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Designing Modern Japan

Designing Modern Japan

Teasley, Sarah

Hardcover

Industrial DesignJapanese History

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ISBN10: 1780232020
ISBN13: 9781780232027
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: Apr 22 2022
Pages: 424
Weight: 2.65
Height: 1.26 Width: 6.77 Depth: 8.74
Language: English
A revealing look at Japanese design weaving together the stories of people who shaped Japan's design industries with social history, economic conditions, and geopolitics.

From cars to cameras, design from Japan is ubiquitous. So are perceptions of Japanese design, from calming, carefully crafted minimalism to avant-garde catwalk fashion, or the cute, Kawaii aesthetic populating Tokyo streets. But these portrayals overlook the creativity, generosity, and sheer hard work that has gone into creating and maintaining design industries in Japan.

In Designing Modern Japan, Sarah Teasley deftly weaves together the personal stories of people who shaped and shape Japan's design industries with social history, economic conditions, and geopolitics.. Key to her account is how design has been a strategy to help communities thrive during turbulent times, and for making life better along the way. Deeply researched and superbly illustrated, Designing Modern Japan appeals to a wide audience for Japanese design, history, and culture.

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