CITY Issue 56 - (Page 68) TOKYO RISING Long known for cutting-edge design, Japan’s capital continues to service all of the senses. A DESIGN PORTFOLIO CURATED BY ERIC C. SHINER PHOTOGRAPHY BY KENJI AOKI The high style and avant-garde design that pulses th ough contempo a y Japan is mo e than familia to those of us in the West. Fo decades, countless innovative Japanese expo ts have found thei way ove the ocean and into ou collective consciousness. How did the Pacific get so small? Thanks to an explosion of top-notch g aphic design and animation in the s and s by the likes of manga innovato Osamu Tezuka and design gu u Tadano i okoo, along with ea ly– th centu y inte ests in high design f om Eu ope and the United States, innovative design has long been p omoted in Japan and, in tu n, app eciated ab oad. The good news is that the hip and the desi able continue to be chu ned out the e, with the latest t ends somehow imp oving upon and updat- ing what came befo e. On a ecent t ip to Tokyo, I was th illed to find in such shopping dist icts as oyama, Daikanyama, and Shinjuku a bevy of p oducts that wowed the senses and made me each fo my wallet. F om fashion accesso ies to pieces of a t, simple soda bottles to high-end fu nitu e, the new wo ks f om Japanese designe s and a tists a e constantly edefining what it means to be cool. Some of these items have found thei way to the States; othe s equi e a much- ecommended t ip East to soothe one’s mate ial desi es. In these pages, enowned Tokyo photog aphe Kenji oki captu es — f om an elevated pe spective — the little jewels I acqui ed on my t ip, eminding us that his native land continues to lead the way in the global quest fo high design.
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of CITY Issue 56 City Issue 56 Contents Letter from City: Re: Design Our Friends: The Faces Behind the Stories Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now Wanted: Olympic Bound? Button Up City Moment: The Writing’s on the Wall How We Live: Concrete Jungle Fast Food: Bites of Spring The Amused Bouche: Blueprint Special In Rouge: Hero Worship Fashion: Welcome to the Boys’ Club Travel: My Pod Architecture: Out of the Blue Design: Home Remedies Tokyo Rising Zen and the Art of Catholicism Think Big Face Value Runaways Intimate Relations Where to Buy It: Store Locations Icon: The Infinity Pool CITY Issue 56 CITY Issue 56 - City Issue 56 (Page Cover1) CITY Issue 56 - City Issue 56 (Page Cover2) CITY Issue 56 - City Issue 56 (Page 1) CITY Issue 56 - City Issue 56 (Page 2) CITY Issue 56 - City Issue 56 (Page 3) CITY Issue 56 - City Issue 56 (Page 4) CITY Issue 56 - City Issue 56 (Page 5) CITY Issue 56 - Contents (Page 6) CITY Issue 56 - Contents (Page 7) CITY Issue 56 - Contents (Page 8) CITY Issue 56 - Contents (Page 9) CITY Issue 56 - Letter from City: Re: Design (Page 10) CITY Issue 56 - Letter from City: Re: Design (Page 11) CITY Issue 56 - Our Friends: The Faces Behind the Stories (Page 12) CITY Issue 56 - Our Friends: The Faces Behind the Stories (Page 13) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 14) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 15) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 16) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 17) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 18) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 19) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 20) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 21) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 22) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 23) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 24) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 25) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 26) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 27) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 28) CITY Issue 56 - Action: What's New, What's Hot, What's Now (Page 29) CITY Issue 56 - Wanted: Olympic Bound? Button Up (Page 30) CITY Issue 56 - Wanted: Olympic Bound? Button Up (Page 31) CITY Issue 56 - Wanted: Olympic Bound? Button Up (Page 32) CITY Issue 56 - Wanted: Olympic Bound? Button Up (Page 33) CITY Issue 56 - City Moment: The Writing’s on the Wall (Page 34) CITY Issue 56 - City Moment: The Writing’s on the Wall (Page 35) CITY Issue 56 - How We Live: Concrete Jungle (Page 36) CITY Issue 56 - How We Live: Concrete Jungle (Page 37) CITY Issue 56 - How We Live: Concrete Jungle (Page 38) CITY Issue 56 - How We Live: Concrete Jungle (Page 39) CITY Issue 56 - Fast Food: Bites of Spring (Page 40) CITY Issue 56 - Fast Food: Bites of Spring (Page 41) CITY Issue 56 - The Amused Bouche: Blueprint Special (Page 42) CITY Issue 56 - The Amused Bouche: Blueprint Special (Page 43) CITY Issue 56 - In Rouge: Hero Worship (Page 44) CITY Issue 56 - In Rouge: Hero Worship (Page 45) CITY Issue 56 - Fashion: Welcome to the Boys’ Club (Page 46) CITY Issue 56 - Fashion: Welcome to the Boys’ Club (Page 47) CITY Issue 56 - Travel: My Pod (Page 48) CITY Issue 56 - Travel: My Pod (Page 49) CITY Issue 56 - Travel: My Pod (Page 50) CITY Issue 56 - Travel: My Pod (Page 51) CITY Issue 56 - Architecture: Out of the Blue (Page 52) CITY Issue 56 - Architecture: Out of the Blue (Page 53) CITY Issue 56 - Architecture: Out of the Blue (Page 54) CITY Issue 56 - Architecture: Out of the Blue (Page 55) CITY Issue 56 - Architecture: Out of the Blue (Page 56) CITY Issue 56 - Architecture: Out of the Blue (Page 57) CITY Issue 56 - Design: Home Remedies (Page 58) CITY Issue 56 - Design: Home Remedies (Page 59) CITY Issue 56 - Design: Home Remedies (Page 60) CITY Issue 56 - Design: Home Remedies (Page 61) CITY Issue 56 - Design: Home Remedies (Page 62) CITY Issue 56 - Design: Home Remedies (Page 63) CITY Issue 56 - Design: Home Remedies (Page 64) CITY Issue 56 - Design: Home Remedies (Page 65) CITY Issue 56 - Design: Home Remedies (Page 66) CITY Issue 56 - Design: Home Remedies (Page 67) CITY Issue 56 - Tokyo Rising (Page 68) CITY Issue 56 - Tokyo Rising (Page 69) CITY Issue 56 - Tokyo Rising (Page 70) CITY Issue 56 - Tokyo Rising (Page 71) CITY Issue 56 - Tokyo Rising (Page 72) CITY Issue 56 - Tokyo Rising (Page 73) CITY Issue 56 - Tokyo Rising (Page 74) CITY Issue 56 - Tokyo Rising (Page 75) CITY Issue 56 - Tokyo Rising (Page 76) CITY Issue 56 - Tokyo Rising (Page 77) CITY Issue 56 - Zen and the Art of Catholicism (Page 78) CITY Issue 56 - Zen and the Art of Catholicism (Page 79) CITY Issue 56 - Zen and the Art of Catholicism (Page 80) CITY Issue 56 - Zen and the Art of Catholicism (Page 81) CITY Issue 56 - Zen and the Art of Catholicism (Page 82) CITY Issue 56 - Zen and the Art of Catholicism (Page 83) CITY Issue 56 - Zen and the Art of Catholicism (Page 84) CITY Issue 56 - Zen and the Art of Catholicism (Page 85) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 86) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 87) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 88) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 89) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 90) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 91) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 92) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 93) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 94) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 95) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 96) CITY Issue 56 - Think Big (Page 97) CITY Issue 56 - Face Value (Page 98) CITY Issue 56 - Face Value (Page 99) CITY Issue 56 - Face Value (Page 100) CITY Issue 56 - Face Value (Page 101) CITY Issue 56 - Face Value (Page 102) CITY Issue 56 - Face Value (Page 103) CITY Issue 56 - Face Value (Page 104) CITY Issue 56 - Face Value (Page 105) CITY Issue 56 - Runaways (Page 106) CITY Issue 56 - Runaways (Page 107) CITY Issue 56 - Runaways (Page 108) CITY Issue 56 - Runaways (Page 109) CITY Issue 56 - Runaways (Page 110) CITY Issue 56 - Runaways (Page 111) CITY Issue 56 - Runaways (Page 112) CITY Issue 56 - Runaways (Page 113) CITY Issue 56 - Runaways (Page 114) CITY Issue 56 - Runaways (Page 115) CITY Issue 56 - Intimate Relations (Page 116) CITY Issue 56 - Intimate Relations (Page 117) CITY Issue 56 - Intimate Relations (Page 118) CITY Issue 56 - Intimate Relations (Page 119) CITY Issue 56 - Intimate Relations (Page 120) CITY Issue 56 - Intimate Relations (Page 121) CITY Issue 56 - Intimate Relations (Page 122) CITY Issue 56 - Intimate Relations (Page 123) CITY Issue 56 - Intimate Relations (Page 124) CITY Issue 56 - Intimate Relations (Page 125) CITY Issue 56 - Where to Buy It: Store Locations (Page 126) CITY Issue 56 - Where to Buy It: Store Locations (Page 127) CITY Issue 56 - Icon: The Infinity Pool (Page 128) CITY Issue 56 - Icon: The Infinity Pool (Page Cover3) CITY Issue 56 - Icon: The Infinity Pool (Page Cover4)
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