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Goony by Takafumi Nemoto
Goony is a multi-purpose tray. Throughout the day, you carry around a variety of objects – cellular phones, wristwatches, wallets, cardholders, keys, and jewelry. Goony can hold whatever you want to put. Just bend Goony and change the shape. This … Continue reading
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"Silhouette Screen" for KDDI phones
KDDI’s new cell phone W61H comes with “Silhouette Screes”, which uses electric papers on the back side of phones. You can choose animated movie or still images among 95 options, and the design changes as it rings, receives messages, etc…depending … Continue reading
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"Japanese bow" chair by Enzo Mari
“Hida Omotesando” is located in the cultural shopping center “Omotesando Hills” in Tokyo. The store “Hida Omotesando” has been collaborating with Italian designer Enzo Mari by using the technique developped in Hida Takayama, which is well known as their tradition … Continue reading
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Rice plant swaying in the breeze
Another product by +d, exhibited at Ambiente in Frankfurt last month. It is called “Kusa” (meaning “weed”) This is an object which can soothe us in our stressful lives. It might be hard to see how it works in reality, … Continue reading
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Photohanger by Juta Kan
Japanese design brand “+D” (Plus D) always comes up with an interesting idea. This new product designed by Juta Kan and produced by +d is called “Photohanger”. As you can imagine, what this little clip can do is to hang … Continue reading
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Slimmest 3G mobile phone in Japan
Panasonic has released the SoftBank 822P recently. This phone is available only in Japan. 8.9mm thin body W-CDMA and GSM support 2 megapixel camera Bluetooth connectivity 96 grams in weight It looks like it is slimmest (slimmer than Sony Ericsson’s … Continue reading
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NENDO at Milan furniture fair
Japanese Design group NENDO has several plans for this year’s Milan Furniture Fair (Salone Internazionale del Mobile). The first one is the installation for Toyota’s high end brand LEXUS.According to Lexus, the exhibit will feature a ‘dynamic installation exploring the … Continue reading
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21st centry’s new game "Celtis"
This game has been around since 2006 but it is available mostly in Japan. So I would like to write about this Japanese game called “Celtis” designed by Chiaki Murata. The rule is very simple. The players alternately place the … Continue reading
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"Koo-fu" project by Naoto Fukasawa
Kofu, Yamanashi, which is located a couple of hours away from Tokyo, was known for their crystal, and it has been known as a city of jewelry. The local association of crystal started a new jewlry brand called “Koo-fu” and … Continue reading
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Tokujin Yoshioka’s installation
Tokujin Yoshioka has been recognized one of the most important Japanese designers. His designs have attracted lots of attention wherever they are – in Milan, Tokyo, Miami…. The images below are from Design Miami 2007 when he received “Designer of … Continue reading
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