DESIGN TALKS plus (2015)
What is good design? And what is its power? From traditional to cutting edge, we explore Japanese designs that are literally shaping our lives.
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1. Textile2022-01-06 · 30mTextiles are a ubiquitous material that bring warmth, comfort and color to our everyday lives. As people everywhere reassess their values in the ongoing pandemic, new and playful d
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2. Design Hunting in Kagoshima2022-01-20 · 30mOn Design Hunts Andy and Shaula search for designs rooted in regional history and climates. This time they're in Kagoshima Prefecture, at the southern tip of the island of Kyushu.
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3. Public Art2022-02-10 · 30mPublic art eschews specialist spaces such as galleries and museums in favor of all-access squares, parks and gardens. New York-based artist Tomokazu Matsuyama has produced astonish
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4. Tools2022-02-17 · 30mWe're surrounded by a hugely diverse array of tools all the time. Creating tools helped humanity overcome limits and evolve. Digital devices such as smartphones have led to massive
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5. Repetition2022-03-10 · 30mFor millennia, people have repeated patterns to create designs that have a significance far deeper than mere aesthetics. Today, many creators in different fields are shaping new, r
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6. Touch2022-03-17 · 30mThe pandemic has led to online meetings and contactless payments – our lives are now about avoiding face-to-face interactions. But new designs ask us to reexamine the value and sig
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7. Disaster Prevention2022-03-23 · 30mNatural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and typhoons can strike with no warning and totally upend our lives. New designs tackle our relationship with nature, and help us prep
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8. Adding a Human Touch2022-03-31 · 30mAs online digital communication becomes the norm, many feel we're losing our connections to others. How do we build relationships that retain their human warmth? New designs draw o
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9. Landscape2022-05-12 · 30mAs we reexamine our relationships with the natural world and our cities, landscape design has become of paramount importance. Urban planning once limited this to ornamental plantin
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10. Interconnecting Memories2022-05-26 · 30mAs information travels faster than ever our memories are being overwritten at extraordinary speed. This is why some are creating designs that shine a spotlight on memories with dee
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11. Creating Better Accessibility to Local Resources2022-06-09 · 30mAs the world turns towards more sustainable societies, new projects are leveraging the power of design to turn abandoned farmland, forests and buildings into places for people and
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12. Paper2022-06-16 · 30mThe shift to paperless living is a way to be greener and more sustainable. The pandemic also moved many industries further toward digitalization, decreasing our changes to interact
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13. Design Hunting in Okayama2022-07-14 · 30mFamous for beautiful towns lined with white-plaster buildings and Bizen-ware pottery, Okayama Prefecture has much to offer a design hunter. It has a long history of textile manufac
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14. Subtlety2022-08-04 · 30mPale colors and understated themes, dimly lit forms with a gentle glow. "Subtle" designs can take many forms. Product designer Suzuki Gen has made an international career out of ex
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15. Carving2022-08-11 · 30mIt's often said that Japanese believe carving to be an act of prayer. Today this craft is used to create beautiful, textured everyday items as well as new artforms. The diverse phi
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16. Design Hunting in Nara2022-09-01 · 30mNara Prefecture is home to ancient capitals, history and tradition. Its historic and cultural links with East Asia mean this is where culture came from the continent, and where it
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17. Design Hunting in Tochigi2022-10-27 · 30mTochigi Prefecture has a rich natural landscape, and a deeply-rooted regional culture. At only 100 kilometers from Tokyo, its artisans have spent centuries creating everyday items
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18. Water2022-11-03 · 30mJapan is rich in water, and this vital resource has shaped Japanese culture and everyday life. The flow of water and sparkling refraction of light has always been a source of inspi
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19. Alternative Design2022-11-10 · 30mWe're all searching for alternatives to the mass-production, mass-consumption model. But even knowing how vital it is to find sustainable, plastic-free options, it can be hard to c
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20. Revitalizing Old Homes - Evolving Lifestyles2022-12-01 · 30mA two-part series on revitalizing traditional Japanese homes. In our first episode, explore designs for evolving lifestyles. These historic spaces inspire a spirit of DIY, and prov
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21. Revitalizing Old Homes - Traditional Cityscapes2022-12-08 · 30mTraditional homes are a key aspect of Japan's historic cityscapes. But an ageing and falling population combined with difficulties to repairs mean that every region is struggling t
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22. Computational Design2022-12-22 · 30mArtist Daito Manabe uses computational design to create unique and extraordinary art. We visit Manabe's studio to explore the secrets behind his bold vision. Discover how the lates
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Andrea PompilioSelf - Presenter
Shaula VogueSelf - PresenterImages
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