Hakusan Porcelain - Enduring Design
Hakusan Porcelain is a Japanese porcelain manufacturer from Hasami – a small town in Nagasaki Prefecture. The region has been...
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Refreshingly Japanese: Drinks for hot summer days
Japanese summers are hot, humid, and sweaty. It's no wonder, then, that Japan has developed a unique beverage culture: from...
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Masahiro Mori - Pioneer of industrial ceramic design
Masahiro Mori (1927–2005) achieved a small revolution in the Japanese ceramics industry with his 1958 design of the 'G-Type' soy...
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Takeji Iwamiya's view
Japanese photographer Takeji Iwamiya (1920-1985) worked professionally as an industrial and advertising photographer, but his great passion lay with Japanese...
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Ikko Tanaka - The great master of Japanese graphic design
Graphic designer Ikko Tanaka (1930–2002) is internationally renowned for his extensive poster art. With his playful fusion of tradition and...
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The design by Sori Yanagi
Sori Yanagi (1915-2011) is one of Japan's most famous designers and a key figure in the development of Japanese design...
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