Category Archives: Product design

Interior & Flashlight

Posted on July 3, 2009 by admin

 Sanyo Denki will release a recharchable interior light that also works as a flashlight in case of emergency. It also works as a healing light.  The LED lamp is powered by easy to replace and rechargeable AA “Eneloop” batteries. The … Continue reading →

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Tate Otama by Mikiya Kobayashi

Posted on June 9, 2009 by admin

“Tate Otama” means “stand-up ladel” in Japanese. It is perfectly balanced and “stands up”, so it will save some space in your kitchen.  The bottom is flat, but the inside remains rounded.  This product was exhibited at “Interior Life Style” … Continue reading →

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Mobile phones by Yaoi Kusama

Posted on April 10, 2009 by admin

Japanese mobile phone manufacturer KDDI and internationally renowned artist Yaoi Kusama collaborated and released a new mobile phone series called “iida”. These are very exclusive models since there are lots of manual works and high-tech involved. Even though these phones … Continue reading →

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Nendo for Camper

Posted on March 25, 2009 by admin

Japanese design studio Nendo created a stand which is covered with books. This is created for Spanish shoe brand Camper. This is an exhibition design for Camper at Bread & Butter in Barcelona. via: dezeen.com www.cataci.com / global platform for … Continue reading →

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Korejanai Robo

Posted on February 25, 2009 by admin

Japanese company Zarigani Works will release the limited edition of the wooden robots “Korejanai Robo”. The irregular lines, asymmetrical arms, and the simple looks have been lots of attention in Japan. It is 3600 yen or 37 dollars. Available at … Continue reading →

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KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2008

Posted on December 1, 2008 by admin

Japanese stationery producer KOKUYO announced the winners of “KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2008”.  Here are the list of the winners. “Gaamtape” is designed by “Sannin Hitokumi” (Kazuya Aihara, Tomoya Yoshida, Miho Saito) It is a flexible packing tape. Due to the … Continue reading →

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au design project x YAMAHA

Posted on October 23, 2008 by admin

KDDI, one of the largest mobile phone operators in Japan, and YAMAHA collaborated, and exhibited their latest work, which combines a mobile phone and instrument.

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Ready-to-Assemble Japanese room

Posted on October 13, 2008 by admin

The nominations of “Good Design Awards” were anounced this month. Among fifteen products or projects, one will be chosen as Grand Prix. You can see all the nominated products here. What I think the most interesting this year is “Ready-to-Assemble … Continue reading →

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Tokujin Yoshioka & Ruinart

Posted on September 12, 2008 by admin

Tokujin Yoshioka collaborated with Ruinart and designed a chair which is decorated with 100,000 pieces of crystal. This chair was produced in order to promote Ruinart’s new champagne set. The reason why they used 100,000 pieces of crystal is that … Continue reading →

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TEAR DROP by Tokujin Yoshioka

Posted on August 26, 2008 by admin

Japanese lighting brand YAMAGIWA collaborated with designer Tokujin Yoshioka and will release “Tear Drop” lamp on August 29th. This was originally exhibited at Milan Design festival in 2007. The designer says that the meaning behind “Tear Drop” is “Emotional Tears” … Continue reading →

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