Back by popular demand, we’ve a special “life advice” issue with hints, suggestions and recommendations from a panel of experts, including such luminaries as restaurateur, writer and natural food advocate Alice Waters. Our lifestyle-inspiring guidebook is divided into a variety of important topics, based on the expertise of our panelists, and provides insightful, thought-provoking reading you won’t want to miss.

This month also has a selection of regular features, including the always-popular and eclectic A Wall Newspaper, with a new installment covering everything from art to cuisine. Our Discover Architecture Tour with celebrity guest Sho Sakurai continues, this time with a visit to the often overlooked architectural treasures of Koganei, right in the center of the greater Tokyo area.

And a special feature this month: a retrospective of the life and work of famed commercial designer Masamichi Katayama. We look at some of the numerous innovative commercial interiors under his Wonderwall firm’s direction, and learn from the man himself what drives his vision for good interior design and his passion for inspiring the next generation of designers. A complete overview, from A to Z, to round out another great issue of Casa Brutus!