Book

Hagiwara, Shū, 1961-

Origins : the creative spark behind Japan's best product designs / Shu Hagiwara ; photography by Masashi Kuma ; translated by Philip Price.

1st ed.

Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 2006.

111 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

"For this book, Shu Hagiwara, author and design director, has selected Japanese-designed products that had a great impact over the post-World War II period. His curiosity led him on a search for these products' beginnings. From Hagiwara's text, we learn much about these elegant, witty and beautiful designs and the process from concept to finished product. We also see their origins expressed in photography by the celebrated photographer Masashi Kuma."--Jacket.

Industrial design -- Japan.

New products -- Japan.

Technological innovations -- Japan.

Design -- Japan.

Translated from the Japanese.

Introduction -- Flight of Fancy The Butterfly Stool -- Sitting on Air The Midori Chair -- A Perfect Knit Tango Chest 120 -- Light Work Tofu -- A Modular Classic The Sumitsubo -- A Flicker of Love METAPHYS/Hono -- The Lateral-Thinking Box Coro Hako -- Whopper Deluxe The Hamburger Stool -- Ghost Story Oba-Q -- New Horizons The Teiza-isu -- A Light Fantastic Akari -- Everyday Icon The G-Type Soy Sauce Bottle -- Celebrating Rice The Shallow Rice Bowl -- Tea? Y Not? Tottoto -- Ringing in the Years ring ring -- The Taste of Bamboo Taketleryu -- Steam Dreaming ZUTTO -- Rise and Shine Contrast/Aroma -- Design on Demand The Compact IH -- The Caked Crusader Boya -- A Mother's Warm Touch Ken-on-kun -- Sweet Talk Sweets -- Flash Cameras IXY DIGITAL -- Soundtracks for Life The Walkman -- Ringing True telephone 610- -- Timeless Pieces ALBaq -- The Block Clock to:ca -- The Mists of Time kehai -- Slip into This One Piece Slippers -- Memory Bundle Furoshiki -- Box Elegant Pen Tray -- Playing for Keeps Trash Pot -- The Box Seat Riki Stool -- The Rubber Menagerie Animal Rubber Band -- Inside is Out Splash -- Fleet of Foot Aquarium -- A Southern Star The TSubame -- Easy Rider Super Cub -- Gas and More Prius -- Happiness is a Warm TV -- Designer Profiles.

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