Get your geometry sets out: function follows form in these sculptural garments by Anrealage. With utter disregard for the contours of the human body, designer Kunihiko Morinaga has based his last few seasons on the most elemental of shapes: spheres, cubes and pyramids [read more]
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Formed in 1978, Yellow Magic Orchestra exerted a huge influence on the electronic musical landscape of the late 70’s and early 80’s, and they continue to be a reference point for many contemporary artists [read more]
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Know what’s big in Japan? Small. It’s huge!
At the other end of the spectrum from the mass produced R-Ment miniaturised worlds is the hand made ’small craft’ of 9square. Rieko Tanaka has been creating her tiny paper artworks under the moniker 9square since 2005 and this pint size letter writing kit by gets our little tick of approval. For more paper ideas from the land of origami see Made By Paper, a beautifully published showcase of Japanese paper artists like Papirklip, To Kichi, Tsuji Keiko and Ayame Kikuchi [read more]
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