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A black pentagonal shaped panel and a white hexagonal shaped panel
brings a unique and casual look to a simple watch.
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Part of MUJI’s concept is to go to the boundaries of design while maintaining their simple philosophy, which has made them a staple not only within Japan but also elsewhere. This latest project with the iconic block maker, LEGO is one example of how MUJI can appeal to new consumers as well as excite existing ones. The project has culminated in a collection of stationary items which combines LEGO’s traditional block’s in paper format providing something completely new to LEGO’s existing products. Via:(Slamxype)
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Japanese designers Nendo have created a chair made of hollowed-out pieces of wood covering a metal frame. Called Cord-Chair, the design incorporates hand-carved wooden components with metal rods slotted inside.
Nendo designed the chair for and exhibition of their work at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York called Ghost Stories. New Designs from Nendo. More info: Here
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Japanese Design Team Nendo Unveils Four New Designs and Prototypes at Museum of Arts and Design.
The newest projects and prototypes from the renowned Tokyo-based design studio Nendo will be seen for the first time at the Museum of Arts and Design this October.
From October 27 through January 10, 2010, Ghost Stories, New Designs from Nendo will transform the MADProjects Gallery on the Museum’s second floor into a magical landscape of new designs that imbue chairs, vases, and lamps with whimsy and optical illusion. Founded and led by Oki Sato, Nendo has garnered international attention and more than 45 design awards for its beautifully simple yet surprisingly humorous work in interiors, furniture, product design, graphics and architecture.
Karimoku Jjapanese furniture manufacturer have teamed up with design studio isolation unit to produce a collection of products.
After years of squat lavatories where your toilet slippers – yes, there is special footwear for the purpose – would disappear into primitive plumbing, the Japanese have now perfected the washlet, a filth-free, high-tech fitting for temples of “personal comfort”. And innovative sanitaryware-maker Toto has emerged as one of the primary exporters of the 21st-century loo to the rest of the world.
In the land where “beautiful” literally means “clean”, it seems only natural that technology should be harnessed to create a truly modern lavatorial experience. It all started with an elementary warming of the seat but since then Japanese plumbing companies have been loading whistle and bell features on to their bathroom fittings.
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