Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook by Naomi Pollock is one of the most comprehensive surveys dedicated to post-war Japanese design and its global influence. Spanning more than seven decades, the publication explores the evolution of Japanese creativity from 1945 to the present, tracing how design in Japan developed through a unique dialogue between craftsmanship, industrial production, technology and everyday life.

Based on Pollock’s extensive research and interviews with designers, collaborators, family members, curators and historians, the book presents profiles of more than seventy influential figures alongside hundreds of objects, interiors and products. Furniture, domestic objects, electronics, fashion, architecture, transportation and graphic design are examined through a broad lens that reveals both historical continuity and radical innovation.

Rather than presenting Japanese design as a stylistic category, Pollock approaches it as a cultural ecosystem shaped by material sensitivity, technological experimentation and a persistent attention to human experience. Richly illustrated and structured as both reference work and visual archive, the publication also includes essays by Japanese and international contributors, making it an essential resource for understanding the designers, ideas and objects that transformed Japan into one of the world’s most influential design cultures.