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A playground for grown-ups (domusweb) Presented today, SANAA’s design for the new Bocconi University campus sets out to establish a non-hierarchal relationship between the elements of a landscape that is human before it is architectural. An architecture report from Milan … Continue reading

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Hyakunincho by Marukawa Shoten

This is a blank notebook called “Hyakunincho”, manufactured by Marukawa Shoten. It uses a special textile cover created by using “Matsusaka cotton weaving”, weaving techniques developed in Mie, Japan. “Matusaka cotton weaving” is characterized by elegant striped patterns and indigo … Continue reading

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Shivering Bowls by nendo (Dezeen) These delicate bowls by Japanese design studio Nendo are so thin they quiver in the wind (+ movie).Nendo created Shivering Bowls for the KAMA. Sex & Design exhibition at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan. … Continue reading

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Coca-Cola “bottleware” collection is now available at Japanese design shop

Coca-Cola “bottleware” collection designed by nendo, upcycled and handmade by master artisans in Aomori, Japan, is now available at Japanese design shop. They are limited edition of 500.(Photo © 2012 Takumi Ota Photography)  

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Kenjiro Sano

Kenjiro Sano is the founder of MR_DESIGN, Inc. His work spans graphics, commercial film, character design, exhibition design, and product design. Probably he is more recognized as a graphic designer for large clients such as Nissan, Shiseido, and Kirin than … Continue reading

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Coca-Cola bottleware collection to be launched at Japanese design shop

The Coca-Cola “bottleware” designed by Nendo was exhibited at Design Tide Tokyo, which took place between October 31st and November 4th in Tokyo, Japan. This “bottleware” collection is made from bottles that have deteriorated over the course of extensive recycling, and can … Continue reading

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“Dot Flowers Crayon” Free Worldwide shipping

Free worldwide shipping of “Dot Flowers Crayon” is available at Japanese design shop until November 31st. 19.5 US dollars, or about 15.5 EUR. The Dot Flowers Crayon set contains six crayons, and each crayon is comprised of multiple color dots. … Continue reading

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The Society for a Design Museum Japan was founded in September 2012 by designer Issey Miyake and by Masanori Aoyagi, art historian and director-general of The national Museum of Western Art. Its aim is to spread awareness of the importance … Continue reading

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Tadao Ando’s first building in Taiwan to open mid-2013 (Focus Taiwan) Taipei, Nov. 18 (CNA) The first building in Taiwan designed by world renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando, the Asia University Museum of Art, is set to open in mid-2013, … Continue reading

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Zaha Hadid to design New Stadium Japan

Japan Sport Council announced today that Zaha Hadid Architects has been selected to design New Stadium Japan. “The streamlined design expresses the speed and dynamism of sports, and it also takes an advantage of the great environment-related technologies available in … Continue reading

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