Ros s el l a M en ega z zo

Stefa n ia P iotti

the
essen ce
of
japanese
design
 R ei nv ent i n g Tr a di tion: from Craft to Design
ro ssel l a menega zzo

The Origins of Japanese Design

Kenya Hara Paper
11 173

Wood
B a mb o o
L acquer F i br e s
19
F a br i c s
Metal 213

87

New
Materials
Ceramics 253

Glass
Stone
INDE X

283

129
 sac r ed ro p e (sh i m en awa )
17th century (rebuilt 1744, renovated 2008-13)
Izumo Taisha Shrine, Shimane Prefecture
Straw, paper

to r i i gat e
6th century (rebuilt 1168, renovated 1875)
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture
Cedar, cypress, camphor wood

26 27
 bo n d r aw e r
2012
Keiji Ashizawa
Oak veneer, aluminium

mi ka mo box set
2008
Jin Kuramoto
Pawlonia

44 45
 Ka i se ki coo k i n g set
wi th me sh d esi gn
Edo period, 18th century
Sōetsu V (attr.)
Lacquered wood

wa j i m a l ac qu e rwa r e
1986
Kita Toshiyuki
Lacquered wood

58 59
 orn a me nta l box i n
a flowi n g d esi gn
c. 1957
Tatsuaki Kuroda
Lacquered wood

o r i z u ru c h a i r
2010
Ken Okuyama
Plywood, maple

64 65
 ' r i n g o f flow er s' (r i nk a ) p l at e
2000
Yasokichi Tokuda III
Glazed porcelain

white vase
2001
Taizo Kuroda
Porcelain

146 147
 ' mugiwarade ' ( stripe d
de sign) rice bowl
Edo period, 19th century
Seto ware, overglazed stoneware

' sa k u r a k a d e n ' ( c h e rry b lo s s o m

pe ta l ) d i s h e s
2008
Arita porcelain (from Denpeigama kiln)

156 157
 trav e l te a se t
( tabimoc hi c haki)
2008
J-PERIOD
Arita porcelain, phenol resin,
urethane, cotton, cord

tea p ot
1956
Sori Yanagi
Porcelain, bamboo

158 159
 sl i d i n g d o o r s (sh ō ji )
Paper, wood

188 189
 washi n ami c hair
2011 2006
Sugihara Washiya (since 8th century) Ryuji Nakamura
Echizen washi paper Vulcanised fibre derived from paper

190 191
 sand garde n fabric
1967
Hiroshi Awatsuji
Screen-printed cotton

K i b i so sa nda ls
2011
Reiko Sudo
Kibiso silk

230 231
 Kumihimo br aids
21st century
Domyo (since 1652)
Vegetable-dyed silk

silk cords ( san adahimo)

20th century
Vegetable-dyed silk

232 233
 Dre ss, Paris s/S 2 0 0 6
collection
2006
Yohji Yamamoto
Resin, polypropylene cloth

Dr e s s , s / s 1 9 9 8 co l l ec t i on
1998
Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons
Base dress: cotton, top layer: pleated,
vinyl coated fabric

234 235
 e le phant se atin g
2009
Ben Ryuki Miyagi
Industrial felt

r h y t h m pl e ats , s / s 1 9 9 0
co l l ec t i o n
1990
Issey Miyake
Polyester

236 237
 me n's tro user s (h a k a m a ),
Meiji-Taishō period, c. 1900–1929
Hand-woven, stencil-dyed cotton

m e n ' s t ro u s e r s
(hakama), s/s 2012
pa r i s co l l ec t i o n
2012
Yohji Yamamoto
Cotton

244 245