Season
Season 9 Episode
- Season 2 Touch
- Season 2 Compact Design
- Season 2 Dyeing
- Season 2 "En" (Connections)
- Season 2 Communication through Sound
- Season 2 Design and Reconstruction
- Season 2 Cha-no-yu (Teaism)
- Season 2 Design Hunting in Aomori
- Season 2 A Shift in Creation
- Season 2 Japanese Design at Milano Design Week: Part 1
- Season 2 Japanese Design at Milano Design Week: Part 2
- Season 2 Boxes
- Season 2 Yosoou
- Season 2 Book Design
- Season 2 Design Hunting in Kochi
- Season 2 Tokyo Cityscapes
- Season 2 Life Forms
- Season 2 Kumu: Interlacing
- Season 2 Mirrors
- Season 2 Icons
- Season 2 Design Hunting in Okinawa
- Season 2 Faces
- Season 2 A Child's Perspective
- Season 2 Tokyo Cityscapes, Renovation
- Season 2 Kimono
DESIGN TALKS plus - Season 2 Episode 2 Compact Design
0.00 48 minutes As Japanese society makes the transition from growth to maturity, people's desire for material objects is beginning to change. "Compact" has become a key word for those living with fewer, smaller possessions. To enable comfortable living in a country with limited habitable land, compact designs have been produced in Japan for centuries. From stackable boxes and bowls, to sliding screens that change the size of a room, such designs have become part of a traditional aesthetic that finds beauty in simplicity. Explore the thinking behind Japan's compact design with the help of our studio guest, architect Koichi Suzuno.
