PUBLIC MARKS with tags design & location:japan

On March 16th, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum hosted a fascinating demonstration of the process of a traditional form of Japanese stencil carving  (katagami) and its use in the technique of resist-dyeing textiles (katazome) at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Center in Harlem.

±0 removes the framework of such product categories as household electronics goods and household goods and treats them all as a single lifestyle tool. For example, when thinking of bread for breakfast, we also think about the toaster, the plate and the bread basket that go with it. When thinking about situations where coffee is prepared, we also think about electric pots, coffee drippers and decanters. Household electric goods and household items are not devices that stand by themselves in our lives– they exist in a state of mutual harmony. ±0 believes that designing things that coexist together is natural. It’s not just about matching colors or shapes; it’s about designing the harmony between these devices and life.

A 134-page, fully illustrated catalogue edited by Joe Earle and published by Yale University Press provides the historical, cultural, and ideological context for Serizawa's unique oeuvre in six essays written by leading Japanese and American scholars of 20th-century Japanese art and literature.

Vêtements, chaussures, tabi, tissus, maison

Une marque au design moderne mais prenant ses sources dans les traditions du Japon. ⇒⇒⇒Pour plus d’infos sur cette marque, rendez-vous sur la page : « Rencontre avec les créateurs » sur le site LiveJ !

Hinoki wood, japanese traditional bath

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Le site de Pierre Chanh-Van Truong / designer / architecte et un des hommes derrière le si fameux restaurant Ploum du 20 rue Alibert dans le 10ème à Paris

Japan Design Database from the 70's 80's