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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

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Meet 38 immigrants who show why it should be easier to become a citizen

Another meat gets replaced: Now your bacon bits can be made from mushrooms

Creativity

Mitch McConnell’s Twitter just lost a flame war with ‘Big Little Lies’ star Adam Scott

Kim Kardashian’s new Kimono shapewear brand raises charges that Kim’s culturally appropriating . . . again

Drake and Live Nation are the newest investors in Ntwrk, the QVC for Gen Z and young millennials

Co.Design

Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side

How two determined GM engineers used GI Joe to get a car to the Moon

More people are working remotely, and it’s transforming office design

Work Life

4 tips for supporting a coworker who is transgender

This simple trick helped me find time to write a book while running a company

You can learn to be more charismatic