Clouds provide us with wonders when we look at them with an innocent mind. We can imagine many different shapes through their formations. Airy Lamp is inspired by the clouds that float above us. Read more
Posts in Category ‘Interior & Exhibition Design’
Pigeon Drones, Beer, and the White House
What do pigeons, beer and The White House have in common? Read more
Nosigner – Interview with Eisuke Tachikawa
Introduction Eisuke Tachikawa is a bright, young designer who leads the multidisciplinary design firm NOSIGNER. Taking their cue from the idea of designing the intangible, rather than the tangible, the (…) Read more
All for One: pixiv Management Pursues Accomplishment of the Team
pixiv, an illustration communication service with over 3.8 billion PV (page views) per month and 10 million users, is a hugely popular SNS. It is led by Takanori Katagiri who (…) Read more
Graphic Design in Japan 2014 Exhibition – Visual Roundup
We went along to see the currently running exhibition “Graphic Design in Japan 2014″ organised by JAGDA in their exhibition space at Design Hub in the Tokyo Midtown complex. The (…) Read more
Rakugaki Cafe | A pop-up graffiti cafe that encourages you to scribble on their walls
The Japanese word rakugaki (落書き) means to scribble or to graffiti. And although the word – literally, “drop-writing” – has it’s roots in a more malicious form of lampooning public (…) Read more
KOIL – A new co-working space and startup incubator
Co-working spaces, while popular in places like New York and Portland, have never been considered viable options in Japan because of an overly-shy and timid society. But, as most things (…) Read more
JAGDA Designer Awards Exhibition 2014 – Visual Roundup
JAGDA – short for Japan Graphic Designer Association – is currently holding their annual Designer Awards Exhibition at G8 Gallery in Tokyo. We went for a visit. The Japan Graphic Designers (…) Read more
Spaceship command bridge meets retail bank branch – SMBC Shukugawa
This is probably one of the most slick retail bank branches imaginable, it could easily pass as a designer boutique. Or a spaceship command bridge. Surely Captain James T. Kirk would have been pleased. Read more
Yuma Kano – Interview with a product designer
Interview with Yuma Kano, a Japanese product designer who celebrates leading-edge technology and design, but who is also concerned about vanishing technologies. Read more
