Made in Japan
- ISBN-10
- 0811850730
- ISBN-13
- 9780811850735
- Series
- Made in Japan
- Category
- Design
- Pages
- 255
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-08-03
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Author
- Reed Darmon
Description
"Collected in these pages are hundreds of images of everyday Japanese design and pop culture ephemera from the past century, including perfume ads, art deco matchboxes, robot toys, action movie posters, Noh masks, kimono patterns, sumo cards, children's books, household product packages, and much more. The fascinating objects assembled in this colorful book reveal traditional Japanese artistry and techniques as applied to playfully modern design."--book jacket.
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