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Super Potato Design is the first full-length book to present the work and conceptual ideas of the internationally renowned Japanese design firm Super Potato; founded by Takashi Sugimoto. Super Potatos powerful designs for the interiors of restaurants; shops and hotels; as well as Takashi Sugimotos designs for tea ceremony spaces and utensils; are richly complex compositions of materials which create simple; strong spaces. Using traditional Japanese building materials such as bamboo; wood; and stone; but crating original yet timeless spaces; Super Potatos designs avoid specific stylistic characterizations and short-lived fashion. By finding contemporary expression for important concepts present in traditional Japan and combining materials in unexpected ways to create exciting spaces; Super Potatos work has had a significant impact on interior design in Japan and throughout Asia. Super Potato Design is generously illustrated with 320 full-color photographs by the respected Japanese photographer Yoshio Shiratori; who has recorded Super Potatos projects since the firms conception in 1973. Architect and Japan scholar Mira Locher introduces the ideas and influences of Takashi Sugimoto; the founder and principle designer of Super Potato; and provides a thorough explanation of each project. Architectural drawings further describe the projects. A forward by Tadao Anso; interviews between Takashi Sugimoto and architect Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama; and also graphic designer Kenya Hara; explore the ideas relevant to Japanese designers today. A list of the Complete Works of Super Potato rounds off the book.