Kohei Take
Talking shop
From Tokyo's Isetan to Bogotá's design studios, the world's most forward-thinking retailers are proving that bricks-and-mortar shopping remains indispensable — for neighbourhoods, culture and commerce alike.
Naoki Takizawa
The fashion designer who oversees Uniqlo’s collaborations and makes outfits for Japan’s Empress Michiko, reveals how food – and a herbal remedy – has informed his work.
Destination: Japan
A new chic hotel is set to revive Onomichi, a sleepy port town in Hiroshima prefecture flanked by hills and historic temples.
Electric dreams
Japanese digital art collective TeamLab is using technology to remaster what it means to create and experience artworks. We took a stroll among the flowers in their brave new world.
The lowdown
In a world that’s now too brightly and badly lit, we look to industry luminaries who fully understand the positive impact of subtle lighting.
Hotel openings
We visit a few new hotels, from The Calile in Brisbane to a former Buddhist temple in Kyoto.
Made to measure
Metalworker Kikukawa’s precision and meticulous attention to detail appeals to architects at home and abroad.
The Better by Design Manifesto, 2018
Sometimes you need design to step up to the plate and change your life. In tiny increments, that’s what these tools, materials and products will do. Let’s start the revolution.
Always a surprise in store
Hibiya Central Market is the soul of the shopping mall, where you can wander and linger among kiosks, perfectly edited fashion stores and unpretentious restaurants with a touch of old-school Tokyo.
Height of taste
Japan’s capital is home to a new restaurant from the team behind Noma. We tested the flavour of its aesthetic fusion.
