Kashiwa Sato is the face behind many of Japan's most famous designs -- from the logos for Fast Retailing's casual-clothing chain Uniqlo to artwork for Japan's popular boy band SMAP and premier ...

This unusual garment was being presented as the Grand Prize-winning design of 2014 Super Cool Biz, a student fashion-design contest that celebrated its winners on May 30 in the atrium of the Kitte ...

Shining a light on Japan's student talent pool is Gakuten, a new event from the group responsible for the Design Festa biannual international art fair. There's only one requirement of Gakuten ...

Here’s where to download traditional Japanese images and designs for free The National Diet Library’s digital archive offers free-to-use Japanese patterns, ukiyo-e artworks and illustrations ...

Founded in 1913 by Harunosuke Ogawa, Tombow started as a pencil manufacturer for Japanese students. In its 100-years-and-counting activity, it has become synonymous with clean, impeccable design ...

A spectacular five-bedroom, six-bathroom estate inspired by Japanese design has hit the real estate market in Silicon Valley for $12.9 million. The 5,400 square-foot home, which is in Atherton ...

Their cool seats aim to take the properties of cork to the limit by bending and pressing sheets of 4mm thick cork into curvaceous shapes for a truly modern form.

Japanese web design is a fascinating and complex realm, characterized by its distinct aesthetic and user experience. The intricacies of Japanese websites often perplex Western audiences, ...

Cool news from Ditmas Park Blog: 131 Buckingham Road, the well-known Japanese-style home in Victorian Flatbush, will be open for a tour later this month. According to a BOTD post we ran on it, the ...