Heath Nash

I studied Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. I then started working with light once I left art school - eventually fi nding old plastic bottles and wire (a typical South African craft material) an inspiration for my range called 'other people's rubbish'.
My work is exploratory - I try to explore and investigate materials for what they are. I love the nature of synthetic plastic bottles, and their relationship to light. I am also very interested in using age-old craft techniques to make contemporary objects. I have tended to use limitation as a tool in my work - by limiting myself to a specific material or technique for a period of time, I have found new and interesting ways to use that material.
http://www.heathnash.com

Tomoko Azumi x Maxray x Takeo

Tomoko Azumi was born in Hiroshima, in 1966. She heads t.n.a. Design Studio of London, and works on various projects including furniture, lighting, household objects, and exhibition design. For this event, Azumi will be presenting and spatially composing an item that is the result of a collaboration with the paper company Takeo and the lighting company Maxray.
There is the "Twiggy Lamp" hanging type and the "Twiggy Table Lamp", and also the "Little Woods" lamp, for a tabletop or to be put in a shelf. Twenty items of these three types will be on display. In addition, an installation of paper and light will be set up, in which we propose a spatial module to be used for temporary displays.
http://www.tnadesignstudio.co.uk

Emiko Oki

After graduating from college, Oki worked in London as a freelance designer, while also writing and taking part in the organization of events such as the design exhibition "Tent London." By fusing the sensibilities that she has acquired both in Japan and overseas, Oki aims to create designs that cross over between the secular and the spectacular, and between strength and ephemerality.
An exhibition of tableware that is a bit divergent from the ordinary. For example, the designer takes the familiar form of a pintglass used in British pubs, and modifies it into a wineglass, an ashtray, or even a vase. This is her homage to the standard items of tableware we use in our daily lives.
http://www.emikooki.com

f.a.t

A design unit comprised of Hitoshi Kuramoto and Yusuke Seki. After graduating from Kanazawa College of Art, they founded the design label f.a.t. Their work can be described as "intricate, passionate, and relaxed." Their original stance has received acclaim, and they've participated in many projects around the world.
In interpersonal relationships, there are certain customs to be followed, and in relationships between objects and people, or spaces and people, there are customs as well. The conventional customs are usually observed without any problems. That's why communication between objects and people occur smoothly... These items of tableware pay attention to these customs.
http://www.fatfatfat.net

mile

Mile is a design project that was formed by Matsuo, Kai, and Shimoyama, who met at Tsukuba University. They each work at design studios and manufacturing companies, where they acquire know-hows that they apply to their design process, which spans from conceptualization to engineering. The group works in a wide variety of fields including product and interior design.
"Whose leg ?" is a lighting device comprised of only a shade. Whatever it is placed onto will become a beautiful lamp. A familiar glass will turn into an original light. It's a curious experience to give a new life to the familiar objects in your environment. Try it on different kinds of glasses. Which one has the most appealing leg?
http://www.mileproject.jp

Kim・Songhe

Kim Songhe was born in 1982, and started her design practice after graduating from Oda Design College. With her idiosyncratic style, she has designed things like window displays for Loveless, and custom-order chandeliers. She makes predominantly handmade works out of natural and scrap materials.
Mischievous creatures that like to be in small enclosed spaces, especially shoes… With a predominantly handmade process, using natural and scrap materials, Kim Songhe aims to re-inject life into lifeless objects. She creates a world that is romantic yet subversive, a world that is simultaneously childlike and mature.
http://www.kimsonghe.com

Leif.designpark

Leif.designpark is a design team based in Japan, consisting of Takashi Ueno, Mamoru Naito and Keizaburo Honda. Their work ranges from interior design to art and industrial products. By cooperating with specialists in the fields of arts and crafts, they maintain production of the highest quality.
Leif. presents the concept of a virtual space called "designpark," a park surrounded by a low hedge, which can be accessed freely. The objective is to share this project with people from a variety of fields, in order to give breadth to Leif.designpark as well as the individual participants. Many products emerge from this project.
http://www.leif-designpark.com

dilight Inc.

We, dilight, work in a versatile method with clients internationally, in fields like interior design, corporate identity, furniture and product design. 「 !!」...we will make this passion, which is beyond description or tangibility, into a form by means of design. In this year, we will design a lamp / installation that is the result of a collaboration with Boha Japan Co., Ltd and Growth Process Inc..
A lamp / installation piece that uses simple bead-shaped LED lights, which can be powered by an outside electricity source. We intend to present the relationship of interactivity to visitors at the site and also make them feel closer to the keywords like "design" and "technology" by presenting the characteristics of these beady lights.
http://www.dilight.jp

PPP

Product Project Party designs furniture and miscellaneous goods based on various project themes. In 2005 and 2006, they presented at 100% Design Tokyo. Six professionals who design varying objects like cars, household appliances, and furniture, gathered together to form this collective. The members are Spring Daisuke, Mihara Teppei, Hiroyuki Kato, Haruki Senda, spring water positive Yu, and Yusuke Tsujita.
Bamboo is attracting attention as a material with high environmental performance and rapid growth. However, the required efforts and high costs make it a difficult material to handle. So it is necessary to establish original know-hows that are distinct from wood working. "Laminated bamboo lumber project" is a project in which we investigate the many subjects concerning glued laminated bamboo, make use of the properties of the material, devise logical products, and use this resource in a proper way.
http://www.teori.co.jp/tdw

Norway Says

Norway Says is a design company based in Oslo / Norway. They focus mainly on product, furniture, and interior designs, but take part in a wide range of projects. Their designs have received acclaim for their simplicity, high functionality, and beauty. Norway Says has recently been broadening their international activities.
GINKO is an elegant, large and stylish pendant. It comes in 3 colours: white, misty blue and brownish red. This item has a simple design that blends into its environment naturally, while also having a strong and distinct presence. It uses one single fluorescent circular tube and has a knitted cord.
http://www.norwaysays.com

innermost-Michael Young

Michael Young has been amongst the most internationally successful and influential designers of his generation from the outset of his career. Young’s early woven steel works were acquired by public institutions including Centre Pompidou and the Mus
http://www.innermost.co.uk

innermost-Shin Azumi

Shin Azumi was born in Kobe, Japan in 1965. After finishing his MA in Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art in 1994, he started working as a design unit ‘AZUMI’. In 2005, he established his own office ‘a studio’ in London. The client list of ‘a studio’ includes brands such as Magis, Lapalma, Desalto, Muji, Authentics, iGuzzini and many others from both Europe and Japan.
Shin Azumi, working with Innermost for the first time, has designed two sleek modern candlesticks, Ribbon and Tri, two of three designs he has been commissioned to produce by the company. Formed out of a single thread of brushed steel in which the candles are gripped, Ribbon has a quiet authority about it, while the larger scale Tri adds a sense of occasion - even ceremony - to 21st century dining.
http://www.innermost.co.uk

innermost-Winnie Lui

Winnie Lui, 26, graduated from Central Saint Martins in Fashion Communication and Promotion. In London, she learnt the skill of silversmithing, while in her native Hong Kong where she is now based, she has worked as a stylist. She is currently participating in a spa decoration project as well as designing fashion graphics, installations and photography.
Winnie Lui, who is usually a jewelry designer, has created the exciting chandelier White/Black. Each chandelier is unique and has been painstakingly assembled by Winnie. Objets trouv
http://www.innermost.co.uk

innermost-Russell Samson

Russell Samson trained in Product Design at Central St Martins and since 1992, has worked for both consultancies and run his own business designing product, lighting, furniture, retail & interiors. He cut his teeth in design at an early age working weekends and summers in his father’s furniture business which triggered an early desire to design & understand how things are made. This - coupled with a passion for detail and function _ provided a springboard to move into other fields. Things have moved on quite a bit since then and more recently he has been involved in designing & running projects for a wide range of clients both small & blue chip.
http://www.innermost.co.uk

innermost-Koray Ozgen

Koray Ozgen is an industrial designer based in Paris offering consultancy on multi-disciplinary design solutions. He has set up Ozgen Design Studio following his post-graduate internship at Les Ateliers - E.N.S.C.I. (Ecole Nationale Superieure de Cr
http://www.innermost.co.uk

Marina Bautier

After graduating from Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (UK), Belgian designer Marina Bautier set up her own design practice, lamaisondemarina, in 2002 in her home town of Brussels. She works on a wide range of projects, from product design to interiors.
http://www.lamaisondemarina.com

Hanna Werning

Hanna Werning works as an independent designer across various disciplines, including communication design, visual arts, illustration, product design, exhibitions, self-initiated and commissioned work.
http://www.byhanna.com

Chris Kirby

Chris Kirby is a Canadian industrial designer based in Tokyo. In addition to comissioned design pieces, he produces a collection of unique and intriguing objects.
http://www.chriskirbydesign.com

tetsuya tsujimura

Graduated AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF FINE ARTS AND MUSIC in Japan.
Became a free-lance designer after dealt with a product design such as a video camera at Japanese household appliance company
Currently, design mainly the product of household appliance, furniture, daily necessities, equipment of a house
http://www.t-products.jp/

Yuki MACHI / Link

1983 Born in Fukuoka, JAPAN.
2006- Tohoku University of Art and Design graduate school product design course Master's course
2007- Member of the design group Link.

Jun Tase / Link

1981 Born in Sendai, JAPAN.
2006- Member of designers group Link.
2007 Completed Tohoku Univercity of Art and Design master's course.
After graduation, he started to work as an assistant teacher at the univercity.

PRODUCT/FURNITURE

1981 Born in Osaka, JAPAN.
2004 Furniture and the interior are learnt with Swedish royal art university Constofacc.
2006- Member of designers group "Link".
2007 Graduated in product Design cource from Tohoku University of Art and Design.
2007- Tohoku University of Art and Design product design course sub-assistant.
I am studying it under the theme of "a chair in the public space".