Josh Robenstone

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Nick Haramis |Josh Robenstone

By Design takes a closer look at the world of design, in moments big and small. IN 1919, THE Czech American architect Antonin Raymond and his wife and creative partner, the French-born American artist Noémi Raymond, traveled to Tokyo to help Frank Lloyd Wright construct the Imperial Hotel. While working on the project, they decided to set up their practice in Japan, where they remained - apart from a stint in the United States during and after World War II - until 1970.