Sublime: New Design and Architecture from Japan/   
Robert Klanten 
 -  Gestalten;   2011 
 - 288p;   31x25cm 
<br/><br/> A study of the fascinating architecture and urbanization of Japan, that have had a huge influence on designers in the West. Elegant Japanese products, architecture, and interiors that build upon tradition while defining the future of design. After the visual excesses of the first decade of the new millennium, there now appears to be a distinct demand for clear and rational, yet forwardthinking, design. Seamlessly melding aesthetics, functionality, and quality while simultaneously avoiding excess has been a foundation of Japanese handicraft for hundreds of years. Creatives from Japan are masters at skillfully combining rational functionality with a contemporary sense of design in a way that seems effortless and even playful. Sublime is a comprehensive collection of the relevant trends in Japanese design that reveals the country’s overall design aesthetic. The book presents architecture, interiors, and products that are created with an approach that is both rational and visionary.  
<br/><br/><br/>English  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783899553727 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architecture- Urban space
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan