A creative directorial and graphic genius, Masayoshi Nakajo has been breaking boundaries and capturing editorial audiences for over four decades.  There is quite a unique sense of freshness to Nakajo’s work, and as you move through his work there is nothing but youthful excitement and timelessness.  Masayoshi’s most influential work has been with Shiseido’s cultural magazine of Japan, Hanatsubaki.  Art Director of the magazine since 1968, he has worked with the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Carine Roitfeld, Mike Mills and Stephen Jones, to name just a few.

Below are scanned images courtesy of the book Hanatsubaki and Nakajo: Shiseido Hanatsubaki Magazine 1968-2008: Fashion, Art & Culture.  HIGHLY recommended.  The colors, the movement, the style, the design: it’s that first time magic over and over again.

Cheers to Thursday xx

–Lauren Demith Chung