https://hakkenmag.com/Hakken (発見) — a magazine, a radar and a diary about design and branding, kept from Tokyo for readers everywhere. Weekly signals, colours of the week, Japan now, studio playlists. enThu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:55 +0000 https://hakkenmag.com/story/go-rving-387cb0/https://hakkenmag.com/story/go-rving-387cb0/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:18 +0000Fonts: Agipo , Topol , Maison Neue — via Typewolf. Original: https://www.typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/go-rving https://hakkenmag.com/story/tr-studio-73d8a4/https://hakkenmag.com/story/tr-studio-73d8a4/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:18 +0000Fonts: Arizona Flare , Dia — via Typewolf. Original: https://www.typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/tr-studio https://hakkenmag.com/story/every-c6b116/https://hakkenmag.com/story/every-c6b116/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:18 +0000Fonts: Signifier , Switzer — via Typewolf. Original: https://www.typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/every-2025 https://hakkenmag.com/story/speakeasy-e5342d/https://hakkenmag.com/story/speakeasy-e5342d/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:18 +0000Fonts: Tobias , Diatype , Diatype Mono — via Typewolf. Original: https://www.typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/speakeasy https://hakkenmag.com/story/elena-scott-7acb67/https://hakkenmag.com/story/elena-scott-7acb67/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:18 +0000Fonts: Editorial Old , Neue Montreal — via Typewolf. Original: https://www.typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/elena-scott https://hakkenmag.com/story/board-9d2da1/https://hakkenmag.com/story/board-9d2da1/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:18 +0000Fonts: Kabel , Neue Haas Grotesk — via Typewolf. Original: https://www.typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/board https://hakkenmag.com/story/muse-d4c8f2/https://hakkenmag.com/story/muse-d4c8f2/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:18 +0000Fonts: DaVinci , Suisse Int’l — via Typewolf. Original: https://www.typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/muse-paris https://hakkenmag.com/story/dirty-vine-82347b/https://hakkenmag.com/story/dirty-vine-82347b/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:18 +0000Fonts: Swear , DM Mono — via Typewolf. Original: https://www.typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/dirty-vine https://hakkenmag.com/story/heart-soil-5e63b4/https://hakkenmag.com/story/heart-soil-5e63b4/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:18 +0000Fonts: Cardinal , Sweet Sans , Baskerville — via Typewolf. Original: https://www.typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/heart-and-soil https://hakkenmag.com/story/daylight-5d2aa2/https://hakkenmag.com/story/daylight-5d2aa2/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:52:18 +0000Fonts: Grenette , Styrene — via Typewolf. Original: https://www.typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/daylight-health https://hakkenmag.com/story/giant-poke-ball-becomes-human-sized-sleeping-pod-in-japan-8c0381/https://hakkenmag.com/story/giant-poke-ball-becomes-human-sized-sleeping-pod-in-japan-8c0381/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:11:07 +0000the familiar red-and-white sphere is finally letting humans in, although only a few lucky sleepers will get the key The post giant poké ball becomes human-sized sleeping pod in japan appeared first on designboom | archit — via Designboom. Original: https://www.designboom.com/design/giant-poke-ball-human-sized-sleeping-pod-japan/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/worried-your-writing-sounds-like-ai-these-tools-can-help-774e0c/https://hakkenmag.com/story/worried-your-writing-sounds-like-ai-these-tools-can-help-774e0c/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000Today, AI -generated writing is not just found in conversations with chatbots, but in a major chunk of all LinkedIn posts, Substack articles, and tweets ; in medical papers ; and even in published literature . You’re not — via Fast Company Design. Original: https://www.fastcompany.com/91599906/worried-your-writing-sounds-like-ai-these-tools-can-help?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss https://hakkenmag.com/story/apple-has-a-hardware-guy-as-ceo-heres-what-people-want-him-t-334623/https://hakkenmag.com/story/apple-has-a-hardware-guy-as-ceo-heres-what-people-want-him-t-334623/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000Apple’s new CEO John Ternus wrote “hello” in his first X post on Tuesday after taking the helm from former CEO Tim Cook , and his replies were immediately inundated with with requests for products and product design chan — via Fast Company Design. Original: https://www.fastcompany.com/91600895/john-ternus-ceo-hardware?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss https://hakkenmag.com/story/cannabis-consumers-are-no-longer-stoner-stereotypes-not-all-146393/https://hakkenmag.com/story/cannabis-consumers-are-no-longer-stoner-stereotypes-not-all-146393/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:05:36 +0000When it comes to marijuana, millennials may be the last generation of Americans to grow up when Amsterdam still had a whiff of the mystical. For those who were cannabis-curious in the ‘90s and early-aughts, Amsterdam rep — via Fast Company Design. Original: https://www.fastcompany.com/91600768/cannabis-brands-weed-branding-upscale-wellness?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss https://hakkenmag.com/story/imagina-abstract-tiles-by-casalgrande-padana-eedb51/https://hakkenmag.com/story/imagina-abstract-tiles-by-casalgrande-padana-eedb51/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:00:22 +0000Dezeen Showroom: designers can create mural-like feature walls and wallpaper-esque finishes using the artistic Imagina Abstract tile range by Casalgrande Padana. The Italian company's Imagina Abstract tile collection fea — via Dezeen. Original: https://www.dezeen.com/2026/09/03/imagina-abstract-tiles-casalgrande-padana-dezeen-showroom/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/jamie-stark-reimagines-vintage-produce-labels-and-cans-as-mu-d7c9c9/https://hakkenmag.com/story/jamie-stark-reimagines-vintage-produce-labels-and-cans-as-mu-d7c9c9/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:43:00 +0000Designer Jamie Stark and painter Jeremy Stanger have teamed up to bring the styles of vintage produce packaging to the exterior walls of Pacific Coast Produce's facilities. The post Jamie Stark Reimagines Vintage Produce — via The Dieline. Original: https://thedieline.com/jamie-stark-reimagines-vintage-produce-labels-and-cans-as-murals-for-pacific-coast-produce/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/agrado-turns-cocktail-salt-into-bar-cart-candy-1ba590/https://hakkenmag.com/story/agrado-turns-cocktail-salt-into-bar-cart-candy-1ba590/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:23:18 +0000Agrado’s vibrant salt rimmer packaging by origen Studio, where Mexican inspired details, playful color, gold accents, and smart reusable design turn a cocktail essential into a stylish bar cart statement. The post Agrado — via The Dieline. Original: https://thedieline.com/agrado-turns-cocktail-salt-into-bar-cart-candy/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/crystal-vision-takes-non-alcoholic-drinks-on-a-scenic-detour-102dbc/https://hakkenmag.com/story/crystal-vision-takes-non-alcoholic-drinks-on-a-scenic-detour-102dbc/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:07:39 +0000CRYSTAL VISION by Young Jerks brings a fresh outdoor spirit to non alcoholic drinks with vintage inspired typography, illustrated wilderness details, and a fiery red palette. The nostalgic label design gives the modern s — via The Dieline. Original: https://thedieline.com/crystal-vision-takes-non-alcoholic-drinks-on-a-scenic-detour/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/the-daily-heller-ron-cobb-acerbic-60s-cartoon-hero-f9bfce/https://hakkenmag.com/story/the-daily-heller-ron-cobb-acerbic-60s-cartoon-hero-f9bfce/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000Cobb was a master of alternative cartooning during the Vietnam War. The post The Daily Heller: Ron Cobb, Acerbic ’60s Cartoon Hero appeared first on PRINT Magazine . — via PRINT. Original: https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-ron-cobb-sixties-acerbic-cartoon-hero-dies/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/fourteen-must-see-exhibitions-and-installations-at-london-de-3c1028/https://hakkenmag.com/story/fourteen-must-see-exhibitions-and-installations-at-london-de-3c1028/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:15:08 +0000A takeover of Richmond's Ham House and Garden, a sound installation at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station and a group show of 102 emerging designers are among the highlights at this year's London Design Festival. The progra — via Dezeen. Original: https://www.dezeen.com/2026/09/03/london-design-festival-2026-highlights/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/notions-new-san-francisco-hq-is-an-ode-to-classic-design-4b6014/https://hakkenmag.com/story/notions-new-san-francisco-hq-is-an-ode-to-classic-design-4b6014/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000Ever since offices have existed, they’ve projected a certain image of the companies who build them. And in the tech space, this has usually meant a forward-looking aesthetic—Apple’s spaceship , Amazon’s geodesic domes , — via Fast Company Design. Original: https://www.fastcompany.com/91599202/notion-designed-its-new-hq-as-an-ode-to-classic-design?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss https://hakkenmag.com/story/emeco-sues-zara-home-over-chairs-designed-by-norman-foster-05fb1d/https://hakkenmag.com/story/emeco-sues-zara-home-over-chairs-designed-by-norman-foster-05fb1d/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:45:43 +0000US furniture brand Emeco has begun legal action against Zara Home for allegedly copying a chair and a stool designed for the brand by architect Norman Foster. Emeco filed the lawsuit in the Hamburg District Court, German — via Dezeen. Original: https://www.dezeen.com/2026/09/03/emeco-sues-zara-home-20-06-chair-norman-foster/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/strut-table-and-pouf-by-yagmur-koylu-for-yet-design-studio-54a973/https://hakkenmag.com/story/strut-table-and-pouf-by-yagmur-koylu-for-yet-design-studio-54a973/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:30:31 +0000Dezeen Showroom: Istanbul and London-based Yet Design Studio has launched a matching pouf and table made from aluminium angle profiles commonly used in construction. The Strut table and pouf join Yet Design Studio's Stru — via Dezeen. Original: https://www.dezeen.com/2026/09/03/strut-table-pouf-yagmur-koylu-yet-design-studio-dezeen-showroom/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/i-am-the-walrus-anatomys-charming-new-identity-for-the-horni-4bbcc7/https://hakkenmag.com/story/i-am-the-walrus-anatomys-charming-new-identity-for-the-horni-4bbcc7/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:55:58 +0000I struggle to think of a subculture I detest quite as viscerally and deeply as steampunks: not only is it aesthetically quite hideous, I just don’t really get it – it’s the past! But the future! But very dusty and everyo — via BP&O. Original: https://bpando.org/2026/09/03/i-am-the-walrus-anatomys-charming-new-identity-for-the-horniman-museum/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/poor-collective-s-debut-rug-collection-evokes-london-s-trell-844ff7/https://hakkenmag.com/story/poor-collective-s-debut-rug-collection-evokes-london-s-trell-844ff7/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:00:51 +0000Design practice POOR Collective has unveiled Power, two flatwoven rugs informed by the brutalist Trellick Tower housing block, which will be on display at London Design Festival. Power is the first mass-produced design p — via Dezeen. Original: https://www.dezeen.com/2026/09/03/poor-collectives-debut-rug-collection-borrows-shapes-from-londons-trellick-tower/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/story-116e13/https://hakkenmag.com/story/story-116e13/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:25:50 +0000古谷デザインが設計と内装を手がけた蒲田の地域コミュニティ拠点〈niwa〉の1、2階に、レストラン〈MAISON OLINA〉がオープン。 — via Casa Brutus. Original: https://casabrutus.com/categories/food/491563 https://hakkenmag.com/story/forget-ai-studios-this-filmmaker-strapped-a-15-imac-to-a-25f-90079d/https://hakkenmag.com/story/forget-ai-studios-this-filmmaker-strapped-a-15-imac-to-a-25f-90079d/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000It started as a parody of Christopher Nolan's IMAX obsession and racked up 14 million views. Then, over the summer, as everyone watched AI disrupt Hollywood, a crew of 30 decided to see what a 17-year... — via Creative Boom. Original: https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/forget-ai-studios-this-filmmaker-strapped-a-ps15-imac-to-a-25ft-crane-to-remake-the-odyssey/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/studios-turning-to-ai-floor-plan-generator-laiout-to-speed-u-8d7afb/https://hakkenmag.com/story/studios-turning-to-ai-floor-plan-generator-laiout-to-speed-u-8d7afb/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:19 +0000Promotion: global commercial design studios, including JLL Design, are using AI floor plan generator laiout to "evaluate more layout options earlier". laiout launched in 2021 to change how commercial space is planned by — via Dezeen. Original: https://www.dezeen.com/2026/09/03/laiout-ai-floor-plan-generator-jll-design/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/asc-202610-99cdd8/https://hakkenmag.com/story/asc-202610-99cdd8/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:00:41 +0000サンゴバン・グループが主催する国際学生建築コンテスト「Architecture Student Contest（ASC）2026」の国際大会が、2026年6月23日から25日までセルビア・ベオグラードで開催された。 AS […] 投稿 建築学生向け国際コンテスト「ASC 2026」で京都工芸繊維大学チームが世界トップ10に選出 は デザイン情報サイト[JDN] に最初に表示されました。 — via Japan Design Net. Original: https://www.japandesign.ne.jp/news/2026/09/89772/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/story-f5b5b1/https://hakkenmag.com/story/story-f5b5b1/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:00:26 +0000東京の生活工房にて、「コーンミュニケーション展」が2026年9月8日から10月4日まで開催されます。 —以下、公式サイトの紹介文を抜粋— 日常の中で、風景の一部として見過ごされがちな「カラーコーン […] 投稿 コーンミュニケーション展 は デザイン情報サイト[JDN] に最初に表示されました。 — via Japan Design Net. Original: https://www.japandesign.ne.jp/event/corncommunication-seikatsukobo/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/shiori-ichikawathings-happened-8cbc18/https://hakkenmag.com/story/shiori-ichikawathings-happened-8cbc18/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000東京のK Art Galleryにて、「Shiori Ichikawa『things happened』」が2026年9月20日まで開催されています。 —以下、公式サイトの紹介文を抜粋— 2026 […] 投稿 Shiori Ichikawa「things happened」 は デザイン情報サイト[JDN] に最初に表示されました。 — via Japan Design Net. Original: https://www.japandesign.ne.jp/event/ichikawashiori-kartgallery/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/story-1fdcf1/https://hakkenmag.com/story/story-1fdcf1/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:30:23 +0000東京の森美術館にて、「森万里子：燦燦」が2026年10月31日から2027年3月28日まで開催されます。 —以下、公式サイトの紹介文を抜粋— 森美術館ではニューヨークのソロモン・R・グッゲンハイム […] 投稿 森万里子：燦燦 は デザイン情報サイト[JDN] に最初に表示されました。 — via Japan Design Net. Original: https://www.japandesign.ne.jp/event/morimariko-morimuseum/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/scheme-engine-94d07a/https://hakkenmag.com/story/scheme-engine-94d07a/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000To represent the depth alongside the breadth of this production company’s oeuvre, The Blackpepper Studio’s site design makes use of the z-axis along with the x and y axes. — via Communication Arts. Original: https://www.commarts.com/webpicks/scheme-engine https://hakkenmag.com/story/what-matters-to-annika-whelander-6e0b14/https://hakkenmag.com/story/what-matters-to-annika-whelander-6e0b14/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:11:13 +0000Annika Whelander reflects on how her competitive drive, creativity, humor, and journey through sobriety have shaped both her leadership and her life, from building imaginative worlds as a child to building meaningful bra — via PRINT. Original: https://www.printmag.com/what-matters/what-matters-to-annika-whelander/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/story-1a8703/https://hakkenmag.com/story/story-1a8703/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:00:05 +0000全国で続くカフェの新規オープン。コーヒーへのこだわりに加え、店舗のデザインやフードメニュー、器選びにも個性が宿ります。新しい“波”が感じられる最新のカフェを毎日ご紹介！ — via Casa Brutus. Original: https://casabrutus.com/categories/food/490961 https://hakkenmag.com/story/five-products-listed-by-villeroy-boch-on-dezeen-showroom-99290c/https://hakkenmag.com/story/five-products-listed-by-villeroy-boch-on-dezeen-showroom-99290c/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00:49 +0000Dezeen Showroom: Villeroy & Boch has published several of its new bathroom products on Dezeen Showroom, highlighting creative and sophisticated tapware, basins and vanity units. Among the products is the Vea tapware, a l — via Dezeen. Original: https://www.dezeen.com/2026/09/02/five-bathroom-products-villeroy-boch-dezeen-showroom/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/stripes-storage-system-by-jehs-laub-for-schonbuch-5ea201/https://hakkenmag.com/story/stripes-storage-system-by-jehs-laub-for-schonbuch-5ea201/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:59 +0000Dezeen Showroom: German furniture brand Schönbuch and designers Jehs + Laub have updated their Stripes storage system, adding new finishes, accent colours and friendly shapes. A modular and fully customisable system, Str — via Dezeen. Original: https://www.dezeen.com/2026/09/02/stripes-storage-jehs-laub-schonbuch-dezeen-showroom/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/how-lorena-spurio-lets-her-drawings-tell-her-what-she-loves-777a4d/https://hakkenmag.com/story/how-lorena-spurio-lets-her-drawings-tell-her-what-she-loves-777a4d/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000The Turin-based artist fell in love with illustration one afternoon, thanks to an Andy Warhol ink drawing. Now she works for The New York Times and the Financial Times, inspired by "ordinary&quot... — via Creative Boom. Original: https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/how-lorena-spurio-lets-her-drawings-tell-her-what-she-loves/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/robertas-pizza-carefully-crafts-a-type-collision-at-the-core-eeaf8c/https://hakkenmag.com/story/robertas-pizza-carefully-crafts-a-type-collision-at-the-core-eeaf8c/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:53:06 +0000Take a deep dive into the type choices Roberta's Pizza co-founder Brandon Hoy made with designer Drew Price to bring controlled chaos to the brand identity. The post Roberta’s Pizza Carefully Crafts a ‘Type Collision’ at — via The Dieline. Original: https://thedieline.com/robertas-pizza-carefully-crafts-a-type-collision-at-the-core-of-its-brand-system/ https://hakkenmag.com/story/bru-dresses-up-for-dinner-in-refresh-from-wewantmore-778d6b/https://hakkenmag.com/story/bru-dresses-up-for-dinner-in-refresh-from-wewantmore-778d6b/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:42:05 +0000WeWantMore refreshes BRU with a table ready identity that pairs deep blue, warm gold and pearl inspired details with a newly illustrated stag, turning Belgium’s sparkling water staple into a polished part of the dining r — via The Dieline. Original: https://thedieline.com/bru-dresses-up-for-dinner-in-refresh-from-wewantmore/