Category Archives: Exhibition

Takashi Sato at Salone Satellite (Milan Design Week-11)

I saw Takashi Sato’s products at Stockholm Furniture Fair in February this year, and thought that his coat hanger was one of the best at “Greenhouse”, which is equivalent to “Salone Satellite”. His design reminds me of typical Scandinavian design, … Continue reading

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Tetsuo Shibuya at Salone Satellite (Milan Design Week-10)

Probably Tetsuo Shibuya is relatively unknown outside Japan, but I guess many people have seen “Tube Door Stopper” which Tetsuo Shibuya designed for Japanese company “h concept”. Just like “Tube Door Stopper”, all these products that he exhibited at Salone … Continue reading

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Shin Azumi for Bernhardt (Milan Design Week-09)

The US based furniture manufacturer launched their first collection during Milan Design Week. Ross Lovegrove’s “Go” and Yvews Behar’s “Fly” are both very interesting products. (see their products here) Japanese designer Shin Azumi designed “Halo”. they are minimal, and beautiful … Continue reading

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LED clock by MILE design project (Milan Design Week-08)

This is my favorite Japanese design at Salone Satelite 2008 in Milan. It uses LED light, and the light indicates the time. Online Videos by Veoh.com MILE design project Design project mile was formed by Bandai Matsuo (acoustic engineer), Kentaro … Continue reading

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Tokujin Yoshioka’ “Eternal” for Swarovski (Milan Design Week-07)

Swarovski’s exhibition in Zona Tortona is always one of the highlights of Milano Salone. I heard some people saying that it is not as good as they expected (I guess everyone has such a high expectation for Swarovski) This year … Continue reading

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Toshiyuki Kita (Milan Design Week-06)

Toshiyuki Kitas is one of the most respected Japanese product designers. Since he has been active both in Milan and Osaka, almost every year you can see his products at Milano Salone in April. He has designed so many important … Continue reading

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Paper chairs by Junya Ishigami (Milan Design Week-05)

These chairs designed by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami were shown at Canon’s “NEOREAL” exhibition during Salone del mobile in Milan 2008. Although Canon’s first exhibition in Milan seemed lacking coherence with the mixture of traditional art, fashion, and modern design, … Continue reading

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Nendo with Lexus part 4 (Milan Design Week-04)

This is the 4th post on Nendo’s exhibition with Lexus, but I really think that it was one of the best at the fair this year, and it is probably the best among exhibitions related to Japanese design. This is … Continue reading

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Nendo with Lexus part 3(Milan Design Week-03)

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Nendo with Lexus part 2 (Milan Design Week-02)

Here are more photos from Nendo’s installation for Lexus during Milano Salone.

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