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Stories about Kengo Kuma

This Harvard alum turns cheap, recycled rubber into luxury furniture

A New York designer elevates cheap recycled rubber by mixing it with with brass, marble, Italian wool, and concrete.

This Harvard alum turns cheap, recycled rubber into luxury furniture

Starbucks’ new Roastery is an Instagram-ready spectacle

Designed by architect Kengo Kuma and featuring wild new cocktails, Starbucks’s new Tokyo location is ready for its caffeinated close-up.

Starbucks’ new Roastery is an Instagram-ready spectacle

Innovation By Design

What’s Missing From This Starbucks Store? The Branding

For a pop-up shop in Tokyo, Nendo created a spare library full of books on espresso. The client was Starbucks. But at first blush, you’d hardly know it.

What’s Missing From This Starbucks Store? The Branding

Innovation By Design

An Ultra-Cool Japanese Starbucks Leaves The Seattle Vibe Far Behind

The store, by Kengo Kuma, is evidence that the coffee giant is becoming more aware of cultural differences.

An Ultra-Cool Japanese Starbucks Leaves The Seattle Vibe Far Behind

How Japan Melds 21st-Century Tech With Ancient Handicrafts

Eye Candy: Cardboard Boxes Become Pixelated Fantasyland

The Beauty of Fiber Optic Concrete, Yes, Fiber Optic Concrete

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Delicious Eye Candy: Kengo Kuma’s Ghostly Land Art

A Brief History of Inflatable Architecture

Impact

How the healthcare industry is working to flatline Medicare for All

This all-electric airplane is flying the first commercial test flight of its kind

Bill Gates solves your gift problems: Here are his top 5 books for the holidays

Creativity

That $120,000 banana taped to a wall shows the limitations of zeitgeist-y advertising

Boris Johnson did a ‘Love, Actually’ parody, and Hugh Grant has some thoughts about it

Nick Cannon is dead . . . rhetorically, that is. Eminem slayed Mariah Carey’s ex on Twitter

Co.Design

There’s another reason to buy green products, and it’s totally selfish

This is what Playtex’s brand would look like without the male gaze

How to recycle a building

Work Life

Why we’re going to need more than just gender-neutral dolls

I don’t have a retirement plan, and I don’t care

More than half of employees are afraid to take time off for the holidays