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KENGO KUMA’S ‘BAMBOO GATE’

We Speak with The Project's Lead Architect On The New Community Centre Clad In Bamboo

Isamu Noguchi: Play Equipment

Artistic Imaginative Playscapes as Sculpture

SATOYAMA JUJO

Architecture, Design & Mountain-Foraged Dining In Japan’s Deep Countryside

ZGC International Innovation Center

MAD Architects' Ma Yansong Crafts A Biophilic, Floating Form In Beijing

SHIGENORI UOYA

Guiding The Evolution of Japanese Architecture

The Top 6 Art Sites To Visit on Japan’s Art Island

Art, Architecture and Nature Harmoniously Unite

Roden Crater

James Turrell’s Ambitious Project Set In An Extinct Volcano Crater In The Painted Desert

Harmonising Our Built Environment With Nature

Japanese Architect Junya Ishigami Defies Convention Again With A Kilometre-Long Structure Embedded Into Water

Expanding Our Presence Within The Universe

teamLab's Takashi Kudo On The Digital Art Collective's Latest Immersive Works

Seasonal and Sustainable Fine Dining

An Ethical Philosophy Guides This Central Milan Rooftop Restaurant

LESS, LIGHT, LOCAL

A Tokyo-Based Studio Reimagining The Design Potential Of Japanese Seaweed

The Art of Omakase

Experience this Newly-Opened, Michelin-starred Japanese Restaurant in Mayfair by Renowned Chef Takuya Watanabe

VISIONARIES: MAKING ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE

Art, Innovation, Craft - 20 Japanese Creatives Look Toward The Future

Melbourne Design Week 2023

We Select the Top 6 Design Projects that Champion Materiality

HOTEL TERRESTRE

Grupo Habita's 100% Solar Contemporary Oasis Designed With Local Materials

HOSHINOYA KYOTO

A Secluded Luxury Ryokan in the Kyoto Mountainside Where The Journey Begins by Boat

Omotenashi Hobart

In Tasmania, Find An Exquisite Japanese Dining Experience By Two of Australia's Best Young Chefs

LIVE TWICE

A Cocktail Bar That Transports Guests To Mid-Century Japan

NOMA KYOTO ’24

We Speak With Founder Rene Redzepi & Design Studio OEO On Everything To Know

CENTRAL

Explore An Underground Hong Kong-Inspired Restaurant in the Heart of Brisbane's CBD

UCCA CLAY MUSEUM

In China, An Inverted Shell Structure Made From Local Ceramic Inspired By A Climbing Kiln

MAZ TOKYO

From South America To Japan, Discover New Ecosystems, Altitudes and Diverse Terroirs Through A Culinary 'Vertical Gaze'

José Parlá: Homecoming

The Expressionist Painter Returns To His Roots

AUBERGE TOKITO

Discover True Luxury Through The Poetics of Japanese Aesthetics & Graceful Cuisine Led By Chef Yoshinori Ishii

JANU TOKYO

Wellness, Stellar Dining & Human Connection At The Core

Kyoto’s Leading Art & Design Hotel

A Stellar Amalgamation of East Meets West

BAR LEONE

Get To Know The Design Duo Behind The Branding for Asia's Best Bar 2024

OGATA at The Shinmonzen

Discover the Curated T., Collection in Kyoto

WATER/GLASS

Kengo Kuma's Early Work Evokes Transparency Paired With A Stunning Japanese Coastline

SHIROIYA HOTEL

24 Hours In One of Japan’s Best Art & Design Hotel Destinations

VICKI KING

In Honour Of The Late London Photographers Ethereal World

LEE UFAN ARLES

A New Artistic Endeavour By Korean Artist Lee Ufan & Japanese Architect Tadao Ando

AMA DIVERS

In Japan's Izu Peninsula, Find The Last "Sea Divers" Captured by Photographer Mike Magers

November, 2021

Ama Divers, Japan featured in Ala Champ Issue 8 © Mike Magers

Ama Divers, Japan featured in Ala Champ Issue 8 © Mike Magers

Ama Divers, Japan featured in Ala Champ Issue 8 © Mike Magers

Ama Divers, Japan featured in Ala Champ Issue 8 © Mike Magers

Ama Divers, Japan featured in Ala Champ Issue 8 © Mike Magers

Ama Divers, Japan featured in Ala Champ Issue 8 © Mike Magers

Ama Divers, Japan featured in Ala Champ Issue 8 © Mike Magers

Ama Divers, Japan featured in Ala Champ Issue 8 © Mike Magers

Ama Divers, Japan featured in Ala Champ Issue 8 © Mike Magers

Ama Divers, Japan featured in Ala Champ Issue 8 © Mike Magers

As originally featured in Champ Issue 8
All images: Mike Magers

November, 2021