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Fritz Hansen Tokyo strengthens connections between Scandinavian and Japanese design

Fritz Hansen Tokyo strengthens connections between Scandinavian and Japanese design

Fritz Hansen’s newly relocated Tokyo showroom opens its doors in a Kengo Kuma-designed building, paying tribute to the brand’s Danish legacy as well as the Scandinavian and Japanese influences that shaped Kuma’s career.

Kengo Kuma Weaves Bamboo And Carbon Fibre Together For London Design Festival 2019

Kengo Kuma Weaves Bamboo And Carbon Fibre Together For London Design Festival 2019

Kengo Kuma has designed a cocoon-like installation for the V&A courtyard that weaves ancient and contemporary materials together.

Cubes 94: We Dwell

Cubes 94: We Dwell

What’s most important to us in our homes, across the range of scales, types and locations? Cubes 94 focuses on the creation of homes that are sensitive, efficient, meaningful and delightful.

Kengo Kuma Carves an Icon for Canada

Kengo Kuma Carves an Icon for Canada

The Japanese architect’s vision for an upcoming residential tower is one that boldly uses curvatures to create prime views.

Decoding Japanese Design

Decoding Japanese Design

The Surprising Japan exhibition at Usagi Gallery proves that Japanese design is as varied as it is unique.

Japanese Architects Envision Future Living

Japanese Architects Envision Future Living

Kenya Hara’s HOUSE VISION exhibition returns to envision 12 home designs of the near future with Japan’s top architects and industry giants. Joanna Kawecki writes.

Building Inspired by Traditional Japanese Snow Dwellings

Building Inspired by Traditional Japanese Snow Dwellings

Japanese architecture firm Kengo Kuma & Associates have designed a cultural complex in the city of Iiyama that’s closely informed by its snowy landscape. Joanna Kawecki writes.

La Kagu: From Warehouse To Community Space

La Kagu: From Warehouse To Community Space

An old publishing warehouse sees new transformation by architect, Kengo Kuma, into a community focussed multi-purpose destination. Joanna Kawecki writes.

A Hotel At One With The Landscape

A Hotel At One With The Landscape

Kengo Kuma has designed the Nagasaki Royal Terrace building in Japan with deep consideration for its surrounding landscape.

A Campus Building Made of Wood

A Campus Building Made of Wood

Technology and nature make unlikely partners in Kengo Kuma’s latest project – a university campus building used for the research on ubiquitous computing.

Shun Shoku Lounge

Shun Shoku Lounge

Kengo Kuma designs a functional typography installation for restaurant food guide Gurunavi in Osaka, Japan