09/08/2026
Travel has a way of changing what you notice.
In Japan, it was the contrast that stayed with me. Centuries old traditions against contemporary architecture. Quiet temples and crowded streets. So much attention to detail mixed in with the ordinary moments of everyday life.
As designers, we are always looking. At proportion, light, materials and colour, but also at how people use spaces, how old and new live together, and how a place makes you feel.
Not everything we notice comes home as a design idea. But somehow, it all becomes part of the visual library we carry around with us.
The Designer’s Eye is a new series sharing some of what catches ours - at home and away.
First stop, Tokyo.
