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Different muted paint colors elevate the look of a cozy Swedish flat

Coco Lapine DesignDifferent muted paint colors elevate the look of a cozy Swedish flat Earthy tones and considered layering give this home (via Bjurfors) a grounded, lived-in warmth that feels genuinely inviting. Each room builds on a natural palette of beige, sage, and warm wood, with well-placed moments

A small apartment with a sky-blue living room and a modern kitchen

Coco Lapine DesignA small apartment with a sky-blue living room and a modern kitchen Bold color defines every considered decision in this compact home (via Stadshem). A saturated sky blue anchors the living spaces while warm wood and soft whites keep the palette grounded and inviting. The floor plan tell

A contemporary home with a stainless steel kitchen and an arched coffee corner

Coco Lapine DesignA contemporary home with a stainless steel kitchen and an arched coffee corner This apartment (via Wrede) makes a strong case for embracing contrast as a design philosophy. The kitchen pairs an entirely stainless-steel finish with a burgundy-tiled coffee corner, and that tension between cool, indus

A grey shaker kitchen with a pink tile backsplash paired with a pink bedroom

Coco Lapine DesignA grey shaker kitchen with a pink tile backsplash paired with a pink bedroom This apartment (Styled by Anna van Keppel, photographed by Jocke Ono for Historiska Hem) leads with considered color and a fearless eye for detail. Mid-grey shaker cabinetry meets pastel pink subway tiles in a kitchen th

A contemporary home with modern furniture and limewash walls

Coco Lapine DesignA contemporary home with modern furniture and limewash walls This historic apartment (via Historiska Hem) carries the quiet confidence of a home that knows exactly what it wants to be. Light grey limewash walls and considered material choices run throughout, creating a layered int

Exposed brick in a modern apartment with a loft bed

Coco Lapine DesignExposed brick in a modern apartment with a loft bed An industrial loft with a surprisingly warm soul, this unique apartment (Styled by Livin Deco, photographed by Mariah Sahlander via Stadshem) balances raw texture with an earthy, considered palette. Exposed brick, layere

Cozy flat with a vintage kitchen and a window seat

Coco Lapine DesignCozy flat with a vintage kitchen and a window seat Quiet restraint defines every corner of this early modernist apartment (via Historiska Hem). Original architectural bones meet a considered, earthy palette that feels genuinely lived in rather than staged. The result is

Pastel colors in a Swedish home with an eye-catching bookshelf

Coco Lapine DesignPastel colors in a Swedish home with an eye-catching bookshelf Sage green walls and an abundance of living plants give this home (for sale via Svenska Mäklarhuset) a grounded, natural character that feels considered rather than curated by trend. What makes it distinctive is how colo

An IKEA corner kitchen and a custom bookshelf around a door

Coco Lapine DesignAn IKEA corner kitchen and a custom bookshelf around a door This apartment (via Alvhem) balances budget-conscious choices with a considered, tactile warmth that feels entirely intentional. Natural materials and earthy tones run throughout, tying together spaces that are modest in

Curved windows and a clean white shaker kitchen in a historic flat

Coco Lapine DesignCurved windows and a clean white shaker kitchen in a historic flat This apartment (Styled by Grey Deco for Stadshem) carries the quiet confidence of a historic home thoughtfully reimagined without losing any of its original character. Curved windows, exposed brick, and floral wallpaper

Japan now

日本の今 · What's on view, what the Japanese-language press is covering, and this week's Japanese web — in English

On view

Japanese web this week from Responsive Web Design JP and MUUUUU

The wire AXIS and Japan Design Net, translated

How Japan designs in 2026 from Japanese studios' own trend reports

Sources

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About

Hakken (発見) is a magazine, a radar and a diary about design and branding, kept from Tokyo for readers everywhere.

A magazine, because every week has a signal worth reading slowly. A radar, because we count what the world's studios are talking about — typography, materials, heritage, colour — and show it as it moves. A diary, because a seal is set each day in that day's colour, and the days add up.

We do not aim to be complete. We aim to notice: the small finding, the quiet exhibition in Kyoto, the idea from a Copenhagen studio that would work in Osaka. Everything here links back to the people who made it; the images belong to their authors.

Hakken will keep changing. New sources, new signals, new ways of looking — a little better each week, never finished. If something here helped you see, that is enough.

Thank you for reading. ありがとうございます。