Luxe Magazine

On a snowy day in February, the LUXE team took a trip to the recently refurbished Mampei Hotel in Karuizawa. Celebrating the establishment and reminiscing with the manager about one of its most famous guests: singer, songwriter and poet,…

Riccardo Tossani is an internationally acclaimed architect and experienced private pilot. For nearly 30 years, he has pursued context-sensitive design throughout Japan. From the dense urban landscape of Tokyo to the tropical islands of the south and the dramatic…

Born in Japan but shaped by international experiences, architect Kenji Mizukami brings a uniquely bicultural perspective to contemporary design, developing buildings that work simultaneously on practical, emotional, and ecological levels. We spoke to him about his background, his philosophy…