The Tokyo toilet.jpg
The Tokyo toilet_inside.jpg
The Tokyo toilet.jpg
The Tokyo toilet_inside.jpg

The Tokyo Toilet - Okano Tami & Nagare Satoshi

€33.00

A major project redefining the very concept of public toilets, featuring the participation of 16 leading creators and showcasing 17 unique toilet facilities through photographs, architectural drawings, and design data. The book also includes numerous interviews and essays from those involved.

Participating Architects & Creators

Tadao Ando, Toyo Ito, Tomohito Gokita, Masamichi Katayama, Kengo Kuma, Junko Kobayashi, Takenosuke Sakakura, Kashiwa Sato, Kazoo Sato, Naho Tamura, NIGO®, Marc Newson, Shigeru Ban, Sou Fujimoto, Miles Pennington, and Fumihiko Maki.

Pages: 280
Language: English
Publisher: TOTO Publishing
Release Date: October 20, 2023
Dimensions: 19 × 2.1 × 25.7 cm
ISBN: 978-4887064041

A major project redefining the very concept of public toilets, featuring the participation of 16 leading creators and showcasing 17 unique toilet facilities through photographs, architectural drawings, and design data. The book also includes numerous interviews and essays from those involved.

Participating Architects & Creators

Tadao Ando, Toyo Ito, Tomohito Gokita, Masamichi Katayama, Kengo Kuma, Junko Kobayashi, Takenosuke Sakakura, Kashiwa Sato, Kazoo Sato, Naho Tamura, NIGO®, Marc Newson, Shigeru Ban, Sou Fujimoto, Miles Pennington, and Fumihiko Maki.

Pages: 280
Language: English
Publisher: TOTO Publishing
Release Date: October 20, 2023
Dimensions: 19 × 2.1 × 25.7 cm
ISBN: 978-4887064041

Author

Tami Okano – Editor & writer specializing in architecture and design. She also curates exhibitions related to design.

Photography

Satoshi Nagare – Born in 1975. Photographer active in art, advertising, magazines, and books both in Japan and abroad.

Table of Contents

■ INTRODUCTION

Creating public toilets that anyone can use comfortably

■ THE TOKYO TOILETS

Shigeru Ban / Masamichi Katayama (Wonderwall®) / Naho Tamura / Fumihiko Maki / Takenosuke Sakakura / Tadao Ando / NIGO® / Kengo Kuma / Kashiwa Sato / Toyo Ito / Kazoo Sato (Disruption Lab Team) / Tomohito Gokita / Marc Newson / Miles Pennington (University of Tokyo DLX Design Lab) / Junko Kobayashi / Sou Fujimoto

■ PROJECT DESIGN

  • Original pictograms designed to accompany diverse users and architectures — Kashiwa Sato

  • On the maintenance of THE TOKYO TOILET

■ CONCEPTION AND CONSTRUCTION

  • Creating awareness and emotional impact through THE TOKYO TOILET — Yasuji Yanai (Project initiator and funder)

  • Addressing social issues with persistence and care — Jumpei Sasakawa (The Nippon Foundation)

  • Transforming attitudes toward public toilets — Ken Hasebe (Mayor of Shibuya)

  • Public toilets as spaces symbolizing kindness — Nobunori Yoshida (TOTO Ltd.)

  • Exploring the limitless possibilities of architecture — Keitaro Takebayashi (Daiwa Life Next Co., Ltd.)

■ SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION

A Quiet Place in Busy Tokyo — Wim Wenders (Film Director)

■ DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

■ LOCATION MAP

■ CREDITS