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Named with a simple word meaning ‘cloth’, NUNO is one of Japan’s most important textile-design companies. Founded in 1984 by the legendary Junichi Arai and the company’s current director, Reiko Sudo, it is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative textile producers. Known for weaving together tradition and cutting-edge technology, NUNO designers are inspired by the past, present and future, integrating unexpected elements, such as paper or feathers or aluminium, with industrial methods, such as spatter-plating and chemical etching. All NUNO textiles – more than 2,500 have been created – are produced in Japan and are usually the handiwork of an individual craftsperson. Each bolt of cloth has a story to tell.

Though their textiles appear regularly in books, textile exhibitions and museum collections, a comprehensive NUNO monograph has not existed - until now. Featuring the most outstanding, influential or experimental fabrics, the book is organized into seven chapters, each based on a theme deriving from the onomatopoeic coupling in Japanese that defines a family of fabrics. For example, ‘Shima Shima’, meaning ‘striped’, presents striped designs ranging from bold and contrasting like zebra to subtly variegated like a tabby cat. Based on interviews, archival research and factory visits, the texts are illustrated with specially commissioned photos and drawings. Interspersed are essays by a wide range of contributors, from writer Haruki Murakami and architect Toyo Ito to curator Anna Jackson.

Bringing all the threads together in a beautifully designed package, NUNO is a document of exceptional beauty and a rare glimpse into the essence of Japanese design.

Manufacturing technologies --- Applied arts. Arts and crafts --- cloth --- fiber art --- textile materials --- textiel --- textieldesign --- textielindustrie --- Japan --- Sudo, Reiko --- NUNO

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Quirky, surprising and entertaining - with more than 400 houses, Jutaku is architecture at the speed of Japan. Frenetic. Pulsating. Disorienting. Japan's contemporary culture is constantly in flux. In stark contrast to the centuries old imperial architecture of Kyoto, recent Japanese architectural practices have ushered in an era of continuous experimentation. With 500 houses, one house per page, one image per house, 'Jutaku: Japanese houses' is a fast-paced, 'quick hit' shock to the system that shines a Harajuku-bright neon light on the sheer volume, variety and novelty of contemporary Japanese residential architecture. Featuring the work of many of Japan's most famous architects including Shigeru Ban, Sou Fujimoto, Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma, Jun Igarishi, Shuhei Endo and dozens of up and coming and completely unknown young architects, 'Jutaku' is organized geographically taking readers on a bullet train journey across Japan's architectural landscape. Essential reading for architects, designers and fans of contemporary Japanese culture.

Housing --- Architecture, Domestic --- Logement --- Architecture domestique --- 72.039(520) --- 728.3(520) --- Woningbouw ; Japan ; 21ste eeuw ; 2000-2015 --- Affordable housing --- Homes --- Houses --- Housing needs --- Residences --- Slum clearance --- Urban housing --- City planning --- Dwellings --- Human settlements --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 2000 - 2050 ; Japan --- Woningbouw ; eengezinshuizen ; Japan --- Social aspects

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Occasionally an architect emerges whose vision is so fresh that it causes us to reconsider the very nature of architecture. Sou Fujimoto is one of those architects. Guided by instinct and keen observation, he casts convention aside. Instead he blurs boundaries and routinely rethinks basic building blocks. Both comfortably familiar and curiously enigmatic, Fujimoto's dynamic work grabs our attention then lingers on in our minds. Born and bred in Hokkaido, Fujimoto received his undergraduate degree in architecture from Tokyo University before embarking on an uncharted, solo exploration that probed the possibilities of architecture. Unfettered by the ideas and practices of others, Fujimoto's work has clarity of thought and purity of execution seldom seen. Fujimoto garnered significant international attention for his popular 2013 Serpentine Pavilion in London (Fujimoto was the youngest architect to receive the highly-regarded commission). In 2012, he was part of the Japanese team that won a Golden Lion award for Best National Participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale for their design of alternative housing concepts for the homes that were destroyed by the tsunami.

Architects --- Architectes --- Fujimoto, Sōsuke, --- Criticism and interpretation --- Critique et interprétation --- 72.07 --- 72.039 --- Architectuur ; 21ste eeuw ; 1997-2016 ; Sou Fujimoto --- Architecturale installaties --- Paviljoenen ; paviljoenachtige gebouwen --- Sou Fujimoto Architects --- Fujimoto, Sou °1971 (°Hokkaido, Japan) --- Professional employees --- Architecten. Stedenbouwkundigen A - Z --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 2000 - 2050 --- Fujimoto, Sōsuke, --- 藤本壮介, --- Fujimoto, Sou, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Fujimoto, Sosuke, --- Architectuur ; toekomst. --- Fujimoto, Sōsuke --- 藤本壮介 --- Critique et interprétation --- Architects - Japan --- Fujimoto, Sōsuke, - 1971- - Criticism and interpretation --- Fujimoto, Sōsuke, - 1971- - Catalogs --- Fujimoto, Sōsuke, - 1971 --- -Fujimoto, Sōsuke, - 1971 --- -Architectuur ; toekomst.

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"A dedication to craft and the finest production quality have been an integral part of culture and day-to-day life in Japan for centuries. For the Japanese, the concept of design is not limited to functionality or materiality, but wholly connected with ancient culture and rituals. In this sense, a chair is much more than what you sit on, a cup more than what you drink from: these objects are to be reflected upon, to be touched and cherished. As mass manufacturing became widespread in the post-war period, fascinating cross-cultural exchanges began to take place between Japan and the West. These gave rise not only to timeless objects of great beauty and utility, but innovations in materials, form and technology. Far beyond the icons of Japanese design, the perfectly weighted Kikkoman soy sauce bottle, Yanagi's butterfly stool, the Sony Walkman, the products and objects that have emerged from the country over the past seven decades, few of which have been widely exported, serve to delight and draw admiration. In recent years, a new generation of designers, Nendo, Yoshioka, have taken Japanese creativity into entirely new territory, reconceptualizing the very meaning of design. No attempt has been made to present a complete overview of Japanese design, until now. Showcasing over eighty designers, hundreds of objects, and contributions from both Japanese and Western design experts, this volume will become the definitive work on the subject for many years to com"

Japan --- Social life and customs --- Design --- Industrial design --- Designers --- Popular culture --- History

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Architecture --- History --- -72.039 --- 72.039 Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Design and construction --- Architecture, Primitive --- -History