June 2009

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• furniture design

  Green auction - “Camouflage la chaise” by Morita

  06.12.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  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 […]

• Product design

  Tate Otama by Mikiya Kobayashi

  06.09.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  “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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• Exhibition, Industrial design

  Sori Yanagi exhibition in Yokohama

  06.05.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  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 […]

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