Thus the permanent wave was born. Not content with his triumph, Nessler was busy on many another front. He patented more than a score of hairdressing devices (curlers, solutions, testing machines ...

Hokusai’s Great Wave is seen as the ultimate emblem of Japanese art and is the most reproduced image on the planet – there’s something comforting about seeing it. Whether I spot a ...

“The Great Wave” was part of his series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji,” which he created in his seventies. The original print, modest in size, became a symbol of Japan’s artistic ...

In a speech last week, he said the new phase could be dubbed the Great Wave. Himino, who nodded to de Galhau’s work before invoking renowned artist Katsushika Hokusai, used his remarks to a ...