Creatives in Japan: Keywords to Know; The Front Line of Creatives in Japan

Hachiga, Toru

ISBN 10: 4861007291 / ISBN 13: 9784861007293

Published by BNN, 2010

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Softcover with dustjacket, 188 pages; in English and Japanese; as new condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Seller Inventory # CrHaBN50

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creatives in Japan: Keywords to Know; The Front Line of Creatives in Japan
• Publisher: BNN
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4861007291
• ISBN 13: 9784861007293
• Binding: Soft cover
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Synopsis

This book is a unprecedented doorway into the contemporary Japanese creative scene: the staff of the hyper-connected Japanese magazine QUOTATION introduces the creme de la creme of that nation's creative producers from an array of media to the rest of the world. Editor-in-chief Toru Hachiga says it doesn't matter if the person, place or product is famous, just that it's worthy. Examples include JAN, a ''creative unit'' in the fixed-gear bike and skateboard scene; limArt, a Tokyo shop specializing in used visual books and vintage furniture; and Earthscape, which aims to change society through public sculpture. All entries are listed here by category, and described in short essays in English and Japanese. A must for anyone who's looking for the cutting edge.