nostos books, where the solo exhibition "Ishinokioku" is being held, is a bookstore that carries a variety of art books. In honor of this, we would like to introduce some books that have had a great influence on FROME. The books listed below are on display at the exhibition. Please feel free to browse them. Nostos Books may also stock the same books as those on display, as well as other books by the same authors. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested.
This is a collection of works by graphic designer/art director Tamotsu Yagi, featuring the work he has been involved in, the background of those works, and interviews with the people involved. The five human senses are very good and worthy of trust. This book offers a glimpse into the trajectory of communication using all the senses by the creator and receiver. The "material board," which is synonymous with his work, was created by compiling inspirational materials into a board with the purpose of communicating a concept, and is intuitive, easy to understand, and beautiful. He says, "It is important to gain knowledge by reading and watching numerous books, but it is more important to experience the real thing first hand, with your hands, with your eyes, and with your body." The most important thing for a designer is to accumulate experiences such as seeing and hearing. The most important thing for a designer is to accumulate experiences, such as seeing and listening, and to give shape to ideas that come from the images left by the many experiences he or she has had. These words have a great influence on FROME's concept "From Experience.
アースダイバー (Earth diver) 中沢新一 (Shinichi Nakazawa)
Modern Tokyo still continues to be directly influenced by the thinking of the Jomon, who were sensitive to the workings of spiritual forces in the changing topography." Perhaps it could be said that the way the city is still being influenced by the Jomon people's thinking, or perhaps it could be said that the Jomon people's thinking is the basis for our modern thinking, which is why we continue to protect the city's way of being. The same sense of being that has remained unchanged for thousands of years lives on today. This book contains elements of all kinds of studies, including anthropology, folklore, sociology, and philosophy, and it will give you an awareness of the way you look at things such as the city, the land, and culture.
創−つくる 日本人のくらし (Create - Life of Japanese) 秋岡芳夫 (Yoshio Akioka)
Yoshio Akioka called himself a "designer who stood still. Yoshio Akioka calls for a return from "consumption" to "creation" for those of us who have lost the technology of daily life and forgotten the joy of creation. He said, "I cannot endure a life of just wearing clothes, eating, and sleeping. I want to live in a house with a wooden floor and an earthen floor, making things like human beings. We should return to the homo faber "craftsman" way of life dreamed of by the Bauhaus students, and if possible, to a community with life skills like the Japanese villages that used to make and use their own daily utensils. I want to encourage people to live a crafted life.
My original experience of making things was when I was a child and my grandfather gave me a Higo-mamori to make crafts with. The joy I gained from this experience is at the core of my current production activities. Making is living and living is making. This book reminds us of the importance of developing our senses, refining our skills, and preparing our environment so that we can give form to the ideas that come to us in our daily lives.
The Yabuzuka Quarry Site in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture. The unintended structure, which was created by mining a rocky hill, stands quietly deep in the mountains.
Mt. Fuji as a volcano, which is often forgotten when just gazing at it from afar, and the overwhelming power of the earth's workings were strongly impressed upon my mind.
Byobugaura is a scenic area of sea cliffs. It is located along the Pacific Ocean coastline from Choshi City to Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture. The cliffs, which are made up of strata from the Neogene Pliocene and later, are distributed over a distance of about 10 km.
The books influenced FROME
nostos books, where the solo exhibition "Ishinokioku" is being held, is a bookstore that carries a variety of art books. In honor of this, we would like to introduce some books that have had a great influence on FROME. The books listed below are on display at the exhibition. Please feel free to browse them. Nostos Books may also stock the same books as those on display, as well as other books by the same authors. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested.
八木 保の仕事と周辺 (Tamotsu Yagi - Inspiration to Insight.)
八木保 (Tamotsu Yagi)
This is a collection of works by graphic designer/art director Tamotsu Yagi, featuring the work he has been involved in, the background of those works, and interviews with the people involved. The five human senses are very good and worthy of trust. This book offers a glimpse into the trajectory of communication using all the senses by the creator and receiver. The "material board," which is synonymous with his work, was created by compiling inspirational materials into a board with the purpose of communicating a concept, and is intuitive, easy to understand, and beautiful. He says, "It is important to gain knowledge by reading and watching numerous books, but it is more important to experience the real thing first hand, with your hands, with your eyes, and with your body." The most important thing for a designer is to accumulate experiences such as seeing and hearing. The most important thing for a designer is to accumulate experiences, such as seeing and listening, and to give shape to ideas that come from the images left by the many experiences he or she has had. These words have a great influence on FROME's concept "From Experience.
アースダイバー (Earth diver)
中沢新一 (Shinichi Nakazawa)
Modern Tokyo still continues to be directly influenced by the thinking of the Jomon, who were sensitive to the workings of spiritual forces in the changing topography." Perhaps it could be said that the way the city is still being influenced by the Jomon people's thinking, or perhaps it could be said that the Jomon people's thinking is the basis for our modern thinking, which is why we continue to protect the city's way of being. The same sense of being that has remained unchanged for thousands of years lives on today. This book contains elements of all kinds of studies, including anthropology, folklore, sociology, and philosophy, and it will give you an awareness of the way you look at things such as the city, the land, and culture.
創−つくる 日本人のくらし (Create - Life of Japanese)
秋岡芳夫 (Yoshio Akioka)
Yoshio Akioka called himself a "designer who stood still. Yoshio Akioka calls for a return from "consumption" to "creation" for those of us who have lost the technology of daily life and forgotten the joy of creation. He said, "I cannot endure a life of just wearing clothes, eating, and sleeping. I want to live in a house with a wooden floor and an earthen floor, making things like human beings. We should return to the homo faber "craftsman" way of life dreamed of by the Bauhaus students, and if possible, to a community with life skills like the Japanese villages that used to make and use their own daily utensils. I want to encourage people to live a crafted life.
My original experience of making things was when I was a child and my grandfather gave me a Higo-mamori to make crafts with. The joy I gained from this experience is at the core of my current production activities. Making is living and living is making. This book reminds us of the importance of developing our senses, refining our skills, and preparing our environment so that we can give form to the ideas that come to us in our daily lives.
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Places: The Yabuzuka Quarry, Ota, Gunma
The Yabuzuka Quarry Site in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture. The unintended structure, which was created by mining a rocky hill, stands quietly deep in the mountains.
Places: Mt. Fuji, Shizuoka / Yamanashi
Mt. Fuji as a volcano, which is often forgotten when just gazing at it from afar, and the overwhelming power of the earth's workings were strongly impressed upon my mind.
Places: Byobugaura Cliffs, Choshi, Chiba
Byobugaura is a scenic area of sea cliffs. It is located along the Pacific Ocean coastline from Choshi City to Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture. The cliffs, which are made up of strata from the Neogene Pliocene and later, are distributed over a distance of about 10 km.