Kenya HARA WHITE

Although titled White, Hara Kenya describes this book as not being about colour in the conventional sense, but about exploring the essence of white. The concept is approached through both the aesthetics and material sensitivities of paper, as well as philosophical ideas of emptiness, framed through Japanese cultures and his perspective as a designer.

The narrative begins with Hara’s observation that the written character for ‘white’ is the radical component in the character meaning ‘emptiness’. This connection serves as the foundation for his reflections on white as a conceptual and structural principle in his design practice, not merely as a visual choice.