KENYA HARA

White not only plays an important role in Japanese culture in general but also in the work of designer K. Hara. Hara gives one hundr ed specific examples of whitesuch as snow, Iceland, rice, and wax. On the basis of these examples he discusses the importance of wh ite in designnot only as a color but as a philosophy. Hara describes how he experiments with the different whites he mentions, what they mean in the process of his work, and how they influence design today.