DESIGN TALKS plus (2015)
- Genre: Talk, Documentary
- First Air Date: 2015-04-02
- Last Air Date: 2023-03-23
- Total Seasons: 9
- Total Episodes: 190
- Status: Ended
- Production Company: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Network: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
What is good design? And what is its power? From traditional to cutting edge, we explore Japanese designs that are literally shaping our lives.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2015 | Episode 1 | Anonymous Design | 2015-04-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 2 | Railways | 2015-04-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 3 | Avant-garde | 2015-05-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 4 | Flowers | 2015-05-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 5 | Shitsuraeru | 2015-06-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 6 | Printing | 2015-06-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 7 | Yohaku | 2015-07-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 8 | Reality & Fiction | 2015-08-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 9 | Furumai | 2015-08-13 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 10 | Regeneration | 2015-09-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 11 | Glass | 2015-09-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 12 | Special Selections | 2015-10-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 13 | Floating | 2015-10-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 14 | Miniaturization | 2015-11-05 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 15 | Bento | 2015-11-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 16 | Homage | 2015-12-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2015 | Episode 17 | Light and Shadow | 2015-12-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 1 | Touch | 2016-01-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 2 | Compact Design | 2016-01-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 3 | Dyeing | 2016-02-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 4 | En: Connections | 2016-02-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 5 | Communication through sound | 2016-03-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 6 | Design and Reconstruction | 2016-03-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 7 | Cha-no-yu (Teaism) | 2016-03-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 8 | Design Hunting in Aomori | 2016-04-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 9 | A Shift in Creation | 2016-04-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 10 | Japanese Design at Milano Design Week: Part 1 | 2016-05-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 11 | Japanese Design at Milano Design Week: Part 2 | 2016-05-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 12 | Boxes | 2016-06-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 13 | Yosoo | 2016-06-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 14 | Book Design | 2016-07-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 15 | Design Hunting in Kochi | 2016-08-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 16 | Tokyo Cityscapes | 2016-08-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 17 | Life Forms | 2016-09-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 18 | Kumu (Interlacing) | 2016-09-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 19 | Mirrors | 2016-09-22 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 20 | Icons | 2016-10-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 21 | Design Hunting in Okinawa | 2016-10-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 22 | Faces | 2016-11-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 23 | A Child's Perspective | 2016-11-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 24 | Tokyo Cityscapes, Renovation | 2016-12-22 | 30 min |
| Season 2016 | Episode 25 | Kimono | 2016-12-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 1 | Harmony in Contrast | 2017-01-19 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 2 | Washi | 2017-01-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 3 | Design Hunting in Kanagawa | 2017-02-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 4 | Treasure every encounter | 2017-03-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 5 | Shaping Experiences | 2017-03-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 6 | Transience | 2017-03-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 7 | Design Hunting in Kumamoto | 2017-04-13 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 8 | Basics | 2017-04-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 9 | Innovation | 2017-05-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 10 | Tokyo Workshops | 2017-05-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 11 | Meticulous Detail | 2017-06-15 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 12 | Quirky Design | 2017-06-22 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 13 | Physical Sensations | 2017-07-13 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 14 | Decorative Design | 2017-07-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 15 | Design Hunting in Nagano | 2017-08-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 16 | Manga | 2017-08-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 17 | Samurai Icons | 2017-09-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 18 | Flexibility | 2017-09-21 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 19 | Celestial Connections | 2017-10-05 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 20 | Asymmetry | 2017-10-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 21 | Stationery | 2017-11-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 22 | Design Hunting in Shimane | 2017-11-15 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 23 | Sports | 2017-12-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2017 | Episode 24 | Sharing | 2017-12-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 1 | Digital | 2018-01-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 2 | Design Hunting in Gifu | 2018-01-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 3 | Bathing | 2018-02-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 4 | Primitive Design | 2018-02-15 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 5 | Stories | 2018-03-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 6 | Office Design | 2018-03-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 7 | Osaka Cityscapes | 2018-04-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 8 | Mobility | 2018-04-19 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 9 | Healing Spaces | 2018-05-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 10 | Signage Design | 2018-05-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 11 | Design Hunting in Shizuoka | 2018-06-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 12 | Dialogue with Materials | 2018-06-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 13 | Beyond the Ordinary | 2018-07-05 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 14 | Analog | 2018-07-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 15 | Stone | 2018-08-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 16 | Design Hunting in Tokushima | 2018-08-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 17 | Time | 2018-09-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 18 | Borderless | 2018-09-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 19 | Fusion Design | 2018-10-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 20 | Gifting | 2018-10-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 21 | Weaving | 2018-11-22 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 22 | Instinct | 2018-11-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 23 | Memory: People's Prayers | 2018-12-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2018 | Episode 24 | Memory - The Power of Stories | 2018-12-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 1 | Design Hunting in Yamagata | 2019-01-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 2 | Phenomena | 2019-01-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 3 | Plastic | 2019-02-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 4 | Stationery Part 2 | 2019-02-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 5 | Design Hunting in Yamanashi | 2019-03-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 6 | Sound | 2019-03-21 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 7 | Design Thinking | 2019-03-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 8 | Social Design | 2019-04-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 9 | Libraries | 2019-04-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 10 | Design Hunting in Niigata | 2019-05-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 11 | Tokyo Cityscapes: Botanical | 2019-05-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 12 | DIY | 2019-06-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 13 | Landscape Engineering | 2019-07-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 14 | Design Hunting in Hokkaido | 2019-07-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 15 | Unconventional | 2019-08-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 16 | Rain | 2019-08-21 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 17 | Insects | 2019-09-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 18 | Greenery | 2019-09-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 19 | Design Hunting in Nagasaki | 2019-10-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 20 | Japanese Cedar | 2019-10-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 21 | New Materials | 2019-11-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 22 | Updating Tradition | 2019-11-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 23 | Illusion | 2019-12-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2019 | Episode 24 | The Art of Eating | 2019-12-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 1 | Design Hunting in Hyogo | 2020-01-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 2 | Musical Instruments | 2020-01-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 3 | Harmony | 2020-02-05 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 4 | Mourning | 2020-02-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 5 | Synergy | 2020-03-05 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 6 | Regional Landscapes | 2020-03-19 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 7 | Texture | 2020-03-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 8 | Future | 2020-05-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 9 | Adaptation | 2020-06-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 10 | Everyday Beauty | 2020-06-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 11 | Urban Life | 2020-07-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 12 | Sense of Distance | 2020-07-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 13 | Locality | 2020-08-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 14 | Childhood | 2020-09-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 15 | Fermentation & Gifts | 2020-09-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 16 | Organic | 2020-09-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 17 | Ancient Design | 2020-10-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 18 | Design Hunting in Gunma | 2020-11-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 19 | Designing Emergence: Part 1 | 2020-11-19 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 20 | Designing Emergence: Part 2 | 2020-11-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 21 | Design Hunting in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture | 2020-12-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 22 | Design Hunting in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture | 2020-12-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 23 | The Future II | 2020-12-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2020 | Episode 24 | Design Hunting in Chiba | 2020-12-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 1 | Translations | 2021-01-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 2 | Long Life Design | 2021-02-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 3 | Inori: Reverent Design | 2021-02-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 4 | Work Life | 2021-03-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 5 | Compassionate Design | 2021-03-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 6 | Mingei: Japanese Folk Craft | 2021-03-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 7 | Part of the Whole | 2021-03-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 8 | Visualize | 2021-04-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 9 | Designing Experiences | 2021-05-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 10 | Memories of Cities | 2021-05-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 11 | Minimalist Living | 2021-05-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 12 | Organized | 2021-06-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 13 | Hotels Inspiring Lifestyle Design | 2021-06-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 14 | Upcycle | 2021-07-22 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 15 | Benefits of Inconvenience | 2021-08-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 16 | Well-being | 2021-09-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 17 | Connection | 2021-09-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 18 | Cats | 2021-10-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 19 | Physicality | 2021-10-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 20 | Design Hunting in Saitama | 2021-11-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 21 | Design Hunting in Miyagi | 2021-12-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 22 | Design Hunting in Iwate | 2021-12-21 | 30 min |
| Season 2021 | Episode 23 | Evolving Kimono | 2021-12-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 1 | Textile | 2022-01-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 2 | Design Hunting in Kagoshima | 2022-01-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 3 | Public Art | 2022-02-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 4 | Tools | 2022-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 5 | Repetition | 2022-03-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 6 | Touch | 2022-03-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 7 | Disaster Prevention | 2022-03-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 8 | Adding a Human Touch | 2022-03-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 9 | Landscape | 2022-05-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 10 | Interconnecting Memories | 2022-05-26 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 11 | Creating Better Accessibility to Local Resources | 2022-06-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 12 | Paper | 2022-06-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 13 | Design Hunting in Okayama | 2022-07-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 14 | Subtlety | 2022-08-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 15 | Carving | 2022-08-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 16 | Design Hunting in Nara | 2022-09-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 17 | Design Hunting in Tochigi | 2022-10-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 18 | Water | 2022-11-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 19 | Alternative Design | 2022-11-10 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 20 | Revitalizing Old Homes - Evolving Lifestyles | 2022-12-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 21 | Revitalizing Old Homes - Traditional Cityscapes | 2022-12-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2022 | Episode 22 | Computational Design | 2022-12-22 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 1 | Defying Common Sense | 2023-01-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 2 | Future of Local Textiles | 2023-02-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 3 | Design Hunting in Shimane | 2023-02-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 4 | Inspiration from Traditional Craftsmanship | 2023-03-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 5 | New Standards | 2023-03-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 6 | Tokyo City Streets | 2023-03-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2023 | Episode 7 | Evolving Bonsai | 2023-03-23 | 30 min |
