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Christo’s Early Works 1958-1963

Presented for the First Time at Gagosian Paris

ODE TO OSAKA

Architect Sverre Fehn's Unrealised 'Breathing Pavilion' Reimagined Four Decades Later

KAIT PLAZA

Junya Ishigami Designs A Gravity-Defying Pavilion As Spatial Experience

PARCS

Sustainable Dining at this 20-Seater Fermentation and Wine Bar in Melbourne's Central

Tomás Saraceno

The Argentinian Artist Shows Us How to Hear the Universe in a Spider/Web

Teshima Art Museum

Architecture and Art Poetically Combined to Create a Harmonious Experience in the Seto Inland Sea

HR GIGER & MIRE LEE

The Depths of the Human Psyche Explored by Two Brilliant and Complex Minds

HIKIZOME

At ISSEY MIYAKE KYOTO, Discover The Art Of A Traditional Japanese Textile Brush-Dyeing Technique

Thoughts Unseen

Multidisciplinary Artist Thomas J Price’s Most Comprehensive Exhibition to Date

TYPE-II TATSUO MIYAJIMA PROJECT

ISSEY MIYAKE's New Brand A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE Unveils Their Latest Collaboration

In Conversation with teamLab’s Toshiyuki Inoko

Delving Into The Japanese Digital Art Collective's Greater Meaning

SUNNE

Designer Marjan van Aubel Is Transforming The Value of Solar Energy With Contemporary Design

KARIMOKU COMMONS TOKYO

Tokyo's Stellar New Design Destination By A Leading Timber Manufacturer

GROUNDTRUTH GLOBAL

With Their Focus on the Future, this Sustainability and Tech-led Brand is Setting a Blueprint for the Industry

FUTURE PAST

Kanazawa Designer Ryosuke Harashima Merges The Past With The Present

FEDERICO PESTILLI

A Tribute to our Vanishing World Through the Eyes of this Italian Photographic Artist

SORANO HOTEL

On The Outskirts Of Central Tokyo Discover True Wellness, And A Spectacular Infinity Pool

Serpentine Pavilion 2022

Artist Theaster Gates Designs the 21st Pavilion

BRUT-AL

Argentinian-Australian Designer Alexander Lotersztain's Ode to Brutalism

Serpentine Pavilions 2000-2021

A Champ Online Retrospective Of Two Decades of The Radical Architectural Event

PURE FORM

The Art Gallery of South Australia Presents Japan's Avant-Garde Ceramics

KABIRA & KANGRI

The Beauty Of Indian Textile Craftsmanship In ISSEY MIYAKE Sub-Brand HaaT's SS22 Collection

NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER

End Of An Era For Japanese Architect Kisho Kurokawa's 1972 Metabolist Structure

MIROKU Nara by The Share Hotels

A Sense of Natural Calm At This Design Hotel in Nara, Designed By Keiji Ashizawa & Fumihiko Sano

DENNIS YONG

Melbourne's Bright, Young and Radical Chef Addressing Food Waste through Fermentation

PHOTOGRAPHERS SERIES: NIKKI MCCLARRON

The London-Based Photographer On 'The Beauty Of Unexpected Moments'

MAME KUROGOUCHI Fall Winter 2022

Finding the “Presentness of the Past” in Nagano’s Nature And The Rich History of the Jōmon Period

ISSEY MIYAKE Autumn Winter 2022/23

Designer Satoshi Kondo Embraces The Beauty Of Untamed Nature In 'Sow It and Let It Grow'

FUJIKO NAKAYA

“Nature Controls Herself. I Try To Let Nature Speak.”

UNDERCOVER A/W 22-23 Womens

Cold Flame: Designer Jun Takahashi Explores An Inner Rebellion With Punk Femininity In All Its Forms

THE SHINMONZEN

An Impressive Luxury Boutique Hotel Designed by Tadao Ando Positioned In The Heart of Kyoto's Gion District

Jil Sander Men’s FW22

Back of the House Production's Warm Rays and Technical Sphere

KOICHI IO

In The Heart of Aoyama - A Visit To The Tokyo Studio Of A Third-Generation Metalsmith and Artist

December, 2014

Koichi Io in his Tokyo studio, 2021 © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Koichi Io in his Tokyo studio, 2021 © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Koichi Io in his Tokyo studio, 2021 © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Koichi Io in his Tokyo studio, 2021 © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Details at the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Hammers at the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Whirl Vase, Patinated Copper, Hand-raised, 2015, 195x195xh200mm © Koichi Io. All Rights Reserved

Three Legs Vase, 2017, Patinated Kuromido (copper alloy with antimony, arsenic) Hammer-raised and Chased © Koichi Io. All Rights Reserved

One of metal artist Koichi Io's hand-yielded artworks, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Detail, Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Koichi Io explaining his process, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Metal artist Koichi Io at work, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Metal artist Koichi Io at work, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Detail, Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Whirl Box, 2016, 970/000, 950/000 Silver, Hammer-raised, Chased, Mounted, Gilt inside. 100x100xh105mm © Koichi Io. All Rights Reserved

Whirl Vessel VI, 2011, Silver 999/000, Hammer-raised, 330x330xh135mm

Whirl Vessel XI-III, 2013, Patinated Kuromido(Copper-Antimony-Metallic Arsenic Alloy), Hammer-raised © Koichi Io. All Rights Reserved

Details, Koichi Io studio, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Sketchbook, Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Find works by jewellery artist Mariko Sumioka who shares the studio together with Io and his father, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

December, 2014