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Ended · 2015–2023

DESIGN TALKS plus

What is good design? And what is its power? DESIGN TALKS plus explores the Japanese aesthetic, from traditional crafts to fashion, and from everyday items to cutting-edge technology.

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Season 1 · 0 episodes
    Season 2015 · 17 episodes
    1. S2015 E01 · Anonymous Design
    2. S2015 E02 · Railway Design
    3. S2015 E03 · Avant-garde
    4. S2015 E04 · Flowers
    5. S2015 E05 · Shitsuraeru
    6. S2015 E06 · Printing
    7. S2015 E07 · Yohaku
    8. S2015 E08 · Reality & Fiction
    9. S2015 E09 · Furumai
    10. S2015 E10 · Regeneration
    11. S2015 E11 · Glass
    12. S2015 E12 · Special Selections
    13. S2015 E13 · Floating
    14. S2015 E14 · Miniaturization
    15. S2015 E15 · Bento
    16. S2015 E16 · Homage
    17. S2015 E17 · Light and Shadow
    Season 2016 · 25 episodes
    1. S2016 E01 · Touch
    2. S2016 E02 · Compact Design
    3. S2016 E03 · Dyeing
    4. S2016 E04 · "En" (Connections)
    5. S2016 E05 · Communication through Sound
    6. S2016 E06 · Design and Reconstruction
    7. S2016 E07 · Cha-no-yu (Teaism)
    8. S2016 E08 · Design Hunting in Aomori
    9. S2016 E09 · A Shift in Creation
    10. S2016 E10 · Japanese Design at Milano Design Week: Part 1
    11. S2016 E11 · Japanese Design at Milano Design Week: Part 2
    12. S2016 E12 · Boxes
    13. S2016 E13 · Yosoo
    14. S2016 E14 · Book Design
    15. S2016 E15 · Design Hunting in Kochi
    16. S2016 E16 · Tokyo Cityscapes
    17. S2016 E17 · Life Forms
    18. S2016 E18 · Kumu: Interlacing
    19. S2016 E19 · Mirrors
    20. S2016 E20 · Icons
    21. S2016 E21 · Design Hunting in Okinawa
    22. S2016 E22 · Faces
    23. S2016 E23 · A Child's Perspective
    24. S2016 E24 · Tokyo Cityscapes, Renovation
    25. S2016 E25 · Kimono
    Season 2017 · 24 episodes
    1. S2017 E01 · Harmony in Contrast
    2. S2017 E02 · Washi
    3. S2017 E03 · Design Hunting in Kanagawa
    4. S2017 E04 · Treasure Every Encounter
    5. S2017 E05 · Shaping Experiences
    6. S2017 E06 · Transience
    7. S2017 E07 · Design Hunting in Kumamoto
    8. S2017 E08 · Basics
    9. S2017 E09 · Innovation
    10. S2017 E10 · Tokyo Workshops
    11. S2017 E11 · Meticulous Detail
    12. S2017 E12 · Quirky Design
    13. S2017 E13 · Physical Sensations
    14. S2017 E14 · Decorative Design
    15. S2017 E15 · Design Hunting in Nagano
    16. S2017 E16 · Manga
    17. S2017 E17 · Samurai Icons
    18. S2017 E18 · Flexibility
    19. S2017 E19 · Celestial Connections
    20. S2017 E20 · Asymmetry
    21. S2017 E21 · Stationery
    22. S2017 E22 · Design Hunting in Shimane
    23. S2017 E23 · Sports
    24. S2017 E24 · Sharing
    Season 2018 · 24 episodes
    1. S2018 E01 · Digital
    2. S2018 E02 · Design Hunting in Gifu
    3. S2018 E03 · Bathing
    4. S2018 E04 · Primitive Design
    5. S2018 E05 · Stories
    6. S2018 E06 · Office Design
    7. S2018 E07 · Osaka Cityscapes
    8. S2018 E08 · Mobility
    9. S2018 E09 · Healing Spaces
    10. S2018 E10 · Signage Design
    11. S2018 E11 · Design Hunting in Shizuoka
    12. S2018 E12 · Dialogue with Materials
    13. S2018 E13 · Beyond the Ordinary
    14. S2018 E14 · Analog
    15. S2018 E15 · Stone
    16. S2018 E16 · Design Hunting in Tokushima
    17. S2018 E17 · Time
    18. S2018 E18 · Borderless
    19. S2018 E19 · Fusion Design
    20. S2018 E20 · Gifting
    21. S2018 E21 · Weaving
    22. S2018 E22 · Instinct
    23. S2018 E23 · Memory: People's Prayers
    24. S2018 E24 · Memory: The Power of Stories
    Season 2019 · 24 episodes
    1. S2019 E01 · Design Hunting in Yamagata
    2. S2019 E02 · Phenomena
    3. S2019 E03 · Plastic
    4. S2019 E04 · Stationery, Part 2
    5. S2019 E05 · Design Hunting in Yamanashi
    6. S2019 E06 · Sound Design
    7. S2019 E07 · Design Thinking
    8. S2019 E08 · Social Design
    9. S2019 E09 · Libraries
    10. S2019 E10 · Design Hunting in Niigata
    11. S2019 E11 · Tokyo Cityscapes: Botanical
    12. S2019 E12 · DIY
    13. S2019 E13 · Landscape Engineering
    14. S2019 E14 · Design Hunting in Hokkaido
    15. S2019 E15 · Unconventional
    16. S2019 E16 · Rain
    17. S2019 E17 · Insects
    18. S2019 E18 · Greenery
    19. S2019 E19 · Design Hunting in Nagasaki
    20. S2019 E20 · Japanese Cedar
    21. S2019 E21 · New Materials
    22. S2019 E22 · Updating Tradition
    23. S2019 E23 · Illusion
    24. S2019 E24 · The Art of Eating
    Season 2020 · 24 episodes
    1. S2020 E01 · Design Hunting in Hyogo
    2. S2020 E02 · Musical Instruments
    3. S2020 E03 · Harmony
    4. S2020 E04 · Mourning
    5. S2020 E05 · Synergy
    6. S2020 E06 · Regional Landscapes
    7. S2020 E07 · Texture
    8. S2020 E08 · Future
    9. S2020 E09 · Adaptation
    10. S2020 E10 · Everyday Beauty
    11. S2020 E11 · Urban Life
    12. S2020 E12 · Sense of Distance
    13. S2020 E13 · Locality
    14. S2020 E14 · Childhood
    15. S2020 E15 · Fermentation & Gifts
    16. S2020 E16 · Organic
    17. S2020 E17 · Ancient Design
    18. S2020 E18 · Design Hunting in Gunma
    19. S2020 E19 · Designing Emergence: Part 1
    20. S2020 E20 · Designing Emergence: Part 2
    21. S2020 E21 · Design Hunting in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
    22. S2020 E22 · Design Hunting in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture
    23. S2020 E23 · The Future II
    24. S2020 E24 · Design Hunting in Chiba
    Season 2021 · 23 episodes
    1. S2021 E01 · Translations
    2. S2021 E02 · Long Life Design
    3. S2021 E03 · Inori: Reverent Design
    4. S2021 E04 · Work Life
    5. S2021 E05 · Compassionate Design
    6. S2021 E06 · Mingei: Japanese Folk Craft
    7. S2021 E07 · Part of the Whole
    8. S2021 E08 · Visualize
    9. S2021 E09 · Designing Experiences
    10. S2021 E10 · Memories of Cities
    11. S2021 E11 · Minimalist Living
    12. S2021 E12 · Organized
    13. S2021 E13 · Hotels Inspiring Lifestyle Design
    14. S2021 E14 · Upcycling
    15. S2021 E15 · Benefits of Inconvenience
    16. S2021 E16 · Well-being
    17. S2021 E17 · Connection
    18. S2021 E18 · Cats
    19. S2021 E19 · Physicality
    20. S2021 E20 · Design Hunting in Saitama
    21. S2021 E21 · Design Hunting in Miyagi
    22. S2021 E22 · Design Hunting in Iwate
    23. S2021 E23 · Evolving Kimono
    Season 2022 · 22 episodes
    1. S2022 E01 · Textile
    2. S2022 E02 · Design Hunting in Kagoshima
    3. S2022 E03 · Public Art
    4. S2022 E04 · Tools
    5. S2022 E05 · Repetition
    6. S2022 E06 · Touch
    7. S2022 E07 · Disaster Prevention
    8. S2022 E08 · Adding a Human Touch
    9. S2022 E09 · Landscape
    10. S2022 E10 · Interconnecting Memories
    11. S2022 E11 · Creating Better Accessibility to Local Resources
    12. S2022 E12 · Paper
    13. S2022 E13 · Design Hunting in Okayama
    14. S2022 E14 · Subtlety
    15. S2022 E15 · Carving
    16. S2022 E16 · Design Hunting in Nara
    17. S2022 E17 · Design Hunting in Tochigi
    18. S2022 E18 · Water
    19. S2022 E19 · Alternative Design
    20. S2022 E20 · Revitalizing Old Homes - Evolving Lifestyles
    21. S2022 E21 · Revitalizing Old Homes - Traditional Cityscapes
    22. S2022 E22 · Computational Design
    Season 2023 · 7 episodes
    1. S2023 E01 · Defying Common Sense
    2. S2023 E02 · Future of Local Textiles
    3. S2023 E03 · Design Hunting in Shimane
    4. S2023 E04 · Inspiration from Traditional Craftsmanship
    5. S2023 E05 · New Standards
    6. S2023 E06 · Tokyo City Streets
    7. S2023 E07 · Evolving Bonsai

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