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Japan has 72 'micro seasons' a year — this is how homes change for them

This concept of seasonal adaptability relies on resetting your space to feel connected to the natural world, and in turn, ...
Livingetc on MSN

The garden is never a separate project to a Japanese home — here's why

If you've ever found yourself wondering about the seamless transition from indoor to al fresco in Japanese gardens, the ...
Architectural Digest

Understanding Japanese Architecture Is Lesson One for Anyone Who Wants a Sleek, Harmonic Home

Post World War II, architects like Kenzo Tange pioneered a new blend of tradition with modernism, sparking the influential Metabolist movement of the 1960s that imagined cities as organic, adaptable ...
Dezeen

Seven exhibitions that showcased Japanese design in Copenhagen

There was a strong Japanese influence on this year's edition of Copenhagen's annual design week, with designers and brands from Japan, including Issey Miyake and Karimoku, showing works both on and ...
Women's Wear Daily

How Naoto Fukasawa’s Making Alessi Stores Feel Like a Japanese Home

MILAN — Naoto Fukasawa, the Japanese industrial designer celebrated for his minimalist, “super normal” aesthetic, is enhancing Alessi stores with the sort of homey Zen native to Japan. On Friday, the ...