Art + Design x Life

Taguchi Tomoki’s Yatsuo no Tsubaki immerses us in a lush realm of camellias, birds, and tidal waters—the miraculous impermanence of nature surfacing in each petal and wing. It also sowed seeds for a modern minimalism Japan would later share with the world.

Embracing the creator within opens boundless doors for self-discovery, innovation, and connection. The neural interplay behind every artistic endeavor reminds us we are wired to dream, to fashion beauty and to share it with others.

From digital collages on social media to the towering museum installations of mixed media virtuosos, collage is a triumph of invention. To pick up scissors and glue or fire up an editing suite bridges centuries of avant-garde thinking and everyday creativity.

Through his short & shining career, Moriz Jung emerged as a messenger of wit, craftsman of applied modernism, chronicler of the comedic and the strange. His bold lines, whimsical creatures and satirical snippets of progress still speak across time.

Few figures in Western art have fused profound technical daring with such raw emotional honesty. A tension that shaped Vincent van Gogh's daily existence and the artworks illuminating galleries around the world.

Toyohara Kunichika's bold yakusha-e (Kabuki actor prints) documented the theatrical fervor of his time and helped shape the public personas of legendary performers—right before the world changed irreversibly.

Long before the word “collage” entered our vocabulary, distant civilizations already toyed with the concept of assembling fragments into coherent narratives. Each layered element telling its own miniature tale...

Robert John Thornton's an impassioned dreamer and his “Temple of Flora” stands eternal. More than a straightforward botanical survey, it's an immersive journey fusing scientific truth with heart-stirring landscapes.

In the measured cadence of his woodcuts and deliberate vibrancy of his paintings, Reijer Stolk's art is an unbroken thread between worlds—from the tropical splendor of Java to the disciplined ateliers of Haarlem.

A luminous presence on the horizon of art history, Ogata Gekko bridged old Edo—with its lively entertainment districts and lantern-lit streets—and modern Tokyo, defined by top hats, telegraph wires & calls for reform.

Born from a love of the unexpected, Exquisite Corpse was more than a parlor trick. In every strange angle and absurd image, collaboration trumped individual genius & the hidden corners of the mind roamed free.