A triumph and a tribute to the designers who in the 1960s and '70s, brought Japan to the attention of the international design world, 12 Japanese Masters includes insightful profiles and stunning visual portfolios of each of these designers: Koichi Sato, Issey Miyake, TakenobuIgarashi, 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.