• Dominic Wilcox's miniature watch sculpture sees a man disappointed every hour.
    Focus on: Telling time
    Six innovative timepieces that turn clock-watching into an unusual experience. >
  • The FES Watch, made of electronic paper, is a blank canvas that displays a range of patterns activated by user gestures.
    The FES watch by Fashion Entertainments
    The FES Watch, made of electronic paper, is a blank canvas that displays a range of patterns activated by user gestures. >
  • PRISM Bench by Tokojin Yoshioka for Glas Italia.
    PRISM Collection by Tokujin Yoshioka
    The Japanese designer continues his love affair with all things transparent in this bold but understated range for Glas Italia. >
  • Naota Fukasawa.
    Naoto Fukusawa on why objects shouldn’t stand out too much
    The Japanese industrial designer believes successful designs are things we interact with naturally and inevitably, without thinking. >
  • Naota Fukusawa.
    Naoto Fukusawa on why objects shouldn’t stand out too much (trailer)
    Objects are merely interfaces, says the Japanese industrial designer. It's humans that are at the centre of the design process. >
  • Oranda-jima House by Martin van der Linden.
    Light and shadow
    The subtle play of light through the spaces of this children's facility in the Japanese town of Yamadi-machi is designed to encourage healing. >
  • "Shout" music video by Masashi Kawaura & PARTY for Androp.
    Shout
    Japanese interactive designer Masashi Kawamura takes us on a journey through a world of real and animated shadows in this music video. >
  • Masashi Kawamura. Image: adcglobal.org.
    Masashi Kawamura's crazy imagination comes to life
    The Tokyo-born interactive designer on luck, sleepless nights and balancing fun with success. >
  • Fusion by Nendo for BoConcept.
    Japanese-Danish fusion
    Japanese design studio Nendo takes inspiration from origami patterns for the design of a furniture and homeware collection for BoConcept. >
  • FEED LOVE Tokyo by Marije Vogelzang.
    Feeding love
    Marije Vogelzang explores how the act of feeding translates in Japanese culture. >
  • Window display for Maison Hermès, Japan by Oscar Diaz.
    Window shopping
    Oscar Diaz draws on the principle of a kaleidoscope to create a window display for Hermés Japan. >
  • COMPOLUX department store interior by Nendo
    European style
    Nendo redesigns the interior of Seibu department store in Tokyo with inspiration from European parks and squares. >
  • Lump collection by Nendo for Urushi Kobo Oshima. Image: Akihiro Yoshida.
    Wooden kitchenware
    Nendo has designed a collection of kitchenware for Urushi Kobo Oshima that showcases the beauty in natural wood. >
  • The Hanataba chopsticks by Nendo. Image: Akihiro Yoshida
    Pick-up sticks
    Japan-based Nendo redesigns an ancient traditional eating utensil, the chopstick, transforming people’s interaction with this everyday object. >
  • Awakening Beauty powder case by Marcel Wanders.
    Bell-shaped beauty
    Marcel Wanders has designed a powder case that chimes on opening to indicate the awakening of beauty. >
  • Semi-Wrinkled Washi lamp collection by Nendo.
    Wrinkled beauty
    Nendo draws on a traditional Japanese paper-making method to create a collection of lamps that reveal the beauty of wrinkles. >
  • Chocolate-Paint by Nendo.
    Deceptive chocolates
    Nendo has created a limited-edition set of chocolates that resemble a variety of oil paint tubes. >
  • AQMW lipstick packaging by Marcel Wanders.
    The whole package
    Marcel Wanders brings a touch of floral whimsy to Japanese cosmetic brand AQMW's new packaging. >
  • REALITY LAB. ISSEY MIYAKE by Tokujin Yoshioka. Image: © MASAYA YOSHIMURA.
    Shopping in a laboratory
    Tokujin Yoshioka's interior design for Issey Miyake's new retail outlet is clean, minimalistic and somewhat futuristic. >
  • Crystallize exhibition by Tokujin Yoshioka.
    Crystal colonies
    Tokujin Yoshioka’s "Crystallize" exhibition of grown paintings and sculptures is the Japanese artist/designer's largest solo exhibition to date. >
  • A new pavilion for the Kyoto University of Art and Design
    Natural curves
    A new outdoor pavilion follows the curvature of the landscape on the campus of the Kyoto University of Art and Design. >
  • Sekki by Nendo.
    Warped cutlery
    A fork, a knife, a spoon - just desserts, Japanese style. >
  • Element collection by Tokujin Yoshioka.
    Gravity free
    Tokujin Yoshioka's Elements Collection incorporates the random beauty and harmony of nature while revealing innovation in metalwork. >
  • Sengokubara residence by Shigeru Ban.
    Teardrop beauty
    Shigeru Ban has designed a house that allows residents to feel as through they have been removed from the rest of the city. >

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