https://www.scmp.com/rss/325574/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Nearly 20 years ago, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma completed his first project in China. Great (Bamboo) Wall, a residence in a forest next to the Great Wall of China, was built largely from the local sustainable material after which it was named. Kuma was also careful to build without excessive interference with the geographical features of the land. The residence is designed as a tall fortification that echoes the ancient structure built along China’s historical northern borders. Instead of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/interiors-living/article/3020596/sustainable-design-architect-behind-japans-new-national?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/interiors-living/article/3020596/sustainable-design-architect-behind-japans-new-national?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2019 07:00:48 +0000 For designers and creative professionals, it’s no secret that Japan has long been a hotbed of inspiration for men’s style. Japanese men’s affinity for fashion is well rooted in history, according to Vogue Japan and GQ Japan creative director Gene Krell. “Historically, men often wore women’s clothes as they were a sign of wealth and power. The profound glory of the colours, shapes, and fabrication seemed aristocratic and they drew no distinctions in terms of gender,” he explains. Senior-citizen... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2141254/secret-fashionable-japanese-mens-sense-style-meet-five?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2141254/secret-fashionable-japanese-mens-sense-style-meet-five?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:17:06 +0000 The otaku (obsessive enthusiast) mentality is nothing new in Japan. This feverish devotion – often seen in manga and J-pop fans – takes on an awe-inspiring quality when it manifests itself in a design studio. Architect Masamichi Katayama’s Tokyo studio Wonderwall is full of such obsessives. Why street style is over, in the eyes of one of its original stars, and the menswear trends he’s seeing in Hong Kong and Japan Before an interior design is realised, a team of artisans under the direction of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-luxury/article/2127821/fashions-favourite-architect-masamichi-katayama-wonderwall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-luxury/article/2127821/fashions-favourite-architect-masamichi-katayama-wonderwall?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Jan 2018 10:33:16 +0000 For designers Chitose Abe of Sacai and Jun Takahashi of Undercover, the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo was a homecoming of sorts. Sacai: the new look of Japanese fashion Two of Japan’s best fashion exports showed their spring/summer 2018 collections in a joint show for the first time in their own country, just weeks after showing them in Paris. The last time an event caused such a stir was in 1991 when Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo put on a men’s show together in Tokyo. Both Abe and Takahashi are... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-luxury/article/2116679/sacai-and-undercover-designers-pair-debut-show-amazon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-luxury/article/2116679/sacai-and-undercover-designers-pair-debut-show-amazon?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Oct 2017 04:33:33 +0000