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Goshi Uhira

September 28, 2021

Mindsparkle Mag

Shinsoken

Goshi Uhira gives Shinsoken the quiet confidence of the architecture it showcases, letting a single sweeping photograph of a Hyogo teahouse fill the screen. A raked gravel garden, weathered timber and a long counter lined with cane chairs are framed almost untouched, with only a delicate serif caption — “Odagaki Shoten, Hyogo 2021” — and a vertical Japanese logotype interrupting the calm. The restraint is deliberate: generous negative space and a muted natural palette let the craftsmanship of each project breathe. A subtle slideshow counter hints at more work waiting, but nothing rushes you. It is photography-led web design that feels as considered and unhurried as a Japanese garden.

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