Category Archives: Exhibition

Japan Package Design Awards 2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin

Award winning package designs from “Japan Package Design Awards 2011” have been exhibited at Matsuya, a department store in Ginza, Tokyo. The grand prix has been awarded to “Zenkashoin”, a pastry store in Kyoto. Package designs of “Zenkashoin”   Package … Continue reading →

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Transparent Japanese Tea House by Yoshioka

Posted on May 27, 2011 by admin

Japanese designer Yoshioka Tokujin will present a transparent Japanese tea house “Kou-an” at Glasstress 2011 in Venice, Italy. This project was started in 2002 and is expected to be completed by 2013. Yoshioka will present the one-tenth scale model at … Continue reading →

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MILAN DESIGN WEEK PART 2 (Canon Neoreal Wonder)

Posted on April 15, 2011 by admin

This is the 4th year since Canon participated in the Milan design week. This year they have collaborated with Torafu Architects, and visual design studioWOW. The exhibition has been held at Superstudio in Zona Tortona. ————————— Here is the information … Continue reading →

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Milan design week part 1 (Hermès by Shigeru Ban)

Posted on April 14, 2011 by admin

Japanese architect collaborated with Jean de Gastines to create a paper house pavillion for Hermès. It is structured with cardboard tubes woven with paper. The paper tube structure (PTS) was originally developed in order to build inexpensive and recyclable houses … Continue reading →

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NEOREAL WONDER 2011

Posted on February 23, 2011 by admin

Canon is planning to participate in Milano Salone del Mobile (April 12-17,2011) this year again.This year TORAFU ARCHITECTS and WOW are in charge of the exhibition.TORAFU ARCHITECTS will create a cone-shaped large screen in the main space by using nylon … Continue reading →

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Gift for Frozen Village

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin

Kyota Takahashi, whose work was exhibited at “CANON NEOREAL” last year in the Milan design week, will show his new art work titiled “Gift for Frozen Village” in Nigata, Japan. This is part of Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial in 2011. 10,000 … Continue reading →

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Romance at Tokyo Midtown

Posted on February 10, 2011 by admin

An exhibition by Japan Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA) titled “Romance” started at Tokyo midtown last week. This exhibition took place in Hong Kong last December as part of “Business of Design Week” and attracted over 50,000 visitors.Based on the theme … Continue reading →

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Shiro kuramata at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

Shiro Kuramata’s exhibition (Shiro Kuramata 1934–1991) started at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT in Roppongi, Tokyo this week (until May 8th, 2011). Kuramata is considered one of the most important Japanese designers in the 20th century and has had a great influence on the modern product design. The … Continue reading →

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More trees

Posted on October 27, 2010 by admin

“More trees”, an organization committed to environmental protection (whose founder is musician Ryuichi Sakamoto) has started an exhibition at the AXIS gallery in Roppongi, Tokyo on October 27th. Designer Koichi Suzuno createded new products named “Building blocks in the kitchen” … Continue reading →

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Ainojikan by Araki

Posted on August 22, 2010 by admin

  A photo exhibition by Yoshinobu Araki will start at the Leica store in Ginza on September 3rd. The theme of the exhibition is “Ainojikan” or “Time for love”,  and it shows 14 black and white photographs taken by Araki. … Continue reading →

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