According to a recent Pinterest trend report, Japanese culture and style are strongly influencing both design and fashion. With its impressive juxtapositions of history and technology, Japan makes a ...

Post World War II, architects like Kenzo Tange pioneered a new blend of tradition with modernism, sparking the influential Metabolist movement of the 1960s that imagined cities as organic, adaptable ...

There’s a quiet grace and overall restraint to Japanese design. Every item has intention, carefully crafted with materials designed to endure. “Japanese style is defined by a way of thinking rather ...

Bamboo trees stand tall in this Japanese garden. Photo by Kevin Legnon. Noted for its minimalist style, natural landscape and tranquil nature, the Japanese garden is as much art as it is science. To ...

Often drawing from ancient philosophies of Buddhism and Taoism, a Japanese garden emphasizes harmony, restraint, and a carefully curated sensory experience. While these green spaces have long captured ...

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution establishes domestic tranquility. That peace is harder to find in today’s hectic, hyper-partisan society—except in Oregon. The Cultural Village at the Portland ...