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Studios, museums, publications, and archives worth returning to. A directory for looking closer. Images on these sites belong to their respective rights holders; these entries link to the originals.
01 / REFERENCESJapanese architecture
Contemporary Japanese architecture, in print and in detail.
Architectural monographs and photographic studies.
Drawings, research, and the archives of architectural ideas.
Projects from an experimental architectural practice.
02 / REFERENCESJapanese objects
An archive of electronics, interfaces, and everyday invention.
Japanese design across products, systems, and spaces.
Design and visual culture, including Shiro Kuramata.
03 / REFERENCESCars & car culture
Editorial photography of modified cars and car culture.
Japanese classics and the stories around them.
Models and milestones from the Nissan archive.
Detailed auction photography and vehicle histories.
04 / REFERENCESMid-century modern
The work and legacy of Charles and Ray Eames.
Furniture, designers, and modern living.
Auction records for twentieth-century design.
05 / REFERENCESEuropean design
Dieter Rams and the principles of enduring design.
Furniture, objects, and their cultural histories.
The visual and industrial culture of Olivetti.
06 / REFERENCESBauhaus
The school, its people, and its experiments.
Buildings, collections, and research in Dessau.
A shared resource for the Bauhaus legacy.
07 / REFERENCESAuctions & social references
Modern and contemporary design, with searchable past lots.
Specialist car-auction catalogues and vehicle photography.
Design auctions, lot photography, and object histories.
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