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Kenya Hara: Designing Japan: A Future Built on Aesthetics Hardcover – October 29, 2019

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The story of Japan's design ethos, by Muji's celebrated art director

As Art Director for Muji since 2002, Japanese graphic designer Kenya Hara (born 1958) and his aesthetic of pared-back, beautifully functional objects has taken the world by (quiet) storm. With Kenya Hara: Designing Japan, the designer presents his vision of how his industry can contribute to the future of his country: a future founded on Hara’s unique philosophy of beauty as well as crowd-sourced wisdom from around the world.

The book spans history, from the beginnings of professional Japanese design in the 16th century to the impact of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. But Hara's real focus is on the future. A master collaborator, meticulous organizer and globally conscious innovator, Hara draws on more than three decades of work in design and exhibition curating, as well his professional interactions with creators from many fields.

Designing Japan offers a foundation course on the essence of Japanese aesthetics, while maintaining a practical approach to Japan’s circumstances and future possibilities. Hara reveals the methods by which designers in Japan work with government and industry, and considers how design can propose solutions for this island nation as its population ages, other nations take over manufacturing and technology develops. Illustrations and examples recognize successful problem-solving through design, proving that design is a living, changing industry that remains relevant not in spite of, but as a partner to, advancing technology.

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  6. ISBN-10
    3037786116
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    978-3037786116
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lars Müller Publishers (October 29, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3037786116
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3037786116
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 0.8 x 7.6 inches
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I write interview-based stories about individuals, often people active in design, architecture, people-powered boating, community activism and retail. Born to Southern Californians, I grew up in Illinois, Georgia and Pennsylvania, where my dad taught graphic design at state universities. I went to Saint John's College in Annapolis Maryland, and moved to Japan at 22. I wrote for magazines like Graphis, Metropolis and Dwell while there, and back in the US at 37, I wrote for the same, and also magazines like Theme, about Asian cultural mavericks. I've translated many books for the designer Kenya Hara, with my partner Yukiko Naito (Takumi Translation) and have written several books about architects and designers. I love sculling in Petaluma, California and meeting members of all of my overlapping communities.

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