On Crossings: Design, Language, Experience

This book was conceived as a result of a 10-day residency Minami Hirayama conducted at the Het Veem cultural facility in Amsterdam at the end of February 2025. Six Dutch-based designers brought together "objects that come to mind when you hear the term 'cultural representation'," and the book includes long interviews that move between perspectives from Japan, Europe, and around the world. While touching on the politics hidden within visual expression and Japan as seen from around the world, the book explores, through design, how we can understand and respect each other amidst increasing division.