Japan Moderne: Design Gems from the 1920s and ’30s

This set of 40 postcards features 20 favorite designs from a spectacular sourcebook of Deco-era Japanese design. Launched in the late 1920s, The Complete Commercial Artist (Gendai shogyo bijutsu zenshu) showcased work by Japan's early design visionaries across 24 volumes covering posters, window displays, lighted signs, and more. The colorful selections include a dashing dalmatian and handsome hat rack, designs for radios and pens, adorable cat-shaped arches, geometric character designs, and modernist illustrations featuring jazz performers and bob-haired women prepping for a night on the town.

With artwork by Sugiura Hisui, Murayama Tomoyoshi, Hamada Masuji, and other leading graphic artists of the era, the postcards arrive in a keepsake box. Published by Letterform Archive Books.