By now, most people have heard about the minimalist movement, whether it be in regards to design or general life…
I was born and raised in Japan, and I’ve only worn the kimono 3 times in my life. The kimono…
I recently came across this video created by BBC contrasting two households; one was a proclaimed maximalist, and the other, a…
Exchange Between the East and West in Gardening
After a little bit of research on how the East has influenced the West in design I decided to focus on gardens. Gardening is an art often thought of as expressing the relationship between humans and nature. Culture is something that has heavily influenced the way gardening is…
Inspired by the many instances of people finding community and health through dancing on their balconies, in…
For this, I am going to look at how the east affects the west in the way of product design, but specifically packaging design. The article “Creative Japanese Packaging & Product Design” was extremely interesting. Some of these amazing designs are…
