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SETTING THE STANDARD

Our Pick Of The Best New Restaurant Interiors Across The Globe

Meet Our Editor-in-Chief, Joanna Kawecki

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

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STUDIO HJRK

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Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring

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DUDDELL’S

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The Complexity and Wonderment of Astrophotography

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Hospitality Embedded With Community

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KIOI SEIDO

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KOFFEE MAMEYA KAKERU

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

Pieces of Japan Store and Workshop

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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

NEW LIGHT POTTERY

Stunning Japan-Made Contemporary Lighting From This Nara-Based Studio

December, 2021
New Light Pottery, Nara, Japan © New Light Pottery

Taking inspiring from the historical beauty of the old and merging it with the new, an inevitable culmination of something original appears when looking at the designs of Nara-based lighting manufacturer New Light Pottery. Founded by Hiroyuki Nagatomi and Chizu Nara in 2015, the company’s lighting can be spotted across some of Japan’s contemporary design hotels, restaurant and commercial facilities, with their minimalist and sleek designs perfectly complimenting any space. The studio works across the entire scope of planning and designing to manufacturing, ensuring quality and Japanese craftsmanship is in place — each piece as desirable as the other. The company has recently opened a new showroom gallery for visitors to Nara, where all their designs can be viewed and purchased in a minimalist space designed by ninkipen!

New Light Pottery, Nara, Japan © New Light Pottery
New Light Pottery, Nara, Japan © New Light Pottery

NEW LIGHT POTTERY
5-1-40 Nijoojiminami,
Nara, 630-8012
Japan 

New Light Pottery, Nara, Japan © New Light Pottery

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Text: Joanna Kawecki
Images:
New Light Pottery

December, 2021