I was tootling around the blogosphere yesterday and I came across this: the identity for Art Setouchi 2010. The designer's name was mentioned: Kenya Hara - one that I didn't recognise. I don't know whether you do? Anyway, on further investigation I find that Kenya Hara is the art director of Muji.
A record of his work is full of very beautiful, elegant and restrained design solutions. And then I found a video of a presentation that he gave at the 2008 Imprint Culture Lab. Before you watch it, though, it's worth reflecting upon that TED talk given by Philippe Starck that I told you about a while ago. Compare and contrast, one might say. Because Hara certainly doesn't have the charisma and showmanship that Starcke possesses in spades. But listen to what he has to say - and then judge him (and Starcke, for that matter) by his work.
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