Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron showcased stools that sit at the "crossroad between analogue and digital", as well as floor lamps and books at the SKWAT art centre for design event Capsule Plaza Tokyo. More about Herzog & de Meuron creates reading spaces with own furniture at Tokyo art centre
The annual Designart Tokyo festival featured a huge variety of designs from a steel tea room to a rocket-fuel-tank speaker. Here, Cajsa Carlson selects six of the best from this year's event. More about Six of the most exciting projects at Designart Tokyo 2025
Two sculptural metal speakers made from a disused rocket fuel tank to reference the debris "floating in outer space" have been unveiled at this year's Designart Tokyo. More about Nomura and &Space Project launch Debris speakers made from space rocket fuel tank
Architecture studio SANAA's co-founder Kazuyo Sejima is opening three iconic homes to the public with the Tokyo House Tour, which showcases striking post-war buildings. More about Kazuyo Sejima presents compact Tokyo homes that "show how cities and buildings grow together"
Shiny aluminium, washi paper details and a reflective ceiling decorate this colour-saturated lounge in Tokyo, which local studio I IN designed for department store Matsuya Ginza. More about I IN uses glossy surfaces and Edo purple to create "new form of Japanese luxury" for Ginza Lounge
Italian design fair Capsule Plaza is expanding internationally with Capsule Plaza Tokyo, which will "celebrate Tokyo as the ultimate destination for design lovers" during the Designart Tokyo design week. More about Capsule Plaza launches first international edition in Tokyo
Design studio Symbolplus has renovated its office in Tokyo, using earthen plaster and delicate Japanese paper to complement the existing building. More about Symbolplus "quietly integrates" natural materials into its own office in Tokyo
Danish furniture brand Fredericia worked with local studio Flooat for the launch of its first showroom in Tokyo, which has a minimalist interior that nods to its location in an industrial concrete building. More about Flooat and Fredericia design Tokyo showroom as "quiet, plain canvas"
Design brand Frama has opened its first permanent shop outside of Denmark in Tokyo, Japan, with a tactile, minimalist interior dominated by wood and stone. More about Frama designs first international store in Tokyo to "reflect the architecture of wellbeing"
Producer Pharrell Williams and fashion designer Nigo are collaborating with Japanese hospitality brand Not A Hotel to design a commercial district in central Tokyo. More about Pharrell and Nigo design "surprising and entertaining" district in Tokyo
Promotion: portable lighting brand Ambientec has launched a new slogan, Emotion is Mobile, which it says represents its efforts in "balancing the emotional power of design and light with the freedom of mobility". More about Ambientec explores the emotional connection to light in new brand vision
An exposed concrete shell incorporates walls, stairs and furniture at Nakano House, a "cave-like" residence in the heart of Tokyo designed by Japanese studio Suzuko Yamada Architects. More about Suzuko Yamada Architects casts furniture within walls of concrete Japanese house
Postalco Design Studio rethought the concept of storage in Stakko Chunks and Blocks, an exhibition at the Karimoku Research Centre in Tokyo. More about Postalco turns storage boxes into hackable furniture for Karimoku exhibition
Japanese studio I IN has created a cafe for Blue Bottle Coffee in Takanawa, Tokyo, with a design that references historic stone gates and aims to promote human interaction. More about I IN designs Blue Bottle Coffee in Takanawa to carry "the essence of history into the present"
Dutch studio OMA has covered a building in Tokyo's Harajuku district with colourful neon illustrations for the latest edition of fashion brand Loewe's Crafted World exhibition. More about OMA designs neon facade as "interface between the exhibition and the city" for Crafted World
An exhibition has opened at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo revealing the craft history behind the Japanese ramen bowl. More about The Art of the Ramen Bowl charts the design history of the noodle dish
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has completed a minimalist renovation of a 1990s concrete building in Tokyo to create the Karimoku Research Center. More about Keiji Ashizawa Design turns concrete office into Karimoku creative hub
Local design studio I IN has updated the reception lounge for a Tokyo office, adding a verdant plant centrepiece and a sculptural ceramic installation. More about I IN creates "living lounge" for Tokyo office in museum building
Architecture studio Schemata Architects has created Blue Bottle Coffee Toyosu Park Cafe, a wooden cafe in Japan with an open design that gives visitors an unobstructed view of the sea. More about Wooden pillars support Blue Bottle Coffee cafe overlooking Tokyo Bay
A slender-framed bamboo chair, electrolytically coloured steel furniture and tiles pigmented with micro-algae feature in this roundup of products exhibited at Designtide Tokyo. More about Ten design projects from a burgeoning generation of Japanese designers