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AXIS Vol.137

2009 January - February
cover photographer:yoshiaki tsutui
Feature
Feature

New Concepts—Japanese Style

If proposing solutions to various difficult problems or suggesting new value is the role of design, what we need is not run-of-the-mill methodology but unprecedented concepts and ideas. Introduced here are various examples of unconventional thinking and initiatives that will lead to new design development and business creation.

Cover Interview
Cover Interview

Masahiko Sato

Sato makes full use of cognitive science, mathematical concepts, and other disciplines to develop irresistible expressions in a variety of media that would move just about anyone. The rule he imposes on himself when making things is "use other rules." Sato's design field lies in the most fundamental realm of "making ways of making things" or "thinking of ways of thinking."

Topics
Topics

The challenge of "eating design"

Marije Vogelzang, who was introduced in vol.135 of the AXIS Magazine, held eating + design: what design can do part 2 exhibition on the theme of "eating experience" at AXIS Gallery in Roppongi, Tokyo from October 24 to November 9, 2008. Here's a look at the exhibits and installations.

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Topics

Russian designers pioneer new markets

Brightly colored propaganda posters and roughly-made electrical appliances from the former Soviet Union are not just found in museums, they are also popular items with collectors around the world. Contemporary Russian design, on the other hand, is surprisingly unknown. To what use is the engineering prowess that competed so fiercely with the US during the Cold War being put today?

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Topics

A Cutting-edge Airport—Heathrow Terminal 5

The 5th terminal at London’s Heathrow Airport was completed at the end of March 2008. We explored the appeal of this terminal, dedicated to use by British Airways, where all arrival and departure flights congregate in a single area.