Japan is an absolute dichotomy when it comes to Design.
The Style: "Hello Kitty" meets "James Bond".
Think Loud, Bright, Extremely Future Driven and Incredibly Optimistic.
... the other side?
Sheer Poetry.
Derived solely from a Profound Appreciation of Nature. It's uniquely
Derived solely from a Profound Appreciation of Nature. It's uniquely
organic, quiet, dignified and Breathtaking Beautiful. How's that for a polar opposite?
The one unifying element is that both sides have been artfully mastered.
Japan is a country that totally has my heart, a style I absolutely love and I hope
you will to. Now - go on and begin the trip!
The one unifying element is that both sides have been artfully mastered.
Japan is a country that totally has my heart, a style I absolutely love and I hope
you will to. Now - go on and begin the trip!
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| Irving Penn 1970 Geisha |
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| Saihoji Temple in Kyoto |
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| A Traditional Japanese House - How I LOVE the roof lines and their incorporation of gardens! |
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| Pretty Amazing right? At some point in my career I am SO going to do a riff on this incredible carved early 20th century Lotus Tray! |
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| A well known landmark of the dog Hachiko located at the Shibuya Station in Tokyo. (If not familiar with the story; Hachiko would greet his owner, a professor every day to meet him off the train. One day the professor had a stroke and died - Hachiko would still go everyday to wait for his owner for the remaining 9 years of his life. When he passed, the locals, who knew and loved him well installed this lovely statue.) |
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| Love how the carving sort of bleeds out of the driftwood! (Contact us for information) |
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| An example of Chidori - Constructed wood pieces with a square section and connected through pure joinery. |
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| An ingenious fan |
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| Contemporary Piece |
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| The "Shell House" by Kotaro Ide/ARTechnic Architects in Nagano Japan |
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| One of my Favorite New Structures in Japan - "The Ring House" by Takei-Nabeshima Architects in the town of Karuizawa. |
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| Gaultier's Geisha Inspired Spring 2008 Collection for Christian Dior |
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| Japanese Quilt |
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| Konson Parrot Woodblock |
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| My FAVORITE design tip of ALL time? Take your scented candles - Pop them in the Freezer for 20 minutes - the candle will then easily remove from it's original container. You can then drop it into a beautiful ceramic Japanese cup or bowl - SO much prettier, personalized and you'll never have any of those visible ugly smoke stains or smudges! |
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| Isamu Noguchi and his famous Lanterns |
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| Origami |
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| Modern Residence by Terunobu Fujimori |
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| Exquisite Japanese Sculptor: Tomochiro Inaba |
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| Mt. Fuji |
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| Japanese Textile |
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| Rock Garden |
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| Contemporary Woodcut |
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| (Contact is for information on a modern Japanese influenced table) |
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| Kamakura Buddha |
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| Mt. Fuji |
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| Hiroshige Woodblock |
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| A Japanese white eye |
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| Incredible stepping stones in a Kyoto Garden |
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| Gaultier Geisha inspired Spring 2008 Collection for Dior |
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| Fushimi Inari Temple in Kyoto |
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| Origami |
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| Origami |
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| Another simply Exquisite Japanese Quilt |
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| Origami Paper Crane: |
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| 19th century woodblock |
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| Beautiful Shibori Textile (Shibori is a Japanese term for several methods of dyeing cloth with a pattern by binding, stitching, folding, twisting or compressing it) |
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| LOVE this vintage photo from the 1950's! |
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| Isamu Noguchi 1950 |
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| Buddha Statues in Kamakura |
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