Books published by Pie International Co., Ltd.

-Beautiful papers not only for writing letters but also for decorating photo frames, wrapping gifts, folding origami, and more.-Season Paper Collection is a French stationary brand which is well known from its refined beautiful design.

The definitive book on machiya showcasing their traditional appearance and recent transformation explained in bilingual text.From private residences to renovated properties operating as businesses, this book introduces everything you need to know about Machiya, also including never-before-seen cultural properties, with detailed and accessible commentary in bilingual text. Machiya are traditional wooden townhouses found throughout Japan and typified in the historical capital of Kyoto. Machiya in Kyoto have kept their traditional architectural form and community, creating a historic and traditional cultural atmosphere that attracts many tourist from all around the world. Machiya have become valuable cultural heritage, as many machiya have disappeared and have been replaced by modern houses. In this book readers can see and feel the ideas and wisdom of the people in Kyoto, who made full useof machiya design and the architectural characteristics of that optimize space and practicality, while keeping within the tradition. This book will not only be a perfect architectural reference book but also a great photography book to enjoy the delicate beauty of Japan.

This book is a collection of Yogisya's imaginary book cover illustrations of classic fairy tales by Andersen and Grimm, novels by Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe, Through the Looking Glass, One Thousand and One Nights, tales from folklore and even an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.The illustrations are from PIE's popular web series by the illustrator Yogisya, in which Yogisya plays the role of an illustrator who travels through time to many places and illustrates the cover art of a famous classic masterpiece. The Art of Yogisya contains all artworks from the web series but also some original illustrations as additional special content.Immerse yourself in Yogisya's unique, delicate, deep, beautiful and bewitching artworks.

·"Material Book" is the blueprint for creating an Anime. ·It is an instruction documents shared with assistant animators by the director.The documents mainly consists from· "character model sheets", explains the features for each characters. · "Rough background illustrations" & "layout drawings" explains how certain landscapes and scenes should be. ·"Story boards", same with making movies this tells us how the scenes should be told. ·"Material Book" is the ultimate pass to the front-line of Anime production. B the beginningis produced by Production I.G (Production company famous for "Ghost in the Shell" series) and Kazuto Nakazawa (Director who is famous for making the animation sequence of the movie Kill Bill, and directing Linkin Park's music video Breaking the Habit).B the beginning is distributed worldwide on Netflix and the second season was broadcasted on March 2018.

A lovely way to "send" flowers to friends and loved ones!This new title in the 100 Papers Series features 100 beautiful floral patterns designed by 20 Japanese illustrators. You can tear each page and use it in a variety of fun and creative ways. Why not "send" flowers to someone special by writing a love letter or a cheerful note to a friend, or perhaps make a greeting card for a birthday, anniversary or another special occasion? With so many pretty papers to spark creativity, this book makes the perfect gift and is sure to inspire craft lovers, gardeners, and letter writers alike to add floral touches to everyday life.

This third book in the background illustration series takes readers on a sentimental journey through the scenes of their most cherished memories. In a departure from the first title in the series, this title focuses on more touching, delicate and emotional scenes, gathering together a collection of cityscapes, countryside, a beach, a classroom after school, and a building rooftop at dawn and dusk, and sunrise and sunset.

Tiny Noses! Fluffy, chubby kitty mouths and whiskers!A follow up to the bestselling book Cat Paws, Cat Whiskers will drive cat lovers 100% crazy (again!). This time it's a photography book full of cat whiskers! Featuring a collection of pictures of 35 cats and kittens taken from a variety of cute angles and adorable situations, this book will melt hearts with tons of purrrrfectly precious feline photos.

The world of expressionless girls on the verge of adulthood living in rooms where reality and fantasy blendThe distinctive factor in His work is high school girls in languid poses that arise from the uncertainty that is peculiar to girls during adolescence. Girls in his work show expressionless faces and the artist intentionally makes it hard to gauge their emotions. But the way that the artist presents the subject - depicting the uncertainty felt in adolescence, while at the same time celebrating these youths through pale shades of color and unique composition - is definitely something that resonates with teenage girls. Pale colors give an impression of the fragility and sweetness of young girls, while each work's unique composition shows the girls dwelling alone in between the two incompatible worlds of adulthood and childhood.This is His first artwork collection showcasing over 170 artworks, including never-before-seen original artworks, remakes of already published artworks, and rough sketches. This book also includes interesting features like the "motif collection", the "making of 170cm cover art illustrations". This book will surely inspire DaisukeRichard fans and those who are new to his distinctive illustrated works alike.

Captivating package designs are based on innovative ideas. Discover the secrets of how to use paper folding design tricks to create high-impact packaging in Captivating Forms.Beautiful and unique package design makes a product stand out, attracting a customer's attention quickly and effectively. In this era of e-commerce, high-impact design is extremely important in recreating the in-store experience of seeing, touching and feeling the actual product virtually online. This book focuses on innovative "paper folding techniques" which create "captivating forms." The examples showcased in this book, together with detailed diagrams, are actual, successful product designs currently on the market. Designs are categorized into "Decorative Design" (introducing designs that focus on unique and decorative forms), "Motif Design" (showcasing package design that imitates objects and things) and "Design with a Handle".This book is the best inspirational reference book for package designers, artists and others seeking to create captivating packages.

This fascinating photography collection contains carefully selected pieces from four of Ninagawa's photography collections, such as Everlasting flowers, Portraits of the time, The days were beautiful, and trans-kyoto.Her stunning works are categorized in 8 themes; which are Sakura, Everlasting Flowers, The days were beautiful, PLANT A TREE, Self-image, trans-kyoto, Portraits of the time, INTO FICTION?REALITY. This book also includes 3 special interviews with curators of art museums and organizations; Matthias Harder who is a curator of Halmut Newton Foundation, Takeshi Sakurai who is a director of Contemporary Art Museum, Simon Baker who is a director of Maison Européenne de la Photographie.

The long-awaited, essential illustration collection for fans of anime and the works of Senbon Umishima! This fascinating art collection showcases the illustrated works of the illustrator, animator and manga artist, Senbon Umishima, including the artist's anime characters, landscapes, and selections from Senbon's own original manga stories. In addition to Senbon's illustrations, Umishima worked as animation director for She & Her Cat, the first animated work by the award-winning animator Makoto Shinkai, and has contributed to The Heroic Legend of Arslan and other anime series. Umishima's drawings are known for the way they illustrate body movement beautifully, while also expressing a sense of sentimentality -a unique style that has inspired the artist's more than a hundred thousand followers on Twitter. This title is sure to be equally inspiring to Umishima fans and those who are new to Senbon's distinctive illustrated works.

Capturing the serene beauty of the passage of time, an original photo collection of stunningly beautiful ruins from the worldThis is a never-before-seen photography book compiling breathtakingly beautiful ruins of the world in their silent surroundings. All photos in this collection, which has been 3 years in the making, are by Yuto Yamada, a graphic designer and photographer who now lives in Berlin. Beautifully composed, dramatic and spectacular photos of factories, army bases, hospitals, airports, railway stations, bridges and so on, which remind you of a scene from a movie, are at the same time overwhelming and intriguing.

Paws! Paws! Paws! Alert for cat lovers--this is a book full of adorable cats and their paws.This is a collection of photographs of more than 40 cats and kittens from famous cat lovers' Instagram, Twitter, and blogs. Filled with tons of cute angle shots, this book will surely melt your heart.

A fascinating book on the elegant paintings of birds and flowers in Edo-Rinpa paintingThe Rinpa school is one of the historical schools in Japanese painting established in 17th century Kyoto. Later in 19th century Edo (old Tokyo), Hoitsu Sakai, who worshiped and was influenced by Korin Ogata, revived this genre with his elegant, poetic and refined taste. This book showcases not only the most popular works of the Edo-Rinpa style but also features unique and innovative works from Kiitsu Suzuki, Hoitsu Sakai's own disciple, and shows how Rinpa style has been passed on to the modern painters such as Shunso Hishida and Sekka Kamisaka. Written by Momo Miyazaki, a specialist in Edo period painting and the curator of The Museum Yamato Bunkakan, this book will be an informative must have treasury book for Japanese art lovers, creators, and artists.