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LEE UFAN

The Renowned Korean-Japanese Artist Speaks With Champ Editor Joanna Kawecki For Our Issue 9 Cover Story

TEMPLE HANGARS

A Restorative Stay at These Four Architectural Adults-Only Villas in the Byron Hinterland

CASA MARIA LUIGIA

Where Massimo Bottura's Table Extends to an 18th Century Guesthouse in the Emilian Countryside

PHOTOGRAPHER SERIES: GENTARO ISHIZUKA

An Interview with the Photographer on Glaciers, Industrial Pipelines & The Gold Rush Captured In 8 x 10 Large Format Film

FUMIE SHIBATA

Design Driven By Humility & Humanity | We Visit The Tokyo Studio Of The Leading Japanese Designer

Tokujin Yoshioka

Champ Editor Joanna Kawecki Speaks With The Designer On The Art of Light and Space

More Than a Sense of Place

Ceramics Artist Elise Gettliffe Conveys the Spirit of the Tibetan Plateau to Norden Camp’s Table

PHOTOGRAPHER SERIES: NAOKI ISHIKAWA

We Speak With The Prolific Photographer - The Only Photographer In The World To Have Summited All 14 Of The World’s Highest 8,000m+ Peaks

HOUSE W IN NAKAFURANO

In Hokkaido, A Zero Energy House Designed For Harsh Winters & Beautiful Summers

George Nakashima: Crafted With Soul

We Visit The Late Designer-Craftsman's New Hope Studio Led By Daughter Mira Nakashima

PYRAMID HUT

In Okinawa, A New Modern Concrete Vernacular By IGArchitects

NAIKO RETREAT

In a Private, Secluded Cove with Oceanfront Views, Find An Architectural Gem

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

URBAN RECHARGE IN THE HEART OF TOKYO

Designed by Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects

Meet Our Editor-in-Chief, Joanna Kawecki

Based in Tokyo for 13 Years, Driven By Authentic Storytelling in Design, Craftsmanship and Culture

Khao Yai Art Forest

In Thailand, An All-Encompassing Open-air Art Museum & Land Art Project

FOOD FOR EVERYONE

A Purpose-Driven Creative Studio Connecting Art & Food

A Quiet Concentration

Norm Architects Designs A Remote Atelier For 'The Right Conditions for Making'

STUDIO HJRK

We Speak With Designer Hye-Jin Ris Kim Leading Seoul's Most Exciting Design Studio

Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring

In China, Vector Architects Designs A Secluded Hot Spring Facility

DUDDELL’S

Interior Design Wunderkind Andre Fu Transforms Hong Kong's Iconic Dining Institution

A Living Museum, The Spirit of Mingei

Step Inside The Late Potter Kawai Kanjirō's House

The Complexity and Wonderment of Astrophotography

Photographer Rami Ammoun Captures The Vastness of the Night Sky Through An Unimaginably Intricate & Layered Process

Hospitality Embedded With Community

A Retreat in Yamanaka Onsen Crafted by Mokkei & Hanamurasaki

KIOI SEIDO

A 'Modern Pantheon' In The Heart of Tokyo

KOFFEE MAMEYA KAKERU

The Art of Coffee Meets The Craft of Cocktails In A Spectacular Interior

Pieces of Japan Store and Workshop

A Mecca for Japanese Craftsmanship, POJ Studio Unveil Their Flagship Store in Kyoto

OPENFIELD HOUSE BY KESHAW MCARTHUR

The New Zealand-based Architectural Duo Have Designed A Home In Deep Dialogue With Its Surrounding Landscape

HOUSE IN TSURUOKA

Nakayama Architects Design A Residence In Consideration of the Region’s Distinctive Sea Breezes

Guillemets Tokyo

A retail gallery space for contemporary ceramic craftsmanship

Photography - Paul Barbera

June, 2017
Contemporary ceramics are found at Guillemets, championing the next generation of traditional Japanese craftsmanship with a modern sense.

Tucked away in the backstreets of Azabu-Juban lies Guillemets, a small gallery and store presenting beautiful ceramic, glass and metal works by Japanese contemporary craftsmen such as Takeshi Tsujino, Shiro Hamanaka and Yuuichi Takemata. Owners Osamu and Chinatsu present a warm welcome to the charming space.

Guillemets in Azabu-Juban, Tokyo

GUILLEMETS
3-12-46 MotoAzabu,
Minato-Ku, Tokyo

Guillemets, Tokyo
June, 2017