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JAPANESE MASTERS :
7" x 10" - 304 pages - full colours - hardcover As Japan emerged from the devastation of World War 2, a visual sensibility was forget unlike anything seen before. Born of destruction and rebirth, this new aesthetic was grounded in each designer's appreciation for life and his awareness of the transformation of the world. 12 Japanese Masters tells these designers' stories through insightful profiles and stunning visual portfolios. A chronology of postwar design and previously unpublished photographs also illustrate the world these designers encountered as children and young professionals. In this unprecedented volume, the Maggie Kinser Saiki elucidates the cultural and historic context of the lives and work of the pioneers - all born between 1915 and 1944 - critical in creating this aesthetic, designers still remarkable for their abiding relevance. The book is a tribute to these masters, who created a New Japan out of theold, and brought that nation and its aesthetic to the attention of the rest of the world.
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