Wonderwall
Yoyogi Village “code kurkku” by Wonderwall
December 29, 2011
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In awarding guests with a quaint alternative to everyday, bustling city demands, music producer Takeshi Kobayashi and Shinichi Osaw have crafted Yoyogi Village. The space acts as an enticing retreat center located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, as it boasts a monstrous display of plush...
Ozone Bar by Wonderwall
September 6, 2011
⋅ Design
Whether they like it or not, design firm Wonderwall is perhaps best known for their stark and minimalist outfitting of BAPE and A.P.C. stores the world over. Their most recent work on Ozone, however, is anything but simple. Architectural, colorful, bizarre and even a tad...
Mackintosh London Store: A Guided Tour with Masamichi Katayama
August 24, 2011
⋅ Design
Presented here is a short video tour of Mackintosh's new London store led by none other than Masamichi Katayama, the visionary founder of design firm Wonderwall. A delicate project, Mackintosh's store obviously couldn't be as fashion-forward or contemporary as BAPE, for example,...
KAWS x Wonderwall
June 23, 2011
⋅ Arts
Founded in 2000 by Masamichi Katayama, architecture and design firm Wonderwall has become a formidable force in the global retail scene - designing spaces for A.P.C., Uniqlo, Billionaire Boys Club/Ice Cream, Nike and, most notably, lending BAPE stores their signature stark...
WONDERWALL x JAM HOME MADE Pencil Case
June 15, 2011
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Masamichi Katayama's Wonderwall and JAM HOME MADE join forces in an architect-appropriate product. A pencil case embodying archaic elegance features a simplistic wrap style with a golden safety pin serving as the final fastening piece. Housed within are slots of pens and...
EXHIBITION OF WONDERWALL ARCHIVES 01-10 PROJECT MODELS Further Look
February 14, 2011
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Following several different looks, designboom provides the greatest and most comprehensive look to date. The painstaking detail of each of the diorama models shows all the thought and effort which goes into the pre-production shape, which ultimately factors into WONDERWALL's...
AnOther: Art Talks | Masamichi Katayama of Wonderwall
January 11, 2011
⋅ Culture
AnOther magazine catch up with Wonderwall founder and architect Masamichi Katayama in a short, recently published interview. Since its inception, Wonderwall and the work of Katayama has been universally praised for his efforts in retail design. His list of clients reads as a...
Exhibition Of WONDERWALL Archives 01-10 Project Models
December 21, 2010
⋅ Design
Few architectural firms have had the same impact on retail experience as Japan's WONDERWALL. Founded by Masamichi Katayama, WONDERWALL set out to pay homage to some of its most memorable projects over the last 10 years through a diorama exhibition. Several familiar stores...
NOWNESS: Wonderwall – Interior Innovation
November 15, 2010
⋅ Culture
In the retail world, few architectural firms hold the same esteem as Japan's Wonderwall and it's lead, Masamichi Katayama. With Wonderwall beginning in 2000, Katayama has designed over 60 stores for BAPE, as well as designing the interiors for spaces such as Fred Perry,...
WONDERWALL ARCHIVES 01
October 28, 2010
⋅ Design
In celebration of their 10th anniversary, Japanese interior designers Wonderwall recently published a retrospective archive of some of their best and most famed work. “WONDERWALL ARCHIVES 01” will contain a number of photos will accompanying texts that illustrate the...
EXHIBITION OF WONDERWALL ARCHIVES 01-10 PROJECT MODELS
October 19, 2010
⋅ Events
Earning the title as one of Japan's most notable architects and interior designers, Wonderwall and Masamichi Katayama will showcase a retrospective look into the firm's last 9 years of work. Over the year's Wonderwall has had an important part in the design of some retail...
Wonderwall x OriginalFake Collection – A Closer Look
January 27, 2010
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Following the success of previous collaborations, architecture and design firm Wonderwall and OriginalFake are releasing the latest collection to celebrate Wonderwall's 10th anniversary. Wonderwall's is no stranger to the fashion world, as they are frequently called upon to...
Wonderwall x KAWS Vinyl Figure
January 19, 2010
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Building off its original collaborative t-shirt back in 2008, famed Japanese architectural firm Wonderwall teams up with KAWS yet again, bringing the original graphic to life in the form of a vinyl figure. It seems like a release is slated for next month, with two different...
Fred Perry Moscow by Wonderwall – A Closer Look
March 30, 2009
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Originally set up back in November of last year, famed Japanese design firm Wonderwall have updated their website with better shots of their Moscow Fred Perry store. Having built retail ventures for the likes of Bape, Uniqlo, and A.P.C., Wonderwall looks to continue that...
Wonderwall x APC Katayama Tee
December 25, 2008
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As a tribute to the APC Kita Aoyama t-shirt store which was designed by Wonderwall, the French/Japanese connection renews itself with this commemorative t-shirt. Hand-drawn by Wonderwall head Masamichi Katayama, the t-shirt also bears a reference to the store's July 2008...
