{"title":"nonohara","description":"\u003cp\u003enonohara (埜々原) is a concept artist, illustrator and independent game developer based in Japan. He grew up in Nagano Prefecture, trained in mechanical engineering and worked as an engineer for an automotive company before studying graphic design at an evening vocational school and moving into the games industry as a background illustrator, art director and concept artist. He has worked independently since 2021 under the name Nonohara Works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2019 he began posting the series of imagined buildings he tags \u003cem\u003e#moe-kenchiku\u003c\/em\u003e (萌え建築): half-timbered towns on cliffs, fishermen's houses on the water, a pizzeria in a canyon, a herb shop in a forest city. The pictures combine bright colour and soft brushwork with an engineer's concern that each structure could stand, and he prefers whole districts to single buildings so that the viewer can imagine what lies beyond the frame. The series was first self-published as \u003cem\u003eWokashi na Kenchiku\u003c\/em\u003e and then collected by X-Knowledge in 2024 as \u003cem\u003eWokashi na Tatemono Tanbouki\u003c\/em\u003e. Client work includes the key visual for Zukan Museum Ginza, illustrations for the architecture magazine \u003cem\u003eKenchiku Chishiki\u003c\/em\u003e, concept art for games and paper-craft design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince October 2021 he has been developing \u003cem\u003eCalme\u003c\/em\u003e (断崖のカルム), an exploration adventure set in a cliff-side town above a sea of cloud, with the small team DOUKUTSU PENGUIN CLUB; the project joined the iGi indie game incubator and has been shown at BitSummit. His first solo exhibition was held in Tokyo in 2023. nonohara's work is presented in Europe by Tokiol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSelected exhibitions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e2023 Solo exhibition, 9DAYS GALLERY, Shibuya, Tokyo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePublications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNonohara Sakuhinshu: Wokashi na Tatemono Tanbouki\u003c\/em\u003e, X-Knowledge, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nonohara-jyousou-renraku-tsuuro","title":"Jyousou renraku tsuuro","description":"\u003cp\u003eArchival pigment print on Canson Etching Rag 310 g\/m² paper. Image size 59.4 × 84.1 cm. A unique work, existing in this one state only, hand-signed by the artist, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Sold unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced to order in Japan; please allow around one month after payment before dispatch. For deliveries to the United States, import duties and taxes are prepaid by us; for other destinations outside the EU, import taxes and customs fees are payable by the recipient.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"nonohara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59113582133580,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1099\/9558\/9964\/files\/tokiol-nonohara-jyousou-renraku-tsuuro-grey.jpg?v=1791536992"},{"product_id":"nonohara-jyousou-renraku-ts-ro","title":"Jyousou renraku tsūro","description":"\u003cp\u003eArchival pigment print on Canson Etching Rag 310 g\/m² paper. Image size 45.0 × 90.0 cm. From an edition of 10, hand-signed by the artist, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Sold unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced to order in Japan; please allow around one month after payment before dispatch. For deliveries to the United States, import duties and taxes are prepaid by us; for other destinations outside the EU, import taxes and customs fees are payable by the recipient.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"nonohara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59113582199116,"sku":null,"price":370.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1099\/9558\/9964\/files\/tokiol-nonohara-jyousou-renraku-ts-ro-grey.jpg?v=1791537048"}],"url":"https:\/\/tokiol.io\/collections\/nonohara.oembed","provider":"TOKIOL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}