Japanese design, continued!

I was with Yumi in a very cool cafe called efish in Kyoto! A trendy Cafe showcasing very well youth culture in Japan and especially in the Kansai region!
The first floor was already a blast, with a very nice and clear design and some fish..
But this will be the topic of the next post ;)
On the second floor there was a gallery displaying all sorts of small things.


Japanese design borrows heavily elements from old Japanese culture.
Simplicity of the form,
Symmetry and asymmetry used respectively to achieve an overall sensation of unobstrusiveness and clarity.


Japanese love "playing with forms" and with objects.
Explaining this to my friends costed me nearly one hour! ;) So I'll not delve too much on to this point in this post..

So as you can see Japanese design has many elements which make it unique and very fresh to the outsider! Take a look at your walkman and let your fantasy play with its design ;)