Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #510908 in Books
• Published on: 1999-12-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Synopsis
Japanese design is admired the world over, in part because it is so prominently incorporated into the ordinary, infusing scenes and objects of everyday life with a power to aesthetically please. Contemplating its subtlety and strength can be a revelation to those nurtured in Western artistic traditions, where design is often simple decoration created through symmetry and elaboration. Photographer Kenneth Straiton's collection of extraordinary images of ordinary scenes provokes this revelation, training viewers to look at design, and Japan, in a new way. The text provides succinct context for the images.

Customer Reviews

Visual feast of Japanese imagery
A beautifully set out book of Japanese design. Mostly pictures but with some explainations. Arranged in sections each encapturing a theme. One of the most inspiring books on Japanese design I have ever seen. It really takes you inside Japanese life and shows you all the delights of Japan. It just makes me want to paint. An excellent book well worth the money.