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Racist backlashes to Marie Kondo’s new store: if Gwyneth Paltrow can do it, why can’t Marie Kondo?

NEWS & POLITICS OPINIONS Our Picks TREND 12/09/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Marie Kondo is kawaii AF. But don’t let her cuteness fool you. She is a bold business woman who dares to build a global empire (or maybe she has built one already?) The Japanese organizational […]

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‘Formless’ as Clay: Nendo Studio and Oki Sato’s playful, minimalist designs.

PEOPLE People 08/17/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

View this post on Instagram melt #wonderglass#nendo#nendodesign#okisato @mattiabalsamini A post shared by nendo (@nendo_official) on Jan 7, 2019 at 11:10pm PST Oki Sato is the founder of Nendo Studios, a design studio with the following […]

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Interview with Masaaki Kanai, President of Ryohin Keikaku

Interview PEOPLE 03/14/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Established in 1980, MUJI’s high-quality products, its “no-brand” quality and minimal aesthetic quickly became a global success. Ever since its opening, the largest store outside of Asia—MUJI Toronto—at 595 Dundas—spanning around 20,000 square feet of […]

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‘The Philosophy and Design of MUJI” talk event with Masaaki Kanai

Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 03/13/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

“The Philosophy and Design of MUJI”, an event held at Toronto’s Convocation Hall on November 24th, welcomes Masaaki Kanai, Chairman and Representative Director of Ryohin Keikaku. The one-time event was hosted by MUJI and Zenergy […]

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