Publisher/平凡社

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"Yanagi Sori Essays" is a collection of essays by Sori Yanagi (1915–2011), one of Japan's leading industrial designers. Yanagi created designs that are intimately connected to people's lives in a wide range of fields, from kitchenware to furniture and urban spaces. Based on the concept of "anonymous design," Yanagi combined functional beauty with human sensibility. In this book, Yanagi discusses the core of craftsmanship in his own words, including his connection to the Mingei movement, his eye for materials, and the inevitability of form. The first edition was published by Heibonsha in 1997, and in response to its growing recognition in the design world, it was republished in a new edition in 2006. The content, which has retained its timeless appeal since its first edition, has been passed down to new generations through this reprint, making it an important record of Yanagi's thought and aesthetics that continues to this day. This is the third printing of the first edition, originally published in 2003.