Object Lesson.

REVIEWED BY WENDY MOONAN JAPAN, unbelievably, does not yet have a national design museum, which makes American architect and record special international correspondent Naomi Pollock's comprehensive overview of postwar design, Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook, the next-best thing. After 28 years in Japan covering architecture and design, and producing eight books, Pollock knows the country's design history well and the key role that design has in Japanese society. "In Japan, good design is everywhere", Pollock says. [Extracted from the article]