Graphic Design: Japanese designer Shun Sasaki turns typography on its head!
2014
Japanese typography is at the core of Tokyo-based design studio Laboratories
2019
Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
1900
Case (Inrō) with Design of Person with Umbrella and Lantern Approaching Shrine Gate (Torii)
1700
Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
1900
Mask for the Lower Face (Hanho-Ate)
1750
Decorated "Shark" Skin (<i>Kazari-zame</i>)
1775
Half Mask (Ho-ate) with Neck Guard
1730
Three Shoulder Defenses (Sodē)
1350
Shoulder Defense (Sode)
1351
Armor of Mail and Plate
1701
Shoulder Defense (Sode)
1351
Schuke-Orgel, Berlin-Temmpelhof
1928 German Medal commemorating WWI Admiral Rheinhard von Scheer's Death, reverse
1928
1928 German Medal commemorating WWI Admiral Rheinhold von Scheer's Death, obverse
1928
Crutch Dagger (Zafar Takieh, "Cushion of Victory")
1701
Rail Tracks map Kintetsu Ujiyamada Station
Wurlitzer 1100 jukebox, designed by Paul Fuller, 1948, metal, glass, wood, plastic - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09472
Electric hair dryer, Handy Industries, Racine, Wisconsin, 1934, chrome, bakelite, plastic - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09516
Weimar Republik 50 Pfg 1919 D Al- Coin. Reverse
Iron, Model W410, Petipoint, designed by Clifford Brooks Stevens, Waverly Tool Company, Sandusky, Ohio, 1940, chrome-plated steel, bakelite - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09525
Weimar Republik 50 Pfg 1919 D Al- Coin. Obverse
Album of Tournaments and Parades in Nuremberg
Seiei: A Design Book 精英
1907
A New Record Comparing the Handwriting of the Courtesans of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin jihitsu kagami) 吉原傾城新美人自筆鏡
1784
Precepts for Women (Ehon Onna imagawa) 絵本女今川
1820
Watches, including Kienzle and Systeme Glashutte - Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection - Gewerbemuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC01888
2017
Pair of Inexpensive Manual-Wind Men's Wristwatches (Kienzle - Circa 1965, Made in Germany & Swiss-Made CustOmtime) (8505591694)
2014
Vintage Caravelle Manual Wind Pendant-Pocket Watch By Bulova, Made In Japan, About 1-3-4 Inches In Diameter (14030529516)
2014
Vintage Compu Chron Goldtone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (9633565670)
2014
Vintage Compu Chron Electronic LED Wrist Watch With Red Display, Case Made in Japan (11756202854)
2014
Vintage Caravelle Manual-Wind Watch, Made in Japan (11735958495)
2014
18th-century German pocketwatch 01
2025
Vintage Junghans Trilastic Men's Manual-Wind Watch, 17 Jewels, Made in Germany (9763626844)
2014
Vintage Garon Watch Company 23 Jewels Men's "Titan" Automatic Watch, Assembled in the U.S. - Virgin Islands from Parts Made in West Germany (8514612012)
2014
Vintage Woman's Silvertone LED Watch by Sharp, Made in Japan (8455582063)
2014
Watches, Roamer Stingray and Kienzle - Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection - Gewerbemuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC01839
2017
LOUIS GEORGE Berlin Taschenuhr montre de poche pocket watch 01
2010
Vintage Frontier E107 Red LED Watch, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16674148932)
2015
Vintage Frontier E107 Red LED Watch, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16487746000)
2015
LOUIS GEORGE Berlin Taschenuhr montre de poche pocket watch 02
2010
Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Pendant Watch, Case Made In Japan, Approximately 2.75 Inches In Diameter, Circa 1970s (16958389092)
2015
Vintage Austin Men's Electronic Digital Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1977 (27556638290)
2018
Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (13036091113)
2014
Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11521923005)
2014
Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11522012386)
2014
Vintage Man's Silvertone LED Wristwatch by Sharp, NOS, Made in Japan, Great Futuristic Styling (8456597442)
2014
Vintage Citizen Men's New Master Wrist Watch, 21 Jewels, Made In Japan (15760892825)
2015
Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16058920784)
2015
Vintage Caravelle Men's Watch By Bulova, Manual Wind, Made In Japan (15871776037)
2015
Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Original Band, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (23918003082)
2018
Vintage ChronoSonic 100 Men's LED Goldtone Watch, "The Computer Watch", Circa 1970s, Case Made in Japan, Nice Octagonal Shape (8952372956)
2014
Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25556073151)
2018
Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Pendant Watch, Case Made In Japan, Approximately 1.75 Inches In Diameter, Circa 1970s (16959722625)
2015
Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25281055589)
2018
Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Original Band, Japan, Circa 1970s (23943619151)
2018
Vintage ChronoSonic 100 Red LED Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (14513739315)
2014
Vintage Compu Chron Men's Silvertone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (8973291878)
2014
Vintage Sanyo Women's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25021526784)
2018
Vintage Sanyo Women's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25625829196)
2018
Vintage Ricoh Men's Automatic Wrist Watch, 21 Jewels, Made In Japan, Circa 1980s (32112504766)
2017
Vintage LeGant QS, Sold by Montgomery Ward, Automatic (Self-Winding) Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11756267656)
2014
German - Enameled Watch with Cameos - Walters 58120 - Closed
2012
Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Dated January 1976 (32687791620)
2018
Vintage Men's Silvertone Compu-Chron Digital LED Watch, Red Dial Face, Case Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (8597989987)
2014
Vintage Vantage 17 Jewels, Manual-Wind Men's Goldtone Watch, Day-Date, Made in West Germany (9721445153)
2014
Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (13036362224)
2014
Vintage Vantage 17 Jewels, Manual-Wind Men's Goldtone Watch, Made in West Germany (9721380565)
2014
German - Enameled Watch with Cameo and Jewels - Walters 5811
2012
German - Enameled Watch with Cameos - Walters 58120 - Open
2012
Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (31332323253)
2018
Vintage Compu Chron Goldtone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (9633146458)
2014
Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (32142950025)
2018
Vintage Compu Chron Silvertone Men's LED Watch, Case Made in Japan, Original Band, Circa 1970s (9629365745)
2014
Vintage Timex Electric Watch, Model 67, Made in West Germany (8663522689)
2014
Vintage Austin Red LED Digital Watch, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Dated 1976 On The Inside Of The Case (19027445555)
2015
Vintage Phasar 2000 Men's Electronic LED Watch, Red Face, Sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co., Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (10598565373)
2014
Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Dated January 1976 (32254157573)
2018
Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Date January 1976 (32913528342)
2018
Vintage Phasar 2000 Men's Electronic LED Watch, Red Face, Sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co., Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (10598542723)
2014
Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16493865970)
2015
Vintage Austin Red LED Digital Watch, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Dated 1976 On The Inside Of The Case (18841331379)
2015
Illustrator Ellice Weaver on the influence of Berlin, screen printing, and comic books
2019
Grund-Riss der Königl. Preuss. Residentz Berlin
1737
Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (36434827051)
2018
Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (36555817601)
2018
Discover Antwan Horfee’s collection of Japanese playing cards
2025
This is Real Art release first book and it's a gorgeous study of Tokyo commuters by Adam Hinton
2012
Helmo studio’s Thomas Couderc designs an aesthetically pleasing book on Japanese manhole covers
2021
Publication: Granta's new Japanese-themed issue is a stunning collection of words and pictures
2014
Gründriß der Beyden Churfürstl. Residenz Stätte Berlin und Cölln an der Spree.
1652
Stills & Strokes creates flashy jewellery editorials for Interview Germany
2015
Berlin-based illustrator Riikka Laakso’s lino printed book explores the number seven
2016
Graphic Design: Munich show celebrates this milennium's indie magazine stars
2013
Designing Bauhaus Now magazine was a conflict of rationality and experimentation
2017
An edible lasagne cookbook from German designers Korefe, bellissimo!
2012
Graphic Design: Stunning stuff from Morphoria for German magazine loslegen
2013
Hohen-Verhaltnisse des westlichen Hoch-Asiens. Berlin, 1854. Verlag von Dietrich Reimer
1854
Grace Helmer's intricate paintings and sketchbook pages from a trip to Japan and Taiwan
2018
Graphic greatness and beautiful books by Berlin-based Palefroi
2012
La guerre est l'industrie nationale de la Prusse. (War is the National Industry of Prussia).
1917
Illustration: Amazing editorial illustration from Kyoto's Studio Takeuma
2014
Rooted in Japanese-Brazilian culture, Inari Type aims to further understand its heritage
2020
Charlie Engman's eclectic bookshelf includes Japanese display design, London barber shops and bugs
2018
Beautifully designed notebooks mark quinquennial German dOCUMENTA (13) show
2012
This book is an intricate visual history of Japan’s boom in commercial design
2024
Murathan Biliktu’s new font explores the experience of migrant workers in Germany
2022
Title: 東京各方面全図 (Tokyo Kakuhōmen Zenzu) Complete Map of Various Areas of Tokyo (with red title) 東京名所案内 (Tōkyō Meisho Annai) (Guide to Famous Places in Tokyo)
1890
Plaque with Doubting Thomas
1140
Case (Inrō) with Design of Winding River, Birds in Flight, Trees and Clouds
The stunning, forward-thinking book covers of Weimar Germany
2015
Okuyama Taiki became interested in design while running a free bookshop in Tokyo
2018
Advertisement: Map of Tokyo : Go to the high spots on Tokyo's fabulous subway system
1975
Plaque with the Holy Women at the Sepulchre
1140
Map of Tokyo, featuring subway system
1975
Plan de la ville de Berlin
1748
Hyejin Song’s sushi utensils book archives the tools behind Tokyo’s most famous kitchen
2026
Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book
2015
Publication: New Berlin-based magazine Winter warms all our cockles
2014
Taschen’s new publication traces the exquisite history of Japanese woodblock printing
2019
Statistical Table: Distance Table for Europe and Germany.
1731
An innovative approach to football mag design for Japanese publication Shukyu
2015
Delitzsch (with) Dessau
1650
“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
Plate 38. Plan von Berlin.
1849
Cracking editorial illustration from Berlin's Cristóbal Schmal
2013
Node Berlin Oslo on its typography-led design for LOST iN travel guides
2016
Gorgeous imagined publications from German studio Deutsche Japaner
2012
A new map of the German Empire, and the neighbouring states with their principal post roads, originally published by the Royal Academy of Berlin. (2)
1788
Bureau David Voss creates Bauhaus-inspired book about modern housekeeping
2017
Map of Russian Altai ... Berlin, 1839.
1839
海國日本圖繪 紀元二千六百年紀念 / [Depiction of Maritime Japan, to Commemorate the 2600th Anniversary of the Imperial Family].
1940
Industrie-Und Wirtschaftskarte des Reichsbahndirektion Bezirks Berlin
1928
Manchuria. Korea. Japan.
1953
Tom Clohosy Cole's new book is an extraordinary take on the Berlin Wall
2014
Raysa Fontana imbues her work with the Japanese aesthetic philosophy of wabi-sabi
2020
Delightful editorial illustration for Japanese magazines by Ryo Takemasa
2015
Bauhaus publication discusses movement as a creative resource and outlet
2017
A new map of the German Empire, and the neighbouring states with their principal post roads, originally published by the Royal Academy of Berlin. (1)
1788
Subculture, art and fashion in Anglo-Japanese publication Mother
2015
Survey Map of East-High-Asia ... Berlin, 1839.
1839
The World Cannot Live Half Slave, Half Free : The Prussian Blot
1918
Yugoslavia. Hungary. Romania. Bulgaria. France.
1953
Germany. Poland. Czechoslovakia. Austria.
1953
Illustration: German image-maker Tina Berning creates stunning editorial illustration
2014
Martina Paukova's Bookshelf features childrens' illustrations of Japan's most-wanted criminals and more
2019
Vibrant illustrated book from German artist Franziska Walther
2013