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A Man of Intelligence by Ian Pfennigwerth

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Dec.22

A Man of Intelligence by Ian Pfennigwerth

Dec.22 David Morton

A Man of Intelligence by Ian Pfennigwerth A review by David Morton A Man Of Intelligence is an excellent book …

Dec.21

Victoria & Albert Museum Dundee designed by Kengo Kuma

Dec.21

Commentary by Charles Bernstein, A.I.A. Japanese architect Kengo Kuma won the international design competition…

Dec.15

Japanese Women Artists You Should Know: Meet Noguchi Shōhin 野口小蘋

Dec.15 Alice Gordenker

by Alice Gordenker Entry on Noguchi Shōhin in Bunbu kōmeiroku 文武高名録, a compilation of famous people and import…

Dec.11

Slit Yarn of NUNO Textile Design Studio

Dec.11

                        NUNO Textile Design Studio presents “suke suke” fabrics,  by weaving slice…

Dec.09

A Taste of Culture ODEN

Dec.09 Elizabeth Andoh

by Elizabeth Andoh ODEN おでん Japan’s iconic ODEN is a slow-simmered, hodgepodge: fish sausages, daikon ra…

Nov.29

Between Heaven and Earth

Nov.29 devapnek

Between Heaven and Earth After recovering from three somewhat harrowing days driving a rental car on the road …

Nov.27

Kusama and the Compulsive Visionaries

Nov.27 Gail Rieke

Kusama and the Compulsive Visionaries by Gail Rieke Perhaps this sounds like the name of a band, but it is not…

Nov.14

Contemporary glass artist Miya Kitamura

Nov.14 Dasha Klyachko

Contemporary glass artist Miya Kitamura Valuing beauty in the everyday object By Dasha Klyachko Miya Kitamura …

Oct.24

Karesansui Gardens

Oct.24

By Marc Peter Keane In Japan there is a highly sculptural and enigmatic form of garden known as karesansui tha…

Oct.22

One-Straw Messenger: Larry Korn, author and natural farming advocate

Oct.22

Interview by Brian Covert LARRY KORN was a 26-year-old farmhand from the United States living and working at a…