WTC Books 2020 — Where They Create

WHERE THEY CREATE / JAPAN ( 2017)
By Frame Publishing

An insight into the environments and working processes of the most creative minds in Japan.

Paul Barbera presents his next volume in the Where They Create series – this time with a different approach, by exploring the theme of his series through geographical locales. Reinvigorated by his first visit to Japan in five years, he makes this country the starting point of this new volume. Through the lens of creative spaces, Barbera chronicles his journey as he uncovers how contemporary Japanese design, art and creative thinking, has influenced and inspired the world (and vice versa).

FOREWORDS: Tyler Brule, Nicola Formichetti, Roger Puvlers, Hideotoshi Nakata, Mineaki Saito, Paul Barbera
ARCHITECTS: Tadao Ando, Sou Fujimoto, Kenya Hara, Toyo Ito, Schemata, Torafu, Kengo Kuma
ARTISTS: Hiroko Takahashi, Kohei Nawa, Takahiro Iwasaki, Mariko Mori, Satoru Aoyama, Shinji Ohmaki, Noritaka Tatehana, Kyotaro, Makoto Azuma
DESIGNERS: Nendo, Tokujin Yoshioka, Simplicity, Kaibatsu, Rikako Nagashima, Reiko Sudo, Teruhiro Yanagihara, Wonderwall
FASHION: Engineered Garments, Discovered, Nemeth, White Mountaineering, Anrealage, Rhino INC

Where They Create Japan: Creative Spaces Shot by Paul Barbera

ANOTHER MAGAZINE -“A rare view into some of the greatest Japan-based minds of our time.” -

VOGUE LIVING - “A holistic peek into the creative worlds at work and play; the current splendid state of Japan’s design culture.”

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST - “Photographer Paul Barbera and writer Kanae Hasegawa fling open the doors to these temples of innovation”

AMUSE // I-D MAGAZINE - "Inside Japan’s Most Creative Studios”

DESIGN BOOM - “Barbera captures glimpses of intimate moments inside the workspaces.”

HIGHSNOBIETY - “Poised to be an authority on the country’s incredible creative scene.”

THE SPACES MAGAZINE - “Insightful”

DOCUMENT JOURNAL - "Where Imagination Becomes Reality”-

ANOTHER SOMETHING - “A considered curation of subjects with an extraordinary eye for iconic details”

SUPERFUTURE - “Impressive.”

DEZEEN - "...a book exploring the growing international interest in Japanese design and work culture."

DUJOUR - "A Voyeuristic Look at Japan’s Most Innovative Creators.”

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Release: 1 November 2016
Frame Publishers
English
Written by Kanae Hasegawa
Graphic Design by Frame Publishers
200 x 255 mm
312 pages / full colour / soft cover
ISBN 978-94-92311-02-3
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WHERE THEY CREATE / JAPAN - Chinese EDITION ( 2019)
By Frame Publishing

WHERE THEY CREATE / WORLDWIDE EDITION (2011)
by Frame Publishing

Where They Create is out as a BOOK produced by the publishers of FRAME, MARK and ELEPHANTmagazines. It features interviews with Opening Ceremony, Olaf Breuning, Jeremiah Goodman, Cyril Duval, Greg Lauren, Clive Wilkinson, Bompas & Parr, Julie Verhoeven, Kelly McCallum, Wall Paper* plus many more.

FROM NY TIMES:
Paul Barbera shoots slick interiors for clients like Elle Decoration and Vogue Living. But before he ventured into the studios of the 32 designers in his new book “Where They Create” (Frame Publishers, $45), he begged them not to clean up. “It’s not like messy wall, messy table, pencil on floor and rubbish near door equals great artist,” Barbera insists, but those intimate details make for rich material. Matali Crasset’s personal library, Maarten Baas’s prototypes and even the crudely fashioned cardboard strip that keeps Confetti System’s air-conditioner from jostling its hand-cut garlands reveal what it’s really like inside a designer’s world.

Words by Monica Khemsurov

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Release: November 15, 2011
Frame Publishers
English
Written by Alexandra Onderwater
Graphic Design by Frame Publishers
230 x 305 mm
280 pages / full colour / hard cover
ISBN 978-9077174494
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