HARA DESIGN INSTITUTE

Kenya Hara appears in an NHK regional TV series that reexamines design based on lifestyles in different parts of Japan through the eyes of designers from those areas. Hara features in a program about Okayama Prefecture, where he was born. The show explores the underlying essence of design shared by Ote Manju, which has been well known in the region for over 180 years, Bizen ware, pottery produced through the bounty of the earth and the skill of artisans with a history of over a thousand years, and Nakashima Propeller, which commands a leading share of the global market for marine propulsion equipment.

The program was well-rated in the Chugoku region, and is being aired to a broader audience via nation-wide satellite broadcast.

Date of broadcast: June 19, 2022 (rebroadcast on BS1)
Start time: 00:55
https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/2ZG97LMMWQ/episode/te/M875XJZP95/

Yoshihiko Ueda has published a popular edition of PORTRAIT, his portfolio of portrait photographs taken in the twentieth century or the early twenty-first century and featuring thirty-eight people who were masters in their own fields. The popular edition is augmented by a number of previously unpublished photographs and by notes that he made when the photographs were taken, providing a faithful and detailed record of the photo sessions. With 312 pages in a compact format, this is an impressive monograph.
As with the previous edition, Hara Design Institute handled the book design.

PORTRAIT (Popular edition)
Publisher: Tabata Shoten
On sale: June 1, 2022
Price: 4,950 yen

The book can be purchased online at the following sites.
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TSUTAYA
Title
BOOKNERD

In conjunction with the launch of NT RASHA in China, HARA Design Institute handled the sales promotion video for Greater China.

Focusing on NT RASHA in three colors--MUKU, KOIAKA, and SHIKKOKU--the promotion video conveys the texture of delicate paper and the beauty of its colors by showing it being manufactured, processed, and given form.

Paper blocks were also created using the colors MUKU, KOIAKA, and SHIKKOKU. The objects incorporate ingenious cutting processes to convey the charm and appeal of these papers within a sculptural form.

TAKEO NT RASHA promotion video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAQDOLXSKmo

HOUSE VISION is an exhibition that considers the house as the intersection of diverse industries, providing a platform for discovering new growth areas. In 2022, the fourth HOUSE VISION exhibition is being held in the suburbs of Seoul, South Korea.

The theme is Agriculture. The exhibition is organized in partnership with MANNA CEA, a pioneer in aquaponics-- a high-efficiency agricultural practice combining aquaculture and hydroponics. It presents designs for a new life-style environment in the suburbs backed by high-tech agriculture.

The exhibition explores new ways of living and new forms of sufficiency outside the city by returning to the origins of agriculture--capturing solar energy as food through the power of plants.

HOUSE VISION 2022 KOREA EXHIBITION
Dates: Thursday, May 5 - Saturday, June 18, 2022
Venue: root square (599-80, Iwol-myeon, Jincheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do)
Website: https://house-vision.kr/
Direct inquiries to: kr.housevision@gmail.com

1. Jageun-Jip--House for small living
MANNA CEA x Wook Choi
2. Meta-Farm Units
MANNA CEA x Sungjin Min
3. Yeoga--A space for recovery expressed by Korean aesthetics
MANNA CEA x AUROI x Kisang Gio
4. Cultivation House
MANNA CEA x Daekyun Kim
5. Plain House
MUJI x Kenya Hara
6. 100% Kitchen
MANNA CEA x Woowa Brothers x Hoonyoung Na
A. Breathing House
Corning Incorporated x Byoungsoo Cho
B. Metaphase house for rural life
MANNA CEA x Taebyung Lim
C. New Arc
MANNA CEA x Bongyu Song
D. Local Life Mobility
BO MARKET x Bora Yoo
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1-6. Constructed houses (physical exhibition)
A-D. Conceptual houses (gallery exhibition)

Book launch: Inter-local Design Conference--1: Specialists Discuss the Revitalization of Japanese Ryokan in Setouchi Area
The first Inter-local Design Conference was held at the end of October 2021 to discuss the revitalization of Japan's tourism industry. The venue was the Kurayado Iroha ryokan, an inn on the island of Miyajima in the Seto Inland Sea. CCC Media House has now published a record of the conference discussions in book form. Guided by the practical theme of revitalizing a Japanese ryokan, participants with diverse roles and experiences--including business leaders, designers, architects, editors, writers, contemporary artists, investors, data analysts, an airport operator, the proprietress of a traditional ryotei restaurant, and a Buddhist chief priest--brought together their ideas and shared their visions. The outcome of the conference was a clearer view of how to produce the value required for tourism's new context. The text of the book is in Japanese.


Inter-local Design Conference--1: Specialists Discuss the Revitalization of Japanese Ryokan in Setouchi Area
Publisher: CCC Media House
On sale: April 15, 2022
Price: 2,090 yen

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Teikuhiko has turned into a book. It features re-edited text based on the series of blog entries on the Teikuhiko | HIGH RESOLUTION TOUR website, as well as new content. The Teikuhiko project, which travels throughout Japan extensively exploring the entire country, functions as basic research for the purpose of ruminating on the natural environment and culture of Japan. Based on experiences from this project, the book focuses on a new vision for Japan's tourism industry, exploring the value Japan has to offer the world within a global context.

Teikuhiko, High Resolution Tour / Shaping Japan for the Future
Language: Japanese (Japanese title: Teikuhiko--Kono Kuni no Katachi e)
Publisher: Iwanami Shoten
On sale: April 14, 2022
Price: 2,530 yen


The book can be purchased online at the following sites.
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Books Kinokuniya
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TSUTAYA online

The Setouchi Triennale is being held for the fifth time in 2022. HARA Design Institute has handled the design of the main visuals and communication tools for the triennale ever since its debut.

The elderly residents of the islands are this year's theme. Having people, particularly the energetic elderly residents of the islands, don sunglasses as a metaphor for art expresses the desire for this triennale to be bright and sunny--a holiday festival, not an everyday one. Wearing art makes people perk up and look livelier. It's an exceptionally up-beat message from Setouchi to the entire world.

Graphics keyed to the main visuals build up and enliven the art festival, serving as fun images that draw on the energy and charm of the elderly residents.

The app has been improved with innovations including a guidance system that helps visitors find the best routes between the many artworks scattered across the islands, enhancing the enjoyment of the Setouchi Triennale experience.

Setouchi Triennale 2022
Spring: Thursday, April 14 - Wednesday, May 18
Summer: Friday, August 5 - Sunday, September 4
Autumn: Thursday, September 29 - Sunday, November 6
https://setouchi-artfest.jp/

「北欧、暮らしの道具店」などを運営する株式会社クラシコムの、 VIおよびWebサイトのリニューアル、コーポレートフォントの作成を、 原デザイン研究所が担当しました。 極めて簡素な造形のシンボルマークは、 無色透明でありながら、揺るぎない安定性を持ち、 どんなイメージをも受け入れ、人々の思いや暮らしに寄り添える、 ブランドの姿を反映した形を模索しました。 コーポレートフォント「KURASHICOM FONT」は、 堂々と中庸でありながら、明快な個性を醸し出すこと、 その両立をテーマに設計しています。 可読性と汎用性を保ちつつ、 ブランドアイデンティティーをより広く展開できるような、 幾何学的な強さを持ったフォントに仕上がりました。 VIは2月24日より、順次展開されます。 また、新コーポレートサイトは以下リンクよりご覧いただけます。 クラシコム Webサイト https://kurashicom.jp...

With cooperation from Hida Sangyo, Kenya Hara has created chairs that fit in well with traditional Japanese-style rooms. Called SUWARI (Japanese meaning "sit"), the line of chairs features legs that spread the weight to reduce the load on tatami mats and other traditional floors. Each chair adds comfort and style to sitting in different situations.

The entire line-up is on display at the international hotel and restaurant show HOTERES JAPAN at Tokyo Big Sight from February 15, 2022.

Sales are scheduled to begin in June. More details will be posted here when confirmed.

Hida Sangyo Co., Ltd. website
https://hidasangyo.com/products/series/suwari/

石垣島の八重泉酒造とともに、 新しい泡盛づくりが始まりました。 日本本土とは異なる亜熱帯地域の環境を生かし、 風土に磨かれ、仕込まれた泡盛です。 庶民の酒として親しまれてきた従来の泡盛とは一線を画す、 新たな領域を切り拓く酒を目指します。 続報にご期待ください。 ...