Naoto Fukasawa

From the collection of MM Tremonto Paris.

A beautifully produced and increasingly hard-to-find monograph on Naoto Fukasawa, published by Phaidon. The book presents a broad survey of the Japanese designer’s work and the remarkably restrained approach that has made him one of the most influential industrial designers of his generation.

Fukasawa is known for objects that feel almost instinctive to use—quiet, precise designs stripped of unnecessary gestures. Furniture, electronics, household objects, and everyday tools reveal his fascination with the relationship between an object, its surroundings, and the unconscious ways we interact with it. His work for companies including MUJI, B&B Italia, and his own ±0 brand demonstrates how much character can be found in seemingly simple forms.

Generously illustrated with product photography, sketches, and project material, the book is both a substantial record of Fukasawa’s work and an exceptionally good-looking object in its own right.

An increasingly scarce Phaidon title and an excellent reference for collectors of contemporary Japanese design, industrial design, and Fukasawa’s work.