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Japanese Design Blog
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- Night book by Akii February 17, 2019
- ACO WRAP – Reusable wrap February 4, 2019
- 50% off on “hope forever blossoming” flower vases January 26, 2019
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About JPdesign.org
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Category Archives: Product design
Stylebox by Keiji Yoshizawa
Japanese architect Keiji Yoshizawa has designed “Stylebox”, which is inspired by traditional Japanese drawers “Hikidashi”. It is built from oak veneered plywood and has the drawer rails cut right into the drawer itself. A simple bent steel rod frame holds the drawers … Continue reading
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Watering Cans
D-bros, which is the producer of “Hope Forever Blossoming” flower vases, has released a new series “Watering cans”. The design is similar – a flat plastic sheet turns into a “watering can”. It is for watering plants, but you can also … Continue reading
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Clipico by +d
Here is +d’s new product “Clipico”. It is a card stand as if it popped out of a picture. It is inspired by the shape of a traditional clip. You can use this for many purposes: holding business cards, photos, … Continue reading
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iida X-RAY by Tokujin Yoshioka
Japanese mobile phone brand “iida” released a new model “X-RAY” designed by Tokujin Yoshioka. The concept is “designing a phone that doesn’t seem to have a form” It is transparent, and Yoshioka designed the inside the phone: the chips and … Continue reading
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nendo x Shigeru Mizuki
Shigeru Mizuki is a celebrity manga artist in Japan and his hit manga “Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro” is something which almost all Japanese people have heard of.Upcoming Japanese design studio “nendo” collaborated with Mizuki Shigeru and released “Yokai Daruma”. … Continue reading
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Hope Forever Blossoming
“Hope forever blossoming” is plastic flower vases produced by Japanese product design brand D-bros. Filled with water, a flat plastic vase is transformed into a fully functional 3D flower vase. Even though it is made of plastic, these vases are … Continue reading
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Nabeshima Ware – Design that Inspire Pride
“Nabeshima Ware – Design that Inspire Pride” is an exhibition which shows the highest quality porcelains manufactured between 17th – 19th century in the province of Saga, Kyushu, Japan. . “Nabeshima ware” were originally gifts brought to Shogun by the … Continue reading
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Winners of Red Dot Design Award 2009
The red dot design award team submitted us the 2009 winning concepts from Japan. Here are the three concepts: Designer: Ben Ryuki Miyagi Made by folding and gluing layers of industrial felt, Elephant Seating draws conceptual content from many elements … Continue reading
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Acrylic by Masako Ban
“Acrylic” is an accessory brand which Masako Ban (wife of Japanese architect Shigeru Ban) started in 2003. The minimal design was chosen as the best design award by Wallpaper magazine in 2006, and internationally praised. Here are some of her … Continue reading
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“Memory” by Tokujin Yoshioka
“Memory” is a chair that can change its form as you wish. The recycled aluminum fabric makes it possible to have an unlimited number of shapes. The movie below shows the process of designing the chair.
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