I also made a stop at Tokyo’s famous seven-story toy store, Kiddie Land. My favorite was the plush food section, including ice cream cones, lambchops and hamburgers!
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kiddie land
Posted in Japan Design Week on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
muji
Posted in Japan Design Week on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With the show ending last night, I spent today doing a little shopping in Harajuku. Even before I touched down in Tokyo, I was excited to visit one of my favorite stores – Muji. I discovered Muji last year on a trip to England, and the first US store will open in New [...]
designboom – part two
Posted in Japan Design Week on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Some more great items from the Mart, and the rest of the show:
magnetic and snap cups by Inv/Alt Design (USA)waffle scarves and bags by Samira Boon (Netherlands)m. series palladium and clay cups by Jiro Noguchi (Japan)felt interiors by Takehiro Ando (Japan)bedside ‘book homes’ by Ingredient (China)textiles by Salvia (Japan)hairclip caps by [...]
designboom – part one
Posted in Japan Design Week, tagged Letterpress on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Finally, here are some shots of the 100% Design show. I was located in the Designboom Mart, where designers were selling limited edition products. There were so many great items, I’m going to split my favorites up into two sections. Here are some photos of the show itself, and…
cement rings by 22 [...]
japanese letterpress
Posted in Japan Design Week, tagged Letterpress on November 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Okay, I’ll be posting lots of great show pictures tomorrow but until then I have to share a fantastic experience I had today…
I visited to the Tokyo Printing Museum this afternoon, and what an incredible day. They have a great exhibit on the entire history of printing (no pictures allowed) and at the end [...]
early morning prayers
Posted in Japan Design Week on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m staying in the Akasaka area of Tokyo this week, which has a number of small temples scattered around its winding streets. This morning before heading over to the show venue, I stopped by a few of these peaceful and secluded spots.
The rest of this week’s pictures will be of a *very* [...]
cozy bird gloves
Posted in Japan Design Week on October 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m off to grab breakfast before starting the day but had to post these cute bird gloves by Da Reiko. I found them at the insanely gorgeous Takashimaya department store yesterday. We are scheduled to start show set-up at 3pm (actual show starts tomorrow), so I’ll try to fit in some more sightseeing [...]
japanese paper and flowers
Posted in Japan Design Week on October 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I spent so much time today in a Ginza paper store called Kyukyodo. They have an amazing selection of washi, traditional Japanese paper, and calligraphy supplies on the second floor. Right outside was a gorgeous flower stand…
Later this week I’ll visit another notable paper place called Kami Hyakka, and hit the Toppan Printing [...]
konnichiwa!
Posted in Japan Design Week on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I arrived in Tokyo yesterday for the 100% Design Show! Show set-up doesn’t begin until tomorrow, so today I did as much sight-seeing as possible before work starts. Here are some pictures of Meiji Shrine and the surrounding grounds. Even though right in the middle of Tokyo, it’s incredibly vast and serene.
japan!
Posted in Japan Design Week on October 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’m really excited to be getting ready for a trip to Tokyo at the end of the month. I’m going to be participating in the DesignBoom Mart at Japan’s 100% Design Week. I’ll be introducing the Holiday collection there, which includes a 2008 calendar, a series of holiday cards and some nice little [...]
