Posts tagged with: design
I remember reading the news about this architecture project called ” The Jeju Cocoon” by Planning Korea based in Seoul, South Korea. The project started in 2012, and is due to be completed by 2015. I am still looking to...
As part of the festival of ideas created by INTERSECT BY LEXUS, Tokyo and in partnership with Forbes Japan – Intersect presents “Design Entrepreneur Showcase” from June 16th to July 7th, featuring prototypes highlighting business innovation through design. Visit the project website: http://www.lexus-int.com/intersect/tokyo Not...
The International Tokyo Toy Show, started this week, from 18- 21 June, at Tokyo Big Sight in the Odaiba district. The event drew 149 Japanese and 19 overseas exhibitors. Visit the website here: http://www.toys.or.jp/toyshow/outline_en.html Japan Toy Association: http://www.toys.or.jp Link: http://ccp-jp.com/toy/ A CCP showcased...
Japanese purveyor of minimalist modern goods Muji has a new addition joining their home appliance line, a nearly 20″ tall, all-white turbine air purifier. The Muji Air Purifier is engineered around a dual counter fan design which supposedly results in...
DotFes Fukuoka (Kyushu, Japan), is a festival gathering all lovers of digital technology. Including technology courses and presentations by creators and leaders of the digital era, the event is sure to be a success. I have been interested in finding...
MAD architects premiers Shanshui city book with exhibition at UCCA, Beijing, China. Coinciding with the founding of his firm MAD architects, Ma Yansong releases a publication delivered in his voice, that details the development and practice of design evidenced in his ‘Shanshui...
Tokyo Designers Week (TDW) is an international design event that gathers excellent architecture, interior, product design, graphic design and art from all over the world. It celebrates its 29th anniversary this year. TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK 2014 was held this year...
We are back from Japan and the first thing I want to share with you is the portray and some visual work of an amazing Japanese architect: Kengo Kuma, In Kengo Kuma’s work you may see influences of light, transparency and materiality....
While origami is Japan’s best known paper craft, its less famous relative, kamikiri, has been around since the 19th century. In contrast to the intricate folding techniques of origami, kamikiri, literally “paper cutting,” involves creating an unbroken cutout from a...
Studio505’s Lotus Exhibition Centre in Wujin has been awarded the China Steel Structure Award by the China Construction Metal Structure Association. From the public release available on their website – The lotus building is located in the heart of Wujin,...
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