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Japanese Design Blog
- Noto Fukasawa talks about “good” design November 16, 2024
- New Light Pottery November 11, 2024
- “GACHA” Autonomous Shuttle Bus by Muji March 18, 2019
- Night book by Akii February 17, 2019
- ACO WRAP – Reusable wrap February 4, 2019
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Category Archives: Industrial design
Noto Fukasawa talks about “good” design
Naoto Fukasawa is widely regarded as one of the most influential and celebrated industrial designers in Japan, known for his ability to create products that blend seamlessly into our daily lives. His work transcends mere aesthetics, focusing instead on crafting … Continue reading
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“GACHA” Autonomous Shuttle Bus by Muji
Finnish autonomous driving company sensible 4 and Japanese lifestyle brand Muji have launched the first driverless bus called “GACHA” for all weather conditions. It is expected to start operating in the city of Espoo, Finland in April 2019.
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Airvase by Takeo and Torafu Architects
Specialty paper company Takeo based in Tokyo, and Torafu architects collaborated and created “airvase” by using a single piece of paper. It was exhibited at Japan House in London.
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Infobar A02 by Naoto Fukasawa
A new series of “Infobar” will be released in Japan in February 2013. Designed by Naotao Fukasawa, the HTC-made phone comes with Qualcomm’s 1.5GHz quad-core APQ8064, 4.7-inch 720p display, 16GB of storage, microSD slot, 2,100mAh battery, LTE radio (800/1500) and … Continue reading
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MEDIAS W N-05E by NEC
Japanese carrier NTT DOCOMO will launch NEC’s “MEDIAS W N-05E” in April 2013. It is possible to use two displays separately for different tasks, or to use them together as one larger display. Specs: OS: Android 4.1 Processor: Dual core … Continue reading
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LLS-201 by SONY
SONY will release “LLS-201”, a wireless storage device on April 30th. It comes with NFC (Near Field Communication), and the device can receive data files such as pictures and videos from mobile devices just by one tap. Specifications: Storage: 1TB … Continue reading
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Permoveh
Professor Masaharu Komori of Kyoto university invented “Permoveh”, a new vehicle which can move around in a limited space.It uses a joystick shaped controller to steer the vehicle. Komori is planning to develop the vehicle as an electric wheelchair and … Continue reading
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Omron thermometer designed by Fumie Shibata
Fumie Shibata designed a new Omron thermometer MC-642L, and it will be released in Japan on April 10th. The thermometer is made for women, and it takes only ten seconds to measure temperature. It is possible to transfer data to … Continue reading
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INFOBAR C01 by Naoto Fukasawa
Japanese phone manufacturer KDDI has released “INFOBAR C01” designed by Naoto Fukasawa. These INFOBAR phones are first series that works as “smart phones”.
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Panasonic’s OLED smartphone
Panasonic will release its first mobile phone in seven years outside Japan. Panasonic left the global market in 2005 when its sales went down. The name of the mobile phone has not been disclosed, but it is a ultra-shin mobile … Continue reading
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