Wallpaper*
Gordon has written for Wallpaper for five years, interviewing star Japanese and international creatives including Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando, hairdresser to the stars Kamo, and British fashion minimalist Neil Barrett. Perhaps just as significantly, he has uncovered emerging talent, bringing names such as fashion duo Sise, furniture designer Nosigner and architects Atelier A5 to greater international recognition.
Wallpaper April 2007
Sight of the Times (21_21 Design Sight)
Architect Tadao Ando and fashion designer Issey Miyake’s ever-changing design museum in Tokyo.
Wallpaper May 2007
Dream Stream (Moku Moku Yu)
Klein Dytham’s bathhouse at the Risonare resort hotel in Japan’s Southern Alps that offers mixed
bathing in ever-so-stylish surroundings.
Wallpaper September 2007
Agricool—Tokyo (Underground farm in Otemachi)
Deep underground in Tokyo’s Otemachi business district a soil-free agricultural revolution is taking place.
Wallpaper November 2007
A New Leif (Leif Design)
Young Japanese collective Leif.designpark talk tables and trees.
Wallpaper January 2008
Meshing About (Katsuya Fukushima)
Architect Katsuya Fukushima’s origami-inspired Tokyo home.
Wallpaper March 2008
Shoji Time (Atelier A5)
Tokyo-based architectural practice Atelier A5 teams contemporary ideas with tradition.
Wallpaper April 2008
Hirakoso Clever (Naoki Hirakoso)
Japanese designer Naoki Hirakoso – a big fan of form, chic furniture… and cemeteries.
Wallpaper September 2008
Head Master (Katsuya Kamo)
Cutting-edge hair artist to Junya Watanabe and Jun Takahashi
Wallpaper November 2008
Retail Directory 2008
In the magazine and online:
Neil Barrett
Zaha Hadid’s shapely space in Tokyo for British tailoring talent Neil Barrett.
Only online:
Swarovski
Japanese minimalist designer Tokujin Yoshioka’s glittering boutique for Swarovski
Wallpaper May 2009
Forward Looking (Ryuichi Furumoto)
Architect Ryuichi Furumoto creates ultramodern yet friendly buildings.
Wallpaper May 2009
Retail Directory 2009
In the magazine and online:
Vertu
Klein Dytham architecture’s luxe store for cell phone maker Vertu in Tokyo’s exclusive Ginza district
Tiffany
Kengo Kuma’s flagship store for Tiffany is Tokyo’s most glittering jewel
Only online:
CULTuART
A street-savvy store that helps you make sense of Japanese pop culture
Do by Claska
Visionary products from across Japan in one hip location
Ermenegildo Zegna
Leather-clad lord of luxe Peter Marino’s unique retail experience
Wallpaper November 2009
In the magazine and online:
Fab 40
Forty fabulous finds from Japan – from design department stores to clothes with a Star Wars silhouette
Muji
Design-conscious dwellings in Tsudanuma, Chiba, by the masters of minimalism
9h Hotel
Where capsule meets chic
Electric Bikes
Switched-on cycles from Sanyo, Yamaha, Bridgestone, Miyata and Panasonic
The Sea Forest
Architect Tadao Ando’s eco-island
Wallpaper February 2010
Tokyo Sky Tree
Best Building Sites, Wallpaper* Awards