{"product_id":"9784805317631","title":"Super Potato Design","description":"Author: Mira Locher\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9784805317631\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Berkeley Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuper Potato Design\u003c\/i\u003e presents the work of internationally-renowned Japanese designer Takashi Sugimoto. After studying metal sculpture at Tokyo University of Fine Arts, Sugimoto began his career designing a series of bars and restaurants including the iconic Radio Bar that became a favorite hangout for designers like Issey Miyake, Ikko Tanaka, Yohji Yamamoto and Tadao Ando. He was soon recruited to design retail spaces including the original Muji \u0026amp;quot;no-brand\u0026amp;quot; shops along with hotels, tea ceremony spaces and wedding chapels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuper Potato\u0026amp;#x27;s striking interiors have totally revolutionised Japanese design through the use of exposed concrete surfaces, rough-hewn timber and unevenly cut stone juxtaposed with salvaged metal and repurposed objects to create a sense of power and timelessness. The design vocabulary created by Sugimoto is universally imitated today (in Japan and throughout the world). It is what we now think of as \u0026amp;quot;modern Japanese design\u0026amp;quot;--although Sugimoto\u0026amp;#x27;s own work has never been surpassed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuper Potato Design\u003c\/i\u003e presents 40 of Sugimoto\u0026amp;#x27;s most important projects in 320 full-color photographs by Yoshio Shiratori, who has worked with the designer since the beginning. Author and architect Mira Locher introduces Sugimoto\u0026amp;#x27;s work and provides a thorough description for each project. A foreword by Tadao Ando and discussions with architect Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama and graphic designer Kenya Hara explore the direction of Japanese design today. A list of Super Potato\u0026amp;#x27;s complete works rounds off this fascinating book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;We do not live only with clear-cut forms;rather, we exist in a world of forms that are often indistinct and vague.\u0026amp;#x27; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Takashi Sugimoto, architect and James Beard Award-winning author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875664777374,"sku":"ADS-9784805317631","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9784805317631.jpg?v=1779755262","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9784805317631","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}