Manami Okazaki – Kawaii! Japan’s culture of cute

„Kawaii!”, roughly meaning „cute”, it’s a word you’ll hear everywhere in Japan, where anything can be cute, from food to aeroplanes, fashion, hotels and eeven bus shelters. But why do the Japanese love adorable things so much? And where did this uniquely Japanese sense of style come from?

„Kawaii! Japan’s Culture of Cute” will take you on a visual journey into cute design, food, fashion, art and crafts, exploring kawaii in all it’s forms. From the biggest names in the history of kawaii illustration to people who have made kawaii their way of life, from schoolgirls to fashionistas, it shows how this Japanese invention has taken over the world.   źródło opisu: tył okładki źródło okładki: http://www.magic-pony.com