DESIGN 4, NO. 31, 1962 – MAX BILL, KENMOCHI ISAMU, AKIYAMA KUNIHARU, FUKUDA SHIGEO

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DESIGN 4, NO. 31, 1962 – MAX BILL, KENMOCHI ISAMU, AKIYAMA KUNIHARU, FUKUDA SHIGEO

IKKO TANAKA, BIJUTSU SHUPPANSHA, 1962


Designer: Ikko Tanaka
Publisher: Bijutsu Shuppansha
Format: Magazine
Year: 1962
Size: 210 mm × 297 mm
Language: Japanese
Notable Awards (Tanaka): Warsaw International Poster Biennial Silver Medal, Mainichi Design Award, New York ADC Award, Tokyo ADC Membership Award, Mainichi Art Award, Japan Cultural Design Grand Prix

Design 4, No. 31, 1962 is a landmark issue of the Japanese design magazine Design, featuring innovative contributions from leading designers including Max Bill, Isamu Kenmochi, Kuniharu Akiyama, and Shigeo Fukuda. Designed by Ikko Tanaka, this edition covers topics such as visible music around LP jackets, the history of the Japanese modern design movement, Swiss Good Design, the Mainichi Industrial Design Exhibition, and explorations of design abroad. The magazine exemplifies Japan’s postwar modern design aesthetic and Tanaka’s distinctive visual approach.