Designing Design
Designing Design by Kenya Hara is a thought-provoking exploration of Japanese design and its cultural significance, published by Lars Müller Publishers on March 20, 2015. This 4th edition spans 467 pages and is presented in English. The book serves as a tribute to long-overlooked Japanese icons and images, reflecting Hara’s influential role in shaping contemporary design, particularly through his work with the brand MUJI.
Readers will find a rich examination of the concept of emptiness in Japanese visual and philosophical traditions, illustrated through numerous examples from Hara’s own projects. The text highlights his contributions to significant events, such as the design of the opening and closing ceremony programs for the Nagano Winter Olympic Games in 1998. Additionally, Hara’s insights into the intersection of design and culture are complemented by his experiences as a communication and design advisor for MUJI, making this work a valuable resource for those interested in design history and the evolution of commercial and corporate identity.
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A tribute to long overlooked Japanese icons and images, from an influential figure behind the success of MUJI
Representing a new generation of designers in Japan, Kenya Hara (born 1958) pays tribute to his mentors, using long overlooked Japanese icons and images in much of his work. In Designing Design, he impresses upon the reader the importance of emptiness in both the visual and philosophical traditions of Japan, and its application to design, made visible by means of numerous examples from his own work: Hara for instance designed the opening and closing ceremony programs for the Nagano Winter Olympic Games 1998. In 2001, he enrolled as a board member for the Japanese label MUJI and has considerably moulded the identity of this successful corporation as communication and design advisor ever since. Kenya Hara, alongside Naoto Fukasawa one of the leading design personalities in Japan, has also called attention to himself with exhibitions such as Re-Design: The Daily Products of the 21st Century.
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