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Dezeen InteriorsRotterdam's Echo is a Tokyo-inspired listening bar inside the brutalist Groot Handelsgebouw Creative director Jeff Hoogendijk, DJ and producer Khalil Ryahi and architect Paul Cournet have teamed up to open a listening bar in Rotterdam , featuring a bar made from shipping crates and ombré…

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Wallpaper*Ten c’s capsule collection with cult Japanese label Comoli is made for fabric obsessives Technical-wear brand Ten c – a playful acronym for ‘the emperor’s new clothes’ – was founded by Alessandro Pungetti and Paul Harvey in 2010 after stints at C.P.

10.29

MonocleBehind the hose at Tokyo Fire Department’s elite Hyper Rescue 8 unit On a wet autumn morning in Tokyo, four firefighters in hazmat suits are trying to pull an unconscious person from a basement room that’s filled with poisonous gas.

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Logo HistoriesToho Bank, 1991 福島県の地方銀行、東邦銀行が1991年に導入したCI(コーポレート・アイデンティティ)とロゴ。 Toho Bank and Japan’s changing banking sector By the close of the 1980s , the Japanese financial sector was entering a period of structural change.

10.27

IconMU Architecture creates a Japanese-inspired family home in Montreal A curved glass-brick screen, double-height living spaces and generous outdoor areas bring light, intimacy and calmness to this urban home Photography by Raphaël Thibodeau In Montreal’s vibrant…

10.26

Design MilkMimi Kakushi Brings Japanese Glamour to Miami Beach Rooftop lounges are mainstays of the Miami skyline offering open-air escapes above the bustle of the city. For the first U.S.

10.29

SurfaceThe House of Suntory and Surface Celebrate Hibiki Japanese Harmony’s Chiso Bottle Collaboration Acclaimed artists, designers, and gallery owners, as well as cultural and culinary figures assembled within The Gallery by Odo, the epicurean exhibition space helmed by chef Hiroki Odo of…

10.29

DesignWantedTraditional Japanese gilding techniques brighten contemporary interior design Gold leaf has a centuries-long history in interior decoration, with applications ranging from wall coverings and screens to decorative panels

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DesignWantedDESIGNART TOKYO 2026 gives a former highway a new creative role A former highway in Ginza will become an exhibition venue for DESIGNART TOKYO 2026, placing design and art within infrastructure

10.23

Logo HistoriesTraditional Craft Industry Promotion Association, 1975 亀倉雄策が1975年にデザインした、伝統的工芸品産業振興協会のロゴ。 Japan’s 1974 traditional crafts law In 1974 the ‘Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries’ was set up in Japan .

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NOSIGNEREisuke Tachikawa contributed an article to the August issue of the monthly magazine Tokyo-jin. Eisuke Tachikawa, CEO of NOSIGNER, will contribute to the “Cities and the Environment” series in the August 2026 issue o...

07.24

NOSIGNERSignage design conveying cutting-edge research through spatial experience: Signage plan for the University of Tokyo’s RCAST exhibited at the "Grand Sign Design Exhibition" The signage system designed by NOSIGNER for the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) at the Unive...

07.13

NOSIGNERNOSIGNER is in charge of the rebranding of "CTI JAPAN," one of the origins of coaching in Japan, and its parent company, "Wake Up." NOSIGNER led the comprehensive rebranding and website design for Wake Up Co., Ltd. and its coaching brand, “CTI Japan.”F...

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