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12 Japanese Masters is a triumph and tribute to the Designers who, in the 1960s and ’70s, brought Japan to the attention of the international design world. It includes insightful profiles and stunning visuals by Designers Koichi Sato, Issey Miyake, Takenobu Igarashi, Shigeo Fukuda, Tadanori Yokoo, Eiko Ishioka, Toshiyuki Kita, Yusaku Kamekura, Kiyoshi Awazu, Mitsuo Katsui, Kazumasa Nagai and Ikko Tanaka. Longtime Graphis contributor Maggie Kinser Saiki spent 15 years in Japan writing about Japanese Design, business, and traditional rural culture and industry.