2012 Puddly Awards
 
 
Follow us on TwitterFollow us on FacebookFollow us on TumblrSubscribe to RSS

Recently Viewed clear list

Original Essays | February 8, 2012

Kent Hartman: IMG A Raider by Any Other Name

2 comments By Kent Hartman

Perhaps you are aware of the fact that there is an oddly popular trivia game floating around that a group of clever (and likely bored) college... Continue »
  1. $18.19 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret

    Kent Hartman 9780312619749
spacer
Free Shipping!

Ships free on qualified orders.
$50.00
New Hardcover
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Available for In-store Pickup
in 7 to 12 days
Qty Store Section
1 Remote Warehouse Architecture- History

Eat. Work. Shop.: New Japanese Design

by Marcia Iwatate

Eat. Work. Shop.: New Japanese Design Cover

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Vibrant color photography and compelling text make this the ultimate guide to modern Japanese life. Readers the world over will marvel at this collection of 21st-century commercial sites in Japan. Seven of the country's foremost architects showcase their ideas in 34 shops, restaurants, salons, bars and spas. In collaboration with a new generation of entrepreneurs, these designers are reshaping basic concepts of how contemporary Japanese eat, work and shop. Beautifully photographed, the locations in this book reflect everything from postmodern industrialism to suggestive eroticism. A whole new language of design, propelled by the Japanese penchants for innovation, has given this generation a carte blanche to redefine Japan as the world's next cultural superpower, unhindered by the barriers of tradition.

Book News Annotation:

Seven Japanese designers' latest works, which include boutiques, restaurants, health spas, a bar, and an automobile showroom, are showcased in this volume. Each designer's philosophy and influences are described in short introductions, followed by four or five of their designs, with many photos. Distributed by Tuttle.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

A striking collection of cutting-edge commercial sites in Japan
back to top

About the Author

Marcia Iwatate is one of the leading lights in the Japanese design and food industry. Iwatate has been involved in art direction for numerous restaurants, including Shunju, where she coordinated the overall culinary direction. She is at present Creative Director for Hizuki, and involved in restaurant projects located throughout Asia. She lives in Tokyo.
back to top

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Akihito Fumita Nissan Gallery Ginza (Tokyo) M-Premier (Nagoya) Star Garden (Tokyo) Ryuko Hasshin (Ibaragi Prefecture) Natural Body (Osaka)

Chapter 2: Yukio Hashimoto Daidaiya Higashi-Dori (Osaka) Hika (Kyoto) Lan-Ting (Taiwan) Oto Oto (Tokyo) Kamonka (Tokyo)

Chapter 3: Takao Katsuta Number (N)ine (Tokyo) Frapbois (Kyoto) Nano Universe (Tokyo) NS (Iwate) World Style (Tokyo)

Chapter 4: Tsutomu Kurokawa Adam et Rope (Sendai) AUTHOR Pinceau (Tokyo) Sage de Cret (Tokyo) Jeanasis (Osaka)

Chapter 5: Yoshihiko Mamiya G.B.Gafas (Osaka) /Scrub (Osaka) Muse (Osaka) Aqua Girl on the street (Tokyo) Cabinet 2H (Osaka)

Chapter 6: Ichiro Sato Fuda No Tsuji Zabo (Shizuoka) Yaoya (Tokyo) Tontokoton (Tokyo) Tamasaka (Tokyo) United Arrows for men (Tokyo)

Chapter 7: Hisanobu Tsujimura Blue CafT (Okinawa) Kiss of Luminescence (Hiroshima) Cha Cha 2 Moon (Hiroshima) Cha Cha 3 Lotus (Hiroshima) Kiton (Tokyo)

Glossary, Acknowledgements, Index

back to top
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780794602512
Subtitle:
New Japanese Design
Author:
Nakasa, Takeshi
Photographer:
Nakasa, Takeshi
Author:
Nakasa, Takeshi
Author:
Conran, Terence
Author:
Takayama, Kozo
Publisher:
Periplus Editions
Subject:
Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings
Subject:
International Architecture - Asian
Subject:
Architectural & Industrial
Subject:
General Architecture
Subject:
Commercial buildings
Subject:
History
Subject:
Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial
Subject:
Interior architecture - Japan - History -
Subject:
Commercial buildings - Japan - History -
Subject:
Architecture-Asia and Oceania
Subject:
Architecture -- History.
Edition Description:
Hardcover with Jacket
Publication Date:
20041015
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
over 250 color photos
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
10 x 9 in 44 oz
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $21.00 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Japan Modern: New Ideas for Contemporary Living

    Michiko Rico Nose 9780794603984
  2. $55.00 New Hardcover add to wish list

    Allen Jack & Cottier: Architecture in the Australian Context

    Trevor Howells 9781875359967
  3. $37.25 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    House Home Family: Living and Being Chinese

    Ronald G. Knapp and Kai-Yin Lo 9780824829537
  4. $75.00 New Hardcover add to wish list

    Modern Japanese House

    Naomi Pollock 9780714845548
  5. $27.25 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    Canberra Architecture (Architecture Guides)

    Andrew Metcalf 9780949284631
  6. $7.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings

    Edward S Morse 9780486207469
back to top

Related Aisles

Eat. Work. Shop.: New Japanese Design New Hardcover
0 stars - 0 reviews
$50.00 In Stock
Product details 208 pages Periplus Editions - English 9780794602512 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by ,
A striking collection of cutting-edge commercial sites in Japan
spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...


Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.