiness we find ourselves with each passing day.
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Ratthee Phaisanchotsiri is an industrial designer and one of the members of the Issaraphap Collective who splits his time between Chiang Mai and Bangkok.
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掃除 CLEANING
FLIP THROUGH A PHOTO BOOK FROM MUJI THAT TAKES READERS TO EXPLORE THE EVERY MOMENT OF THE ACT OF CLEANING WHETHER IT BE PEOPLE WHO DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO KEEPING THE WORLD CLEAN, CLEANING TOOLS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND THE PROFOUND MEANING OF ‘CLEANING’
NENDO SEES KYOTO
SATO OKI, A JAPANESE DESIGNER FROM NENDO, ALONG WITH THE TRADITIONAL ARTISANS IN KYOTO REEXAMINE 9 OLD-BUT-GOLD KYOTO TRADITIONAL CRAFTS THROUGH THE LENS OF CONTEMPORARY DESIGN IN NENDO SEES TOKYO