Nameless Paints Change How Kids Learn Colors

Art Stationery

The names we assign to colors can impede our minds—and a young designer duo wants to change that.

The Tokyo Home with a 360° Mezzanine

Art Tokyo

Splitting the first and second floor of this Tokyo home is a 360-degree mezzanine surrounded by raised windows that circle around the house.

A Preschool Built for Puddles

Design Kumamoto

Dai-ichi Yochien's new courtyard is designed to accumulate rain water to create a gigantic, pool-like puddle for the kids to play in.

Bowls, Plates & Cups Form Dishy Raised Floor

Handicrafts Saga

25,000 pieces of imperfect ceramics form an elevated base in this cool Saga store.

Oita's Gorgeous New Prefectural Art Museum

Museum Oita

Located on the center of Oita City in Kyushu, OPAM boasts a collection of roughly 5,000 works by Japanese painters, sculptors and craftspeople.