From a mossy tea bowl to a Muji shelf — learn to see why Japanese objects feel the way they do.

Japanese design quietly shapes the phones, furniture and packaging around you — learning to read it changes how you choose everything you own.

By the end

You will be able to look at a building, a bowl, a package or a room and name the design principle at work — and apply those principles to objects and spaces in your own life.

Who this is for

Curious adults who love good objects and want the vocabulary and eye to understand Japanese design, whether they ever set foot in Japan or not.