Monthly Archives: July 2008

Shigeru Ban to Design New Architecturally Significant Building

Photo: Normadic Museum in Santa Monica Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, Director and Chief Curator of the Aspen Art Museum (AAM), announced today the selection of Shigeru Ban Architects (SBA) to design a new 30,000 square-foot facility for the AAM. This will … Continue reading

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AIL VASE LAMP

Japanese interior design store IDEE released a new lamp called Ail vase lamp. “Ail” means “Garlic” in French. It has an organic and asymemetric form. The way it looks varies depending on angle. The idea of “idee” is to create … Continue reading

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Atelier Bow-Wow for ORDOS 100

Japanese architect office Atelier Bow-Wow (Yoshiharu Tsukamoto & Momoyo Kaijima) has participated in a project called ORDOS100 in Nei Mongol. Below you can see some details of the project. Source: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_473f90ad0100ae83.html

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Interview with Junya Ishigami

We wrote about “Green Auction”, which Japanese furniture store hhstyle hosted this spring.See the article Here is a interview with Junya Ishigami, one of the designers who participated in the project. (via http://opners.jp) – What is the concept of La … Continue reading

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another work*s – 01

Japanese mobile phone company “au” has been collaborating with many designers and companies. This time “au” will launch a new project called “another work*s” with six designers including Nendo. Nendo’s Oki Sato says, “we have been paying so much attention … Continue reading

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SIWA by Naoto Fukasawa

  It is made of paper, but it is much stronger than normal paper. The material is called “Naolon” developed by a small company in Yamanashi, Japan. The wrinkled surface gives a unique impression. Naoto Fukasawa, who was born in … Continue reading

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