Main entry:

Hara, Ken'ya, 1958- author.

Title & Author:

100 whites / Kenya Hara ; translator, Josh Trichilo.

Publication:

Zurich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2019]
©2019/2020

Description:

2 unnumbered pages, iii pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 205 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates (folded) : illustrations ; 20 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Shirohyaku.
Translation statement of responsibility from page 208.
(from table of contents) Prologue -- Bone -- Milk -- Paper -- Snow -- Plaster -- Walls -- The houses of Mykonos -- The evergreen magnolia -- Sheep -- Salt flats -- Shōji -- Boxes -- Hakuji -- Joseon Dynasty ceramics -- Soy sauce cruets -- Rice bowls -- Eggs -- White peaches -- Daikon -- Pearls -- White balls -- White hair and shaved heads -- Sand -- Laundry -- Silver -- Cumulonimbus clouds -- Waves -- Waterfalls -- Fingers -- The nape of the neck -- Amateur -- Plain hot drinking water -- White gowns -- Flesh-colored -- Tabi -- Nakedness -- Yukata -- Iceland -- Cotton and peroxide -- Mathematics -- Formulas and chalk -- Wrinkles -- Hemp -- Silk -- Cotton -- Rice -- Mochi -- Udon -- Sōmen -- Tofu -- Onigiri -- Arrowroot noodles -- Mist and light -- Sakura -- Wax -- Limestone caves -- Clouds -- Crystals -- Cutting -- Footprints -- Concepts -- Synesthesia -- Flowers -- Summer -- Hakkin -- Hakkaisan -- Koshu -- Baijiu -- Makgeolli -- The palm of the hand -- The sole of the foot -- Eyes -- Gradual changes -- Powder -- Corners -- Protein -- Squid -- Whitebait -- Plain wood -- The Ise Shrine -- Tatami -- Light -- Fans -- Sample dummy -- Decimal point -- Hōsun -- Embossing -- Spitz -- The moon -- Rhythm -- Emptiness -- Squares -- Gardens -- Architecture -- The drawn white sword -- Hand-to-hand combat -- I -- Cleaning -- Revision -- One hundred -- Afterword or A harmony of senses.
Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

White not only plays an important role in Japanese culture in general but also in the work of designer Kenya Hara. In '100 Whites', Hara gives one hundred specific examples of white - such as snow, Iceland, rice, and wax. On the basis of these examples he discusses the importance of white in design - not only as a color but as a philosophy. Hara describes how he experiments with the different whites he mentions, what they mean in the process of his work, and how they influence design today. '100 Whites' is the extension of his previously published book 'White'. The new publication explores the essence of white, which Hara sees as symbolizing simplicity and subtlety. Kenya Hara, born in 1958, is a Japanese graphic designer and professor at the Musashino Art University. Since 2002 he has been the art director for MUJI. He is interested in the circumstances and conditions of design, and not the things. His interests have become crystallized through various international exhibitions and he has been awarded many prizes, including the Japanese Cultural Design Award.

ISBN:

9783037785799 (hardcover)
3037785799 (hardcover)

Subject:

White.
White in art.
Color in design.
Color (Philosophy)
Blanc.
Blanc dans l'art.
Couleur en design.
Couleur (Philosophie)
white (color)
color (perceived attribute)
Weiß

Added entries:

Trichilo, Josh, translator.

One hundred whites
Hundred whites

Holdings:

Location: Library main 306070
Call No.: BIB 251804
Status: Available