Pear by Patricia Urquiola for Agape
Tokyo design week: Patricia Urquiola's Pear bathroom range was exhibited at 100% Tokyo during Tokyo Design Week. More about Pear by Patricia Urquiola for Agape
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G-Star Raw pavilion at Tokyo Designer’s Week
Tokyo design week: Denim brand G-Star Raw built a pavilion at Tokyo Designer's Week last month, to display the brand's new collections. More about G-Star Raw pavilion at Tokyo Designer’s Week
Qwerty River recycled keyboards by Secco
Tokyo Design Week: Qwerty River is a collection of objects made from reclaimed keyboard keys. The key rings, hair ties and mobile phone straps by Finnish design collective SECCO were shown at Design Tide in Tokyo earlier this month.
Rice-Design at 100% Design Tokyo
Tokyo Design Week: Nobuhiko Arikawa of Rice-Design showed his Giraffe desk lamp (above) and Kurinoki paper clip holder (bottom) at 100% Design Tokyo last week. More about Rice-Design at 100% Design Tokyo
Kiriko Bottles by Torafu Architects
Tokyo Design Week: Here's a fourth project by Torafu architects. The Kiriko Bottle project aims to revive ancient Japanese craftsmanship by using a glass cutting technique to make subtle alterations to everyday glass tableware.
Cuma and Cross by Takehiro Ando
Tokyo Design Week: Takehiro Ando's installations at 100% Design Tokyo consisted of interlocking felt components.
Boolean interior by Torafu Architects
Tokyo Design Week: Here's another project by Torafu architects (see previous story). Boolean is the interior for a café space at the University of Tokyo, using punctured wooden surfaces to enclose the space and frame the outside world. More about Boolean interior by Torafu Architects
House in Yokohama by Torafu Architects
Tokyo design week: Japanese architects Torafu presented images of a house they have designed for Yokohama at the Pecha Kucha x Design Tide event last week. More about House in Yokohama by Torafu Architects
Concrete Ring Series by 22designstudio
Tokyo design week: Taiwanese designers 22designstudio presented their Concrete Ring Series at designboom mart tokyo 2007, part of 100% Design Tokyo last week. More about Concrete Ring Series by 22designstudio
Miyako Andon at 100% Design Tokyo
Tokyo design week: Miyako Andon, a 127-year-old Japanese lighting company, exhibited new products at 100% Light during 100% Design Tokyo last week. More about Miyako Andon at 100% Design Tokyo
Piet Hein Eek at Cibone
Tokyo design week: Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek exhibited work both old and new at design store Cibone last week, during Design Tide and all the other concurrent events. More about Piet Hein Eek at Cibone
Tenspace by WOW
Tokyo design week: Japanese motion graphics company WOW projected several of their works at design store Cibone during Design Tide last week, including this piece.
Tu-Tu by Rock Paper Scissors
Tokyo design week: Japanese design company Rock Paper Scissors has designed a product that acts as both packaging and a display system for fresh flowers. More about Tu-Tu by Rock Paper Scissors
Blossom light by Hella Jongerius
Tokyo design week: Blossom, a new floor light by Hella Jongerius for Swiss lighting brand Belux, was launched at Tokyo design store Cibone this week as part of Design Tide. More about Blossom light by Hella Jongerius
Enamel by Hella Jongerius
Tokyo design week: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a series of enamel plates in collaboration with tradtional Japanese enamelware company Ando Shippo of Nagoya. More about Enamel by Hella Jongerius
MoMA Design Store in Tokyo
Tokyo Design Week: New York's Museum of Modern Art has opened a new design shop in Tokyo. More about MoMA Design Store in Tokyo
Gyre by MVRDV
Tokyo design week: here are some snapshots of Gyre, the new retail building on Omotesando street in Tokyo designed by Dutch architects MVRDV. More about Gyre by MVRDV
The light that thinks it's a candle: Hono by Metaphys
Tokyo Design Week: the Hono light by Japanese brand Metaphys is ignited by touching it with a magnetic match and extinguished by blowing on it. The LED light source even flickers like a real candle. More about The light that thinks it's a candle: Hono by Metaphys
Pecha Kucha at Tokyo National Stadium
Greetings from Tokyo! If you're in town tonight, join us at the special www.pechakucha.com being held at Tokyo National Stadium as part of Design Tide. Speakers include Pecha Kucha originators Klein Dytham Architecture, MVRDV, Moritz Waldemeyer and Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More about Pecha Kucha at Tokyo National Stadium
Boxes by five Japanese architects: Deroll curated by Eizo Okada
Eizo Okada, editor of influential Tokyo-based design blog dezain.net, is curating an exhibition during Tokyo Design Week called Deroll. Okada has invited five Japanese architects to create a box, each of which has been "conceived, designed and constructed personally by each designer". More about Boxes by five Japanese architects: Deroll curated by Eizo Okada