This timely collection of the best of madern Japan is an authoritative introduction to the country's contemporary design, and the histories behind them.
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Lonsdale was a journalist for 8 years in Japan.
Alex MacDonald is the minister of Buccleuch & Greyfriars Free Church of Scotland, Edinburgh. He is married to Evelyn and they have four Children, Katharine, Douglas, Alison and Robert
Coster of Axiom Photographic Agency
Hamm of Photo Japan
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It's a REALLY different world,
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I've long been fascinated by the (to Westerners) strangenesses of Japanese culture and society, and I'm also interested in "life style" design, so I was particularly taken with this book. Each of the beautifully illustrated chapters deals with one aspect of the Japanese approach to the visual -- fashion, architecture, interiors, food and drink, transport, consumer products, housewares, communication and packaging, and transport -- and the author gives as much attention to the social psyhology behind Japanese traditions and interpretations as to the art and design itself, examining Japan's communitarian aspects and the tension between colorful individualism and finely developed herd instinct. A terrific book.
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colorful and cogent,
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A worthy update on the world of Japanese style and design. Both pictures and text provide an insightful look into the Japan of the new millenium. The architecture, packaging, and fashion sections were of particular note. Highly recommended.
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The Japanese are fastidious followers of fashion, picking up trends and adapting them overnight. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo, New Year, While Western, Yohji Yamamoto, Hello Kitty, Kansai International Airport, Kazuyo Sejima, Shigeru Uchida, Unlike the West New!
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The Japanese are fastidious followers of fashion, picking up trends and adapting them overnight. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bento box, shoji screens Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo, New Year, While Western, Yohji Yamamoto, Hello Kitty, Kansai International Airport, Kazuyo Sejima, Shigeru Uchida, Unlike the West New!
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- Tokyo: A Certain Style by Kyoichi Tsuzuki in Back Matter
- The Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight into Beauty by Bernard Leach in Back Matter
- Structure And Surface: Contemporary Japanese Textiles by Cara McCarty in Back Matter
- Learning from the Japanese City: Looking East in Urban Design (Planning, History and Environment Series) by Barrie Shelton in Back Matter
- Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art by Shizuo Tsuji in Back Matter
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- Bamboo in Japan by Nancy Moore Bess in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Managing New Product Innovation by B. Jerrard on page 59
- Fashion Design: Process, Innovation and Practice by Kathryn McKelvey in Back Matter
- Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series) by Christopher Hood in Back Matter
- Journey Through Asia: Masterpieces in the Brooklyn Museum of Art by Amy G. Poster in Back Matter
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