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2009Lost In A Moment - Tokyo
2009
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2013Seriously beautiful - and plentiful - patterned Japanese manhole covers!
2013
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2016Light-hearted and distinctive work by Japanese designer Toru Kase
2016
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2009James Gilpin (In Tokyo)
2009
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2012Data becomes alchemy in Japanese maestro Ryoji Ikeda's jaw-dropping new Berlin installation
2012
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: Never Mind the Object
2012
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2012Here's some super clean, crisp, colourful Japanese graphic design
2012
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2013Danny Sangra's awesome illustrated interviews for new Tokyo show are a thrill
2013
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2014More excellent work from unstoppable Swedish illustrator Sara Andreasson
2014
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2018Catching up with Charlotte Trounce while on a residency in Japan
2018
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2013Illustration: Swedish illustrator Klara Persson has charm in no small dose
2013
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2014Product Design: Swedish student's system to pay at shops by using vein scanning!
2014
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2012Check out the mid-century stylings of Japanese illustrator Satoshi Hashimoto
2012
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2015Bright, polished and inventive graphic design from Swedish agency Ritator
2015
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2018Shun Ishizuka's designs combine Western design influences for a Japanese context
2018
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2014Miscellaneous: Behind the scenes of the 1956 Japanese Godzilla
2014
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2018Ailsa Johnson’s illustrations draw on the everyday magic of Japanese culture
2018
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2010WIN: Tokyo Bike
2010
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2013A Week On Monday: Lawrence Zeegen on 80s pop and Japanese junk
2013
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2012Traditional Japanese woodblock carvings give Nintendo a newfound gravitas
2012
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2018Swedish design studio Amanda & Erik avoid the tropes of minimalist, Scandinavian design in their practice
2018
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2013Art: Henrique Oliveira's installation is taking over the Palais de Tokyo
2013
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2012Japanese studio Nendo use the everyday as inspiration for their compact designs
2012
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2015Japanese studio who sent a bonsai to space's Encyclopaedia of Flowers
2015
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1700Piece
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1900Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
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1790Raincoat
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1700Noh mask
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1700Case (Inrō) with Design of Person with Umbrella and Lantern Approaching Shrine Gate (Torii)
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1900Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
1900
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1351Shoulder Defense (Sode)
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1801Armor (Gusoku)
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1701Armor of Mail and Plate
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1750Mask for the Lower Face (Hanho-Ate)
1750
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1730Half Mask (Ho-ate) with Neck Guard
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1775Decorated "Shark" Skin (<i>Kazari-zame</i>)
1775
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1701Pair of Gauntlets
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1350Three Shoulder Defenses (Sodē)
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1351Shoulder Defense (Sode)
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Museum of Radio, Pereslavl-Zalessky - Regentone Twin-Tone radio with record player, Sweden (18813350901)
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
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1925Incense burner
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ART DÉCO TELEFONAFFISCH Här visas en av LM Ericssons reklamaffischer från 1929. Den visar en ny kompakt bordstelefonmodell som Ericsson tagit fram influerad av fransk art déco. Den exlusiva art déco-stilen utvecklas från Parisutställningen 1925 och Ericsson tar 1929 fram denna förfinade telefonmodell. I bakgrunden på affischen syns södra Kungstornet i Stockholm. Byggnaden uppfördes som huvudkontor åt Ericsson 1925 och var ett av Stockholms första höghus. Grunden till den nya modellen är 1909 års
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2014Vintage Caravelle Manual Wind Pendant-Pocket Watch By Bulova, Made In Japan, About 1-3-4 Inches In Diameter (14030529516)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Goldtone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (9633565670)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Electronic LED Wrist Watch With Red Display, Case Made in Japan (11756202854)
2014
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2014Vintage Caravelle Manual-Wind Watch, Made in Japan (11735958495)
2014
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2014Vintage Woman's Silvertone LED Watch by Sharp, Made in Japan (8455582063)
2014
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2015Vintage Frontier E107 Red LED Watch, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16674148932)
2015
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2015Vintage Frontier E107 Red LED Watch, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16487746000)
2015
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Pendant Watch, Case Made In Japan, Approximately 2.75 Inches In Diameter, Circa 1970s (16958389092)
2015
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2018Vintage Austin Men's Electronic Digital Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1977 (27556638290)
2018
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (13036091113)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11521923005)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11522012386)
2014
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2014Vintage Man's Silvertone LED Wristwatch by Sharp, NOS, Made in Japan, Great Futuristic Styling (8456597442)
2014
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2015Vintage Citizen Men's New Master Wrist Watch, 21 Jewels, Made In Japan (15760892825)
2015
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16058920784)
2015
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2015Vintage Caravelle Men's Watch By Bulova, Manual Wind, Made In Japan (15871776037)
2015
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Original Band, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (23918003082)
2018
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2014Vintage ChronoSonic 100 Men's LED Goldtone Watch, "The Computer Watch", Circa 1970s, Case Made in Japan, Nice Octagonal Shape (8952372956)
2014
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25556073151)
2018
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Pendant Watch, Case Made In Japan, Approximately 1.75 Inches In Diameter, Circa 1970s (16959722625)
2015
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25281055589)
2018
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Original Band, Japan, Circa 1970s (23943619151)
2018
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2014Vintage ChronoSonic 100 Red LED Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (14513739315)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Men's Silvertone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (8973291878)
2014
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2018Vintage Sanyo Women's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25021526784)
2018
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2018Vintage Sanyo Women's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25625829196)
2018
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2017Vintage Ricoh Men's Automatic Wrist Watch, 21 Jewels, Made In Japan, Circa 1980s (32112504766)
2017
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2014Vintage LeGant QS, Sold by Montgomery Ward, Automatic (Self-Winding) Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11756267656)
2014
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Dated January 1976 (32687791620)
2018
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2014Vintage Men's Silvertone Compu-Chron Digital LED Watch, Red Dial Face, Case Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (8597989987)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (13036362224)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Goldtone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (9633146458)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Silvertone Men's LED Watch, Case Made in Japan, Original Band, Circa 1970s (9629365745)
2014
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2015Vintage Austin Red LED Digital Watch, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Dated 1976 On The Inside Of The Case (19027445555)
2015
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2014Vintage Phasar 2000 Men's Electronic LED Watch, Red Face, Sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co., Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (10598565373)
2014
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Dated January 1976 (32254157573)
2018
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Date January 1976 (32913528342)
2018
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2014Vintage Phasar 2000 Men's Electronic LED Watch, Red Face, Sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co., Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (10598542723)
2014
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2012Stockholm Design week 2012: Form us With Love
2012
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16493865970)
2015
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2018Volume presents a long-overdue monograph on Japanese type master Takenobu Igarashi
2018
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2016Dutch artist Tymen Visser paints life in Tokyo
2016
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2019Photographer Maja Daniels explores the ancient language and culture of an isolated Swedish community
2019
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2017Karifurav Caihua’s weirdly erotic Japanese-inspired illustrations
2017
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2015Vintage Austin Red LED Digital Watch, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Dated 1976 On The Inside Of The Case (18841331379)
2015
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2021Celebrating the legacy of Kamekura Yusaku’s iconic Tokyo 1964 Olympics identity
2021
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2022Broken Japanese: Why even a “respectful” homage to a country’s culture can be problematic
2022
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2012A fresh, Swedish graphic design studio for y'all to be inspired by
2012
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2024The View From Tokyo: the fascinating origins, and triumphant resurgence, of Risograph in Japan
2024
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2015Perfect type and considered visual flourishes in Stockholm-based Studio Parasto Backman's graphics
2015
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2020Illustrator Joshua Winston Scurville's inspirations vary from Japanese graphic design to jazz
2020
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2019Alice Tye's new exhibition presents the everyday details from a trip to Japan
2019
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2012Best of Japanese design scene in Berlin via the Tokyo Art Directors Club
2012
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2015Nuanced and deliciously strange illustration from Japanese artist Yu Fukugawa
2015
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2021Maciek Pożoga captures the human-like qualities of Japanese macaques
2021
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2021Art collective Excalibur on using pixel art to blend Japanese myths with reality
2021
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1953Scandanavia. Norway. Finland. Sweden.
1953
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2015UNIQLO's new Kabuki range takes inspiration from Japanese theatre
2015
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2024The View From Tokyo: why Laforet Harajuku is an epicentre for the city’s alternative creative ideas
2024
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2015Japanese illustrator Nimura Daisuke is back with his charmingly naughty gifs
2015
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2012Stockholm Design Lab create smashing new Ikea food packaging
2012
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2011WassinkLundgren: Tokyo Tokyo
2011
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2017Varied, playful and slightly odd drawings from Japanese illustrator Summer House
2017
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2013Photography: Nissan offer photographers the chance to go to Tokyo
2013
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2013Japanese photographer Takeshi Suga turns his talents to snow-bound serenity
2013
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2019Illustrative painter Alice Tye on capturing the natural beauty of Japan
2019
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012
2012
![Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].](/api/thumb/400/bTpjYW5vbi9kYXZpZC1ydW1zZXkvdGV4dC13by1ydW1zZXkuanBn.webp)
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1933Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].
1933
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2021Jentwo’s sunny, characterful illustrations are inspired by Japanese City Pop and the friendly folk of Kamakura
2021
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2015Bizarre ad uses synchronised swimmers to advertise Japan’s hot springs
2015
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2012Posthumously introducing the undisputed king of Japanese Graphic design, Shigeo Fukuda
2012
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2013Swedish studio PJADAD kick food photography up a gear for new campaign
2013
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2012Design rising from destruction – new show focusses on post-tsunami Japanese revival
2012
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2025This exhibition showcases the universal language of Japanese pictograms
2025
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2013Things 2013 #8: professional wrestling, Swedish design, youthful shots, 180 shots and the future of illustration.
2013
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2017Animator and director James Curran’s amusing 30-day Gifathon project in Tokyo
2017
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2014Japanese illustrator Nimura Daisuke’s adorable and hilariously rude GIFs
2014
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2026Theo Cottle pays tribute to the slow dancing of Japan’s youngest samurais
2026
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2019How do you advertise a Swedish bank? With Snoop Dogg and Afghan hounds
2019
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2013HarrimanSteel overhaul Tokyo Fixed in transformation to Kinoko Custom Cycles
2013
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2019A rural fishing village in Japan attempts to overcome its ageing population
2019
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193330. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)
1933
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: Clemence Seilles
2012
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2015Yakisoba noodles, cigarettes and Tokyo streets in Monika Mogi’s coming-of-age series
2015
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2017“A small Japanese photographer is on the same page of great photographers!”: Piczo joins WeFolk
2017
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2020Seb Agresti tells us about his residency in Japan and the importance of reinventing yourself
2020
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1939Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937
1939
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2012Mogwai Japan: Knock for Knock
2012
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2017Ten contemporary Manga artists reshaping the eminent Japanese comic scene
2017
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2024Dinosaurs, UFOs and fairytale castles: A travel diary of Japan’s roadside love hotels
2024
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: DeisgNu
2012
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2012Jaw-dropping installation sees 100,000 LEDs float down Tokyo river
2012
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2012The intensely quiet, private moments of Japanese photographer, Go Itami
2012
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2019Koichi and Takeko: A tale of two grandparents and Japan through the 20th Century
2019
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2012Pipe smoking gets a fresh new look courtesy of Swedish designers Stiff
2012
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2013Design talks will never be the same again thanks to this pavilion in Sweden
2013
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2013The Graduates 2013: Luisa Whitton gets deep inside the Japanese robotics industry
2013
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2018Dairy drinks and cigarettes meet in Lucas Reis' illustrative evocations of Japan
2018
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2015Japanese artist Tatsuro Kiuchi is back with more beautifully finished illustrations
2015
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1953U.S.S.R. Europe.
1953
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2016Photographer Zaza Bertrand takes a look inside the Japanese love hotels
2016
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2012Japanese duo Nerhol talk about their triumphant time-lapse cut-away portraits
2012
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2017Illustrator Kate Prior works out “how the hell you draw air” for Wired Japan
2017
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2012Meet Sari, the Tokyo tourist photobomber making her hobby into an artform
2012
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1953U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.
1953
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2017David Lewandowski’s floppy rubber bodies take over the streets of Japan
2017
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2018Naoya Hatakeyama's photographs of Japan's contemporary topographies embody "the death and rebirth of cities"
2018
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2017Tokyo illustrator Okamura Yuta and his endearing brush-and-ink characters
2017
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2021In Tokyo, Ichijo Hikaru is looking beyond Japanese beauty standards for her illustrations
2021
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2019Japanese illustrator Sabu is influenced by the nostalgia of old adverts
2019
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2016Tokyo-based illustrator Ryuto Miyake's work is full of warmth and wit
2016
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2012Enormous, breathtaking salt sculptures by Japanese Motoi Yamamoto
2012
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2022Broken Japanese: Understanding privilege and cultural appropriation as a creative
2022
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2012Stockholm Design Week 2012: Katrin Greiling
2012
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2015Gurafiku founder Ryan Hageman on the wonder of Japanese graphic design
2015
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2021Stefan Dotter documents the Ama, the “sea women” of Japan
2021
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2017Pass-the-illustration and an hour of Swedish Progg. It's time for Things!
2017
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2016Understated and beautiful Vitra packaging by Swedish studio BVD
2016
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2015Swedish studio Snask's brilliant handmade letters for Washington Post
2015
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2018Friday Mixtape: Photographer Laura Lewis makes us a soundtrack for Japanese love hotels
2018
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2012Tadashi Ueda is perhaps Japan's most enigmatic young designer
2012
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2014Illustration: Striking Japanese scenes from illustrator Yuki Kitazumi
2014
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2013Art: Welcome to the psychedelic world of Japanese artist Keiichi Tanaami
2013
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2024Joseph Töreki’s juicy renders are inspired by “perfect” pieces of Japanese fruit
2024
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1890Title: 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
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Winding River, Birds in Flight, Trees and Clouds
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2016Sean Lotman’s serenely psychedelic photographs of Japan
2016
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2015Work in Progress: the DIY zine from Swedish Studio Reko
2015
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2015Another treasure trove of work from Swedish creative Martin Nicolausson
2015
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1945City plan of Tokyo
1945
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1975Advertisement: Map of Tokyo : Go to the high spots on Tokyo's fabulous subway system
1975
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2011Katrin Greiling: Stockholm Furniture Fair
2011
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1975Map of Tokyo, featuring subway system
1975
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2014Eclectic graphic skills from Stockholm studio Research and Development
2014
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2012A fascinating glimpse into the world of the Tokyo businessman by Bruno Quinquet
2012
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2024The View From Tokyo: embracing imperfection and humour with heta-uma
2024
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2013Ikea in Swedish shows how to pronounce the names of your favourite furnishings
2013
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2017Japanese graphic designer Ryu Mieno creates type-heavy works fizzing with energy
2017
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1953U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.
1953
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2013Graphic Design: Tokyo show brings celebrates 25 years of design brilliance from Why Not Associates
2013
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2022Meet Yasuo-range, the Tokyo illustrator using geometric expressions to transform the nondescript
2022
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2012Japanese woodblock printmaker Nishijima Katsuyuki has an incredible craft
2012
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2017Swedish artist Ekta reconsiders simple geometric shapes
2017