Known as a platform for showcasing artists, designers, architects, musicians, photographers, filmmakers, and other under-appreciated entities from Japan on a global scale, b.Eautiful is now gearing up for its latest release with CGI artist based in London/Berlin – Tokyo, Masako Hirano. The capsule collection celebrates GASBOOK‘s 25th anniversary and is part of the “ATYPICAL XXV” campaign. “ATYPICAL XXV” includes the launch of “by and by GASBOOK,” a website introducing creators associated with the company, and the opening of GASBON METABOLISM, a multipurpose facility with a site area of over 1,000 square meters in Hokuto, Yamanashi.

According to b.Eautiful, “GASBOOK, by Gas As Interface, began in 1996 as a project with aims to gather and proliferate new art and design ideas from around the world. Originally created in DVD format, the GASBOOK series took on various iterations before its current book form of which, to date, 36 issues have been published featuring creatives like Mike Mills, Jun Takahashi, Madsaki, Jonathan Zawada, and Yoshirotten. To celebrate GASBOOK’s 25th anniversary, by and by GASBOOK, an online archive and database of artists, will be launched later this year. GASBOOK, at its core, is a celebration of artists and their works, and continues its mission…