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It seems that there are quite a few people who are ruffled by the frequency, or rather infrequency, of the Lighting Detective Note. Since the start of the Lighting Detectives many of those that work close to me have pleaded and tried to per…

Kichijoji is an area of Tokyo where a variety of elements are compressed together to create this unique neighborhood. However, even though it seems to be a mixture of “stuff” the area is well planned and organized. Public and private organi…

2024.9.9 Yonglin Ke + Kunzhi Jinag + Linxi Chen The brightness (luminance) of signage lighting is key to shape the overall lighting of a city. This survey conducted in Akihabara, a globally famous district, focused on the renowned Akihabara…

Date: Nov. 2-8, 1998Place: Tokyo Design Center, Galleria Hall What kind of changes can we expect to see in the Tokyo nightscape of 2050? Through the discussion of experts from various fields and the prophecies of a 100 prophets, we were abl…

The Fashion of a Lighting Designer Interviewer:　Koki Iwanaga Iwanaga：Mr. Mende do you have any preferences towards fashion. I really like the fitted jacket that I see you wear quite often. Mende：Yes, that jacket is so comfortable and easy t…