Japanese furniture store hhstyle.com has been hosting an auction titled “Green auction” since 2007. The  main purpose is to save “Green”, which is slowly disappearing from the earth.  Every year each artist is asked to create a unique chair by paiting on Eames’s “La chaise”.  The profits will be donated to the special fund owned […]

“Tate Otama” means “stand-up ladel” in Japanese. It is perfectly balanced and “stands up”, so it will save some space in your kitchen.  The bottom is flat, but the inside remains rounded.  This product was exhibited at “Interior Life Style” in Tokyo last week.
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Legendary Japanese designer Sori Yanagi’s work will be exhibited at Yokohama museum art gallery from July 7th, 2009. Yanagi’s design is well known for its simplicity and functionalism and is considered as one of the most important designers in the history of Japanese industrial design.”Butterfly stool” has been selected for permanent collection of MoMA in […]

Lexus has been working with some of the top Japanese creators since they started participating in Milan Design Week. This year they chose architect Sou Fujimoto. The title is “Lexus - L finess Crystallized wind”. It is all made of acrylic.
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Lexus will return to the Milan Design Week this year with an art exhibition […]

Japanese mobile phone manufacturer KDDI and internationally renowned artist Yaoi Kusama collaborated and released a new mobile phone series called “iida”. These are very exclusive models since there are lots of manual works and high-tech involved. Even though these phones are based on Kusama’s art works, function wise, they are also very sophisticated. These phones […]

Japanese design studio Nendo created a stand which is covered with books. This is created for Spanish shoe brand Camper. This is an exhibition design for Camper at Bread & Butter in Barcelona.
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Jo Nagasaka and Schemata Architecture Office has developed “Paco”, which is a box that measures 3m x 3m x 3m. This is a conceptual model but intends to offer a new lifestyle. Everything in this box is very compact - the toilet, shower, and dining table are hidden under the floor. There is even a […]

Japanese company Zarigani Works will release the limited edition of the wooden robots “Korejanai Robo”. The irregular lines, asymmetrical arms, and the simple looks have been lots of attention in Japan. It is 3600 yen or 37 dollars. Available at “Loft” in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Architects David Chipperfield, Carl Ettensperger, Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma, Piero Lissoni, and Chad Oppenheim have designed villas forDellis Cay island project. Click here for the details of the project.
Here are some images of the villa that Shigeru Ban has designed.

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Japanese artist Taiyo Kimura’s exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.