Japanese Art / Craft / Culture Future Beauty 30years of Japanese Fashion by Akiko Fukai ISBN 9781858945460 ￡35.00 The first European exhibition to comprehensively survey avante-garde Japanese fashion from the 1980s to now opened at the Barbican Art Gallery. Designers Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto have had an enormous impact on the world’s couture in the late 20th Century. The Tea Ceremony By　A I Sadler ISBN 9784805309148 ￡21.00 "The Japanese Tea Ceremony" is abundantly illustrated with drawings of furniture and utensils used in the Japanese tea ceremony, tearoom architecture and garden design, floor and ground plans, and numerous other features of this still-vital tradition, including a number of photos of famous tea bowls, teahouses, and gardens. First published in 1933, this classic remains the gold standard of books on the five-centuries-old tea ceremony, which is itself 'an epitome of Japanese civilization'. Pattern Magic Vol.1〜Vol.2 Englsih Version By Tomoko Nakamichi ISBN 9781856697057, 9781856697064 ￡19.95 Pattern Magic is the cult pattern-cutting book from Japan. Taking inspiration from nature, from geometric shapes and from the street, this book harnesses the sheer joy of making and sculpting clothes. The book takes a creative approach to pattern cutting, with step-by-step projects for fashion designers and dressmakers to enjoy. All the basic information you need to start pattern cutting is included, from the basic block to measurements and scaling. Each project is beautifully illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs showing the stages of construction, the toiles and the finished garments. These simple illustrations and detailed instructions make it easy to create stunning, sculptural clothes with a couture look. Pattern Magic 伸縮素材（Elastic Materials） By Tomoko Nakamichi ISBN 9784579113279 ￡26.80 Japanese version. The author illustrated a variety of advanced techniques and unique ideas that are free from the character of materials. TOKYO CLASH JAPANESE POP CULTURE by　Ralf Bahren ISBN 9780841671812 ￡14.99 Have an extraordinary encounter with Japanese design culture without boarding a plane or even leaving your home, with Tokyo Clash. Author and photographer, Ralf Bähren, presents Japan’s mega city in a visually stunning collection of images, vividly colorful and rich in contrast. Readers are taken on an exciting trip through the everyday life of the Japanese, a world that doesn’t want to conform to the cliché of Asian reticence in the least. This delightful book promises appealing, provocative, and sometimes absurd insights into a completely foreign world. COSPLAYER in Paris Japan Expo 2010 by　Tomoko Yasuda ISBN 9784775308493 ￡24.30 This photo collection takes you to the Expo through the eyes of a Japanese journalist who attended the show. Take a look at European cosplay and see how it stacks up against cosplay here - all while getting a closer look at anime fandom in other countries! Kimono and the Colours of Japan Kimono Collection of Katsumi Yumioka by　Katsumi Yumioka ISBN 978-4894444515 ￡19.99 This distinctive volume reveals a unique antique kimono collection through various delicate Japanese colors and their use in kimono. The Japanese sensibility is immediately apparent in the classification of the nine traditional color categories of red, green, pink, blue, brown, purple, yellow, black/white, and gold/silver. Each spread presents a single color showing a page-wide photo of a kimono accompanied by a description of the color and its meaning in the context of Japanese culture. The author explains, "We organized the kimono and obi (sash) according to what I like to call ‘Japanese Kokoro no Iro’—colors of the Japanese heart. Each category presents what individual colors express or signify. For example, we use white, black and gold as an expression of cheer. Red indicates the sun, blood, and fire. White, black, and silver express sadness." With the knowledge of both Western and traditional Japanese fashion cultures, Yumioka presents and describes his collection in an easily accessible style. Child Kimono and the Colours of Japan Kimono Collection of Katsumi Yumioka by　Katsumi Yumioka ISBN 978-4894446076 ￡19.99 Summer Kimonos and the Colours of Japan Kimono Collection of Katsumi Yumioka by　Katsumi Yumioka ISBN 978-4894445314 ￡19.99 Pattern Magic vol.1 by Tomoko Nakamichi ￡25.50 ISBN　9784579110711 Explaining how to make quirky and beautiful folm of clothes. Contains 13 designs. Pattern Magic vol.2 by Tomoko Nakamichi ￥￡25.50 ISBN　9784579111701 drape drape by Hisako Sato ￡26.80 ISBN　 9784579112531 drape dress intromission dreape top + tuck drape pants gather drape cape vest + gather drape pants gather drape dress gather drape blouse drape all in one loose drape top + tuck drape pants loose drape drape drape2 by Hisako Sato ￡26.80 ISBN　9784579113088 3 pattern drape vest 2 pattern gather drape bolero 1 pattern drape top 1 pattern drape to + No.１　 1 pattern drape skirt 3 pattern drape dress 2 pattern tuck drape dress 2 pattern gather drape blouse + No.9 3 pattern tuck drape drape pants 4 pattern tuck drape blouse 1 pattern drape dress 2 pattern tuck drape pants You can search any Japanese books by e-hon Looking for Japanese books or magazines? Go to 'e-hon' that is one of the biggest Japanese publication search engine in Japan. JPT EUROPE LTD. All rights reserved.