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Inside Aman Group’s First Janu Hotel in Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills
Janu Tokyo marks Aman Group’s first step into a more connected, urban hospitality experience, blending local influences with a global spirit, all designed by longtime Aman collaborator Jean-Michel Gathy’s Denniston
It’s Soba On The Rocks With This Tokyo Eatery and Wine Bar
VS redefines the term ‘raw bar’, delivering delicate bowls of soba downstairs and an outpost of natural wine bar and retailer Virtus upstairs in delightfully unpolished concrete confines
A Day in the Life with Naoto Fukasawa
We spend a day with legendary product designer Naoto Fukasawa in his Tokyo home and studio space
The Flâneur on Tokyo’s Toilets
In our regular column The Flâneur, Design Anthology co-editor-in-chief and Tokyo resident Jeremy Smart considers how a series of architect-designed public bathrooms that attracted global attention have become characters in the city’s daily life.
Japan’s Global Touch: Inside IDÉE’s New Direction
Japanese home interiors icon IDÉE introduces the newest campaign in its New Direction series, a celebration of life, creativity, nature and the juxtaposition of nostalgia and modernity
Tokyo’s Second Edition Hotel Brings Understated Charm to Ginza
The EDITION brand’s second Tokyo property opens in the heart of high-end retail hub Ginza, delivering a standout offering to a neighbourhood short on luxury hotels
A Family Home in Tokyo with An Inner Expansiveness
In a central residential suburb of Tokyo, architecture firm New Material Research Laboratory has designed a family home surrounding a central garden courtyard
Trunk(Hotel) Yoyogi Park Brings Nature to the City
The cult brand’s new hotel was designed by Keiji Ashizawa Design and Norm Architects, and overlooks the green swath of Yoyogi Park
A New Horizon
A New Horizon — a Showcase of Contemporary Design from East Asia excavated the trends, philosophies, ideas and materials that underpin modern lifestyles through works by designer from Japan, South Korea, mainland China and Taiwan
Rethinking Traditional Menswear with Tokyo Label Kontor
Style Department’s in-house label Kontor rethinks traditional menswear through innovative silhouettes and experimental fabrication methods
Case-Real Designs a Modern Tokyo Apartment to Last 100 Years
In the fashionable Tokyo neighbourhood of Azabu, Case-Real has created a modern residence designed to last for a century
What to See at Designart Tokyo 2023
We round up some of the highlights of Designart Tokyo, which runs from 20 to 29 October and is the biggest edition of the festival to date, with more than 100 exhibitions scheduled across the city
Building Community: Aesop Kichijoji
In cool Kichijoji, Aesop’s latest Tokyo store was designed by Schemata Architects as an exercise in sustainability and community involvement
DESIGNART Tokyo in Review
This October, DESIGNART Tokyo celebrated its sixth edition, bringing together nearly 100 exhibitions under the theme Together. Here we round up some of the highlights from the city-wide event
Vintage Soul in Tokyo
Yokohama-based studio moss. transformed a 1970s condominium in the heart of Tokyo’s Magome to become a modern, open-concept apartment filled with natural light
Rough Meets Refined at Kermis
In designing new Tokyo restaurant Kermis, PANOF Design reinterprets Japanese aesthetics by combining recycled elements with more delicate pieces. Here head designer Yoshiaki Soma tells us more about the project
An Ingenious Stacked Mixed-Use Home in Tokyo
Architecture firm KOMPAS conceived a unique stacked design to create this mixed-use building in downtown Tokyo, which is both a two-storey family home and a pair of for-rent spaces. Here, architect and studio founder Mai Komuro tells us more about the project
A Hint of the Nordics in Tokyo
Copenhagen’s OEO Studio has distilled the perfect fusion of Japanese and Scandinavian design and lifestyle elements into a serene and contemporary apartment renovation in central Tokyo
DESIGNART Takes a Chance on New Talent
The theme of ‘chance’ inspired this year’s DESIGNART, Tokyo’s annual design and art festival, with more than 80 events across in neighbourhoods across the capital. We round up our highlights of the inspiring roll call of emerging talent
Minimalist & Modular THELIFE Show Apartment Opens in Shibuya
Showcasing an all-inclusive interior design concept for home renovations, I IN’s THELIFE Shibuya showroom marries open-planning and bespoke furniture with Japanese craft