Incandescent bulb likely cause of Tokyo Design Week fire
The fire that killed one young boy and injured two adults at Tokyo Design Week on Sunday was likely started by an incandescent bulb. More
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Child dies after exhibit catches fire at Tokyo Design Week
A five-year-old boy died and two men were injured when an installation caught fire at Tokyo Design Week on Sunday. More
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Claesson Koivisto Rune models vibrating massage pillow on pebbles
Claesson Koivisto Rune based the stone-like appearance of these massaging pillows on pebbles found on Sweden's beaches. More
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Tokyo Designers Week 2014 exhibition receives more than 100,000 visitors
Dezeen promotion: Japanese showcase Tokyo Genius Expo welcomed over 100,000 guests through its doors last month, as part of the country's biggest design event. More
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Tokyo Designers Week to make Tent London debut at London Design Festival 2014
Dezeen promotion: Tokyo Designers Week will present work by emerging Japanese artists and designers during its debut appearance at Tent London during the London Design Festival this week. More
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eda by Emmanuelle Moureaux
Tokyo 2010: designer Emmanuelle Moureaux presented eda, a prototype lightweight, modular product that combines to create cloud-like forms, at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 earlier this month. More
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Orishiki Handbag by Naoki Kawamoto
Tokyo 2010: here's another origami-inspired product by Naoki Kawamoto (see the spectacle case in our earlier story), this time a handbag. More
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Orishiki Spectacle Case by Naoki Kawamoto
Tokyo 2010: Japanese designer Naoki Kawamoto presented this flat-pack spectacle case at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 earlier this month. More
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Tenon by Yota Kakuda
Tokyo 2010: Japanese designer Yota Kakuda presented a collection of wooden furniture at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 earlier this month. More
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LLOVE Exhibition
Tokyo 2010: the LLOVE exhbition currently on show in Tokyo comprises a hotel with rooms created by Dutch and Japanese designers, including this one by Pieke Bergmans filled with an enormous undulating mattress. More
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Porcelain by Jaime Hayón for Kutani Choemon
Tokyo 2010: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has designed a range of objects for traditional Japanese porcelain company Choemon. More
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Sleepy Chair by Daisuke Motogi Architecture
Tokyo 2010: here's another chair by Japanese design studio Daisuke Motogi Architecture (see our earlier story), this time made from a thin mattress folded into a concertina. More
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Lost in Sofa by Daisuke Motogi Architecture
Tokyo 2010: Japanese studio Daisuke Motogi Architecture presented this armchair for holding and hiding things at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 earlier this week. More
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Gravity Pearl by NOSIGNER
Tokyo 2010: Japanese designer NOSIGNER presented magnetic jewellery made of pearls at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 this week. More
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Pyggy Bank by Nendo
Tokyo 2010: Japanese studio Nendo have created these bottle-shaped piggy banks with two coin slots that mimic a pig's snout. More
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Coat Hanger by Naruse Inokuma Architects
Tokyo studio Naruse Inokuma Architects have designed a coat stand made of five wooden poles held together with string. More
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Cloud by Makoto Tanijiri
Tokyo 09: architect Makoto Tanijiri of Hiroshima architects Suppose Design Office designed an exhibition environment based on clouds for Designtide Tokyo in Japan last week. More
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Tokyo Designers Week interviews: Gwenael Nicolas
Tokyo 09: in this short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week guide, designer Gwenael Nicolas asserts that anything is possible in Tokyo. More
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Tokyo Designers Week interviews: Jaime Hayón
Tokyo 09: designer Jaime Hayón describes his love of detail in this short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week guide. More
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Tokyo Designers Week interviews: Tokujin Yoshioka
Tokyo 09: designer Tokujin Yoshioka talks about being a pioneer in this short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week official guide, produced by Dezeen. More
