JAPANESE DESIGN

HMNY wine bottle bag was designed by Motomi Morii. It is part of the special project titled “H+M+N+Y”, which is promoting traditional techniques developed by local Japanese manufacturers. This wine bottle bag was manufactured in cooperation with local company Ruboa located in Kagawa, Japan, which has been manufacturing leather products over the past hundred twenty years.

“Water lily” is a bench designed by Japanese architect Ryuji Nakamura. It is made out of stainless rods and tinted by colored pencils. The color of the bench changes depending on which angle it is viewed from. It was exhibited at the Milan design week 2012.

Japan Creative, an organization promoting Japan’s local industries, has led the collaboration between British designer Jasper Morrison and Nambu Tekki (Nambu ironware). It was exhibited at Milan design week 2012.

Via: designboom.com

“Setsudenkyu”(Energy saving bulb) is a bulb shaped candle designed by Kakeru Asagi and Sakiko Nagasuna. It burns for one entire day – twenty four hours. “It visually tells us about the amount of energy spent for a day”, the designers say. It is a winner of “Tokyo Midtown Award 2011″ and will be released on June 30th.

Nakagawa Seishichi Shoten was originally founded as a fabric manufacturer in 1717, in Nara, Japan. “Hanafukin – Asasashiko” (Flower towels with hemp patterns) is one of their latest products. These are traditional Japanese kitchen towels, and have very high water absorbability. The hemp patterns are believed to be an amulet against evil. “Hanafukin” will be available at Japanese design shop in the near future. Send us an email (submit(at)jpdesign.org) with the title “Hanafukin” if you are interested (no body text required). We will notify you when it is released.