Character Collaborations
Character collaborations bring fictional identities into products, services and events through partnerships whose scope and duration vary.
Design
Mingei Movement
The Mingei movement re-evaluated everyday handmade objects through collecting, writing, museums and craft production, connecting Japanese regional traditions with international encounters.
Heisei Retro
Heisei Retro revisits the objects, media and styles of Japan’s recent past, especially the 1990s and early 2000s, through collecting and reinterpretation.
Sanrio
Sanrio is a Japanese company whose character brands connect small gifts, retail, licensing and entertainment, including Hello Kitty and a wider cast of identities.
Monozukuri
Monozukuri means making things and is used across Japanese manufacturing, craftsmanship and management, with meanings that depend on the context.
Ma
Ma is a Japanese word for interval or between-ness whose spatial and temporal relationships matter in architecture, performance, music, and design.
Origami
Origami is the art of paper folding, spanning historical Japanese practices, popular models, modern design systems, mathematics, engineering, and education.