A Platform for Living

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Images

—01. North Face tents.
—02. A view of the Chichibu mountain range.
—03. Striped wool blankets.

Words

The May edition of Dwell magazine includes an amazing photo essay by Dean Kaufman on the .......Research retreat, two and half hours northwest of Tokyo, in the Chichibu mountain range. The Japanese brand's sanctuary, designed by Shin Ohori of General Design Co. and constructed from locally harvested larch wood, features removable fiberplastic walls and a pair of dome tents which serve as year-round bedrooms. I've heard stories about the place and seen images here and there, but Kaufman's photographs provide a new level of insight.

—Dwell

Comments

[JRyder]

What a wonderful merging of light and dark. The possible warmth and comfort of standing walls with the mirage of camp life. I'm coming to wonder if the Japanese are not the most poetic humans on the planet.

[Sorrybut]

Awesome. Now you guys need to put GR on the top of your list for a feature in Inventory mag

[Simon Roe]

^They've been on our wish list since day one! Fingers crossed for a feature down the line.

[Sorrybut]

Can't wait !

[a]

ahhhhhhhhh shit yeaaaaaa. best thing ive seen in weeks

[Chris M]

Coolhunter had some other nice photos from a couple years back
http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/1594/mountain-research-tokyo

[Sam]

A few ridiculous indulgences aside, .....Research makes some of the best/most interesting clothing and hardgoods to come out of the Japanese outdoor/american repro craze.

[Things Is Cool]

The climbing wall and the broom/antlers/work gloves: yes.