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 4 "En" (Connections)
0.00 48 minutes Japan has always prized the concept of en. The word refers to the intangible connections that link people to one another, as well as to the events and objects around them, with every chance encounter seen as holding some significance. For centuries, the en implicit in lucky charms has been thought to bring fortune in business, or to prevent illness, while the engawa verandas of traditional Japanese homes are valued as a place where these fortuitous bonds are forged. Studio guest, design strategist Eisuke Tachikawa is our guide as we explore a new world of designs born from the concept of en.
