Category Archives: Product design

“Coca-Cola Bottleware” by nendo

By collaborating with Japanese design office “nendo“, Coca-Cola will release “Coca-Cola Bottleware”, which are made from 100% recycled Coca-Cola contour bottles. They are all handmade by artisans in Aomori, Japan. “We wanted to remind people of the fact that it … Continue reading

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“Buchi” by Fumie Shibata

“Buchi” is a children’s toy brand established in Japan. Product designer Fumie Shibata designed their first series of products. Kuruma (Car) (Press release) Our wooden toy cars have soft and fine textures, with wheels that roll smoothly. When the car … Continue reading

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“Spider web” by Kaichiro Yamada

“Spider web” is a stick sheet where you can put up pictures, post cards, etc. It has a weak adhesive, so you can put up anything and take it off easily over and over again.

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Vegetabrella by Yurie Mano

“Vegetabrella” is an umbrella that looks like a head of lettuce when folded. It is as green and wrinkly as a fresh head of lettuce. Even the cover of the umbrella is designed to look like a lettuce. The color … Continue reading

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±0 “Wrist Watch”

Since its release in 2010, ±0 “Wrist Watch” has been among the most popular products of ±0 (Plus minus zero), where Naoto Fukasawa works as a creative director. The band can be replaced easily by sliding in and out. Now … Continue reading

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Lunch boxes (Bento) by Aizawa

Aizawa is a tableware manufacturer located in Tsubame-shi, Nigata. Aizawa has been internationally recognized with their cutlery collection “Monopro + Boxer”, which has been selected for the permanent collection of MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art in New York). Aizawa’s … Continue reading

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Foldable Globe “Earth in the Pocket”

“CLIMATE” “NATIONS” “TIMEZONES” Marumo Printing, a printing company located in Kagawa, Japan collaborated with Drill Design and released “Earth in the Pocket”. It is a compact globe which you can fold and carry around. It comes with a plastic folder … Continue reading

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OSORO concept movie by WOW

WOW, a vidual design studio based in Tokyo, created a concept movie for OSORO, an environmentally friendly tableware system, manufactured by Narumi. OSORO tableware is made to be used for multiple purposes: preparation, presearving, cooking, searving, and they are dishwasher … Continue reading

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Siwa iPad sleeve

“Siwa” is a series of products made of traditional Japanese paper called “Washi”. Designed by Naoto Fukasawa, the “Siwa” collection is gaining popularity around the world. “iPad sleeve” is one of the latest addition to the collection. It is cushioned … Continue reading

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Leaf thermometer

Leaf thermometer shows temperature by changing color. When the temperature is between 20 to 25°C, the leaf will stay its natural green color, but it will turn to yellow when it is higher than 25°C, and brown when lower than … Continue reading

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