Category Archives: Exhibition

I saw Takashi Sato’s products at Stockholm Furniture Fair in February this year, and thought that his coat hanger was one of the best at “Greenhouse”, which is equivalent to “Salone Satellite”. His design reminds me of typical Scandinavian design, which is getting quite popular in Japan in the recent years – Simple, clean, and minimalist. Coat hangers using another hanger as part of the structure. “SLED” stacking chair. Dining chairs. Tongs/Desk Light

Probably Tetsuo Shibuya is relatively unknown outside Japan, but I guess many people have seen “Tube Door Stopper” which Tetsuo Shibuya designed for Japanese company “h concept”. Just like “Tube Door Stopper”, all these products that he exhibited at Salone Satellite in Milan are all colorful and playful. See the description below. COAT HOOK for communication Coat Hook which has a function of a clip too. You can clip photos or messages on it and it makes you happier when you leave or come home. Well, this is a coat hook as a communication tool. L:155 W:45 D:68mm Coat Hanger Strings The multi-layered crossing steel rod shows many faces depend … Continue reading →

The US based furniture manufacturer launched their first collection during Milan Design Week. Ross Lovegrove’s “Go” and Yvews Behar’s “Fly” are both very interesting products. (see their products here) Japanese designer Shin Azumi designed “Halo”. they are minimal, and beautiful set of tables. Description by the producer: Giving the illusion the table is floating, Halo features a glass top balancing on a solid maple crossbar supported by polished stainless steel legs with a minimal profile. Available in multiple light and dark finishes in two table sizes of 508dia x 483h and 1067dia x 406h.

Swarovski’s exhibition in Zona Tortona is always one of the highlights of Milano Salone. I heard some people saying that it is not as good as they expected (I guess everyone has such a high expectation for Swarovski) This year I thought it was a nice exhibition – especially “Eternal” by Tokujin Yoshioka. All the designers who were invited to exhibit this year were big names such as Marcel Wanders (for some reason, there were three girls having shower in Wanders’s exhibition – and that seemed to be cliche and was not so impressive), Zaha Hadid, Fredrikson Stallard, but Tokujin Yoshioka’s exhibition stood out. Here is the press release of … Continue reading →

Toshiyuki Kitas is one of the most respected Japanese product designers. Since he has been active both in Milan and Osaka, almost every year you can see his products at Milano Salone in April. He has designed so many important products in the history of design, but probably the most important contribution he has made is to revive the traditional Japanese design. This year in Milan he has shown his latest work which he designed with the help of Japanese producers. Here is the press release of his exhibition: KITA, NATURE AND TECHNOLOGY Two apparently opposite worlds, the meeting of two antipodes which, thanks to the power of design, are … Continue reading →

These chairs designed by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami were shown at Canon’s “NEOREAL” exhibition during Salone del mobile in Milan 2008. Although Canon’s first exhibition in Milan seemed lacking coherence with the mixture of traditional art, fashion, and modern design, these chairs by Junya Ishigami were very appealing to us. The following is the description by the creator: Despite having the strength to support the weight of a sitting person, these chairs project an impression of being as thin and fragile as paper. The beauty of the shading produced by the varying intensity of the drawings applied to these chairs, which serve as a canvas, mixes with the fineness of … Continue reading →

This is the 4th post on Nendo’s exhibition with Lexus, but I really think that it was one of the best at the fair this year, and it is probably the best among exhibitions related to Japanese design. This is the movie of another room, where the Lexus car was exhibited.

Here are more photos from Nendo’s installation for Lexus during Milano Salone.