Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs

本質のかたち

Pictograms shape how we navigate the world, from maps and texts to museum signs and emojis. Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs explores Japan’s significant role in the development of this visual language, from the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games to the global rise of ‘emoji’.

Discover the collection accompanying the exhibition, featuring porcelain plates and magnets decorated with symbols representing Tokyo, as well as vibrant tenugui (light cotton hand towels used for various purposes, from wrapping books to lunch boxes) adorned with icons representing Japan. The collection also includes a collaboration with Nippon Design Center–a global design agency supporting the development of the Japanese economy through design–presenting greeting cards, postcards, stickers, and T-shirts with pictograms specific to Japan.

Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs product category

KAMAWANU Tenugui - Wagashi Pattern

手ぬぐい 和菓子ちらし

£20.00

KAMAWANU Tenugui - Mount Fuji Pattern

手ぬぐい 富士づくし

£20.00

KAMAWANU Tenugui–Nippon Icons

手ぬぐい NIPPON

£20.00

Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs–T-shirt Kabuki

本質のかたち Tシャツ 歌舞伎

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Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs–Greeting Cards

本質のかたち グリーティングカード

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Japanese Village: The original Japanese scenery that dwells in the heart

日本の里–心に宿る日本の原風景–

£26.00

JAPANISM: Beautiful Japanese Scenery to Share with the World

JAPANISM ―世界に伝えたい、日本美景―

£26.00

TOKYO ICON Arita Porcelain Magnet

TOKYO ICON 有田焼マグネット

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TOKYO ICON Arita Porcelain Plate

TOKYO ICON 有田焼プレート

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The Perfect Guide To Sumo

バイリンガルで楽しむ日本文化 相撲見物

£25.00

Traditional Japanese Patterns 1

日本の文様 1

£21.00

100 Whites

白百

£25.00

CDT Brush Sign Pen

CDT筆タッチサインペン

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Plastic Eraser

消しゴム かどけし

£3.20

Tsubame Notebook

つばめノート

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