Japan’s internet can look a bit weird to outsiders — dense pages, information overload, text burned into images. But, like most things in Japan, there’s a cultural logic behind it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/15/style-design/japan-internet-web-design/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #design #internet #webdesign #graphicdesign #commercials #marketing #typography #font
Frank Gehry, who died Dec. 5 at 96, long rejected the tidy ideals of modernist design and aimed instead to capture the messiness and democratic spirit of daily life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/06/style-design/frank-gehry-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #frankgehry #architecture #obituaries
An upcoming retrospective in Tokyo throws light on florist Nicolai Bergmann’s creative process 25 years after he came up with the idea of a “flower box.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/11/style-design/florist-nicolai-bergmann/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #nicolaibergmann #flowers #tokyo #denmark
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Despite familiar threats of synthetic alternatives and a declining workforce, Shiga Prefecture's persimmon dyers believe the traditional craft is still worth the effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/01/style-design/persimmon-dyeing-textiles-shiga-crafts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #japanesecrafts #textiles #rurallife
Despite familiar threats of synthetic alternatives and a declining workforce, Shiga Prefecture's persimmon dyers believe the traditional craft is still worth the effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/01/style-design/persimmon-dyeing-textiles-shiga-crafts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #japanesecrafts #textiles #rurallife
In a digital world, Japanese brand Plotter is betting on analog with its first-ever Harajuku shop providing binders, leather and the slow joy of paper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/02/style-design/stationery-japan-plotter-notebooks-paper/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #stationery #japanesecrafts #bookstores
It’s weird. It’s adorable. Osaka Expo’s collaboration with Labubu dials up the ugly cuteness of its beloved blobby mascot, Myaku-Myaku. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/09/27/style-design/osaka-expo-labubu-myaku-myaku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #osaka #2025osakaexpo #myakumyaku #mascots
The man credited with inventing red-carpet fashion, Giorgio Armani, has died at the age of 91. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/09/05/style-design/giorgio-armani-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #fashion #giorgioarmany #italy
Chloe Malle, daughter of Candace Bergen and Louis Malle, steps into Vogue’s top job — with Anna Wintour still just “down the hall.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/09/03/style-design/vogue-editor-anna-wintour-chloe-malle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #vogue #annawintour #chloemalle
“It takes the women in the refugee camps anywhere from two to six months to embroider a single obi,” says Maki Yamamoto, a Tokyo native who spearheaded a project to combine Japanese kimono with Palestinian artistry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/19/style-design/kimono-palestine-obi-embroidery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #japanesefashion #japanesecrafts #geisha
Italia Segovia's Chicanjuku fashion brand blends the influence of Mexican American Chicano culture with Japan's Harajuku style. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/06/26/style-design/mexican-harajuku-fashion-chicano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #fashion #streetwear #mexico #harajuku