Akihiro Kumagaya
Born in 1984 . He is actively based in Tokyo. He creates designs products,special design, corporate identity, the client work of the graphic design. He received many awards such as the Kobe Biennale spacial award from the board and DDA promotion award.
http://ak.alekole.jp
amabro
"Life with art" Just as Japanese cherish four seasons,enrich minds of family members with handmade stuff,there is a culture that deals with design and art as a part of life. Even if the shapes and forms are different,Amabro presents a relevant idea. They are introducing products that make art easier to be takien in daily life by many ways. Feel art at hand and enrich your life.
http://www.amabro.com
AMON
Born in 1958 in Tokyo. After working as a performer and choreographer, spent two years studying abroad in London and New York. Made his debut as director of the original musical “I Got Merman.” Extended his activities beyond musicals to straight plays and opera as well. In 2004, became the first Asian director of “Pacific Overtures” at On Broadway in New York, and was nominated for Tony Awards in four categories. In 2007, he staged the same production at the Santa Fe Opera. In 2008, he released his original musical “Up in the Air” at the Japan Festival in Washington. Now handles direction for the festive musical theater piece “Turandot” the Akasaka ACT Theater. Scheduled to direct “The Drowsy Chaperone” at the Nissay Theater in January 2009, and the opera “La Traviata” in February.
Portrait:©Tsukada Kazunori
Work:©Shinichi Masumoto
ANYTHING
It is simple yet functional. The form designed by Michael Sodeau with a great depth creates a design that cannot be easily ignored. They introduce stationary and clocks in accordance with the concept of providing design to these that appear daily and are expected to be functional.An excellent fusion of indispensably functionalism and a stylish design is just what we have been looking for.
http://anything-design.com
Arabeschi di Latte
They got together in 2001 . They carry out many projects that include many diggerent fields based mainly on the fascination of food. They are a group of 5 female designers. They are active based in Florence, Italy.
http://www.arabeschidilatte.org
Asao Tokolo
Asao Tokolo has been working in a wide range of fields, such as art, architecture and design. He has put his energy on producing his original graphic patterns which are called Tokolo Patterns. The theme of this project is "Link". Each piece has its own different character design, but all pieces can be linked with each others. Even if you turn or shift the pieces, the pieces shall be linked and create a new design. Therefore, the pattern has infinite expressions and people can feel deep and infinite Tokolo world.
http://www.inframe.jp/
Australia 'indesign'
It is a group exhibition by designers who are leading Australian design. Each designer adopts work that best describes them and they exhibit their original concepts by installation.
http://www.adamgoodrum.com
BCXSY
Design duo consisting of Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto, who develop and create concepts, identities, graphics, products, interiors and spaces. Two unique talents from Japan and Israel create a single, balanced story.
http://www.bcxsy.com/
biomega
Biomega was organized by a Danish industrial designer Jens Martin Skibsted in 1998 . They
use designers such as Marc Newson and Ross Loveglove and present stylish and innovative
cars.
http://www.and-style.com/biomega
bonboog-Tomoko Yoshii
Formed SALCO in 2004. Started planning, design, manufacturing and sales for her original miscellaneous goods brand “bonboog.” After exhibiting at joint exhibitions (rooms, interiorlifestyle, iff and so on), her work was taken up by the museum shop at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as various other interior design and apparel stores throughout Japan on a wholesale basis. Her “Botanical Pen” received the Grand Prize at the “Miscellaneous Product of the Year 2007” competition organized by the magazine Zakka Catalog.
http://www.bonboog.com
central line studio
Hiroki Sakai and Satoshi Hasegawa formed a design studio in 2006.Central Line Co., Ltd was established in 2008 ." A design is a measure for happiness."They are vigourously working in various fields under the said idea.
http://central-line.net
Chinatsu Kambayashi
She studied interior decoration before going to England. After coming back, she took part in star ting up a magazine. She became a freelancer after having worked as an editor. In 2000 , she established Jamo associates with an interior designer Norito Takahashi.
Embracing clothing, food and living as elements of fashion. In addition to interior styling for magazines and advertisements and photography for catalogs, also handles exhibitions and window displays, as wel as coordination and direction for shop spaces.
http://www.jamo.jp
Chris Kirby
He is a Canadian industrial desigener who is based in Tokyo. He creates really unique works by tapping disorder,and unpredictability. In addition to the product design, he also produces goods collections.©Max Hodges
http://www.chriskirbydesign.com
Christien Meindertsma
She lives in Amsterdam. She published a work "Checked baggage" that recorded a week
worth of confiscated household goods, which were regarded as weapons at the Amsterdam
airport since the 9.11. She started her knitwear label FLOCKS in 2005.
http://www.theseflocks.com/main.html
CIBONE COLLECTION with TAF
Gabriella Gustafson and Mattias Stahlbom have run their Swedish architectural and design studio since 2002.They aim to turn ordinary daily life into something extraordinary by detailed and efficient appearances and functions of products and buildings.
http://www.cibone.com
CLAUDIO COLUCCI
Designer, born in Switzerland. Based in Paris and Tokyo, with offices in both cities, he explores the notion of "Morphing", which is born from a space between two elements, travleing between differing concepts, forms, perceptions and languages.
http://www.colucci-design.com
COMMITTEE
In 2003, Clare Page and Harry Richardson established the creative team, Committee, in London.They work in many mediums, creating furniture, lighting, textiles and art works. In 2004 they started one oftheir definitive works to date, their series of Kebab lamps.One of their main aims is to imbue their design practice with their fine art education, by making pieces that are both beautiful and functional, yet contain a level of critical debate. A strong theme in their work is the re-use of quotidian objects to make assemblages that offer a new perspective on the material world around us. Recent projects include the reworking of existing pieces from the famous Spainish Porcelain Company, Lladro, and 'Plastic Fandangos' for London based gallelists, Arts Co, a collection of desk-top follies on the subject of plastic in product design.
CRITIBA-Kazunaga Sakashita
Born in Fukuoka, 1976. He established CRITIBA in 2006 .The process and background of product making and the story brought by the background form his concept for design. He aims for simple but deep designs.
http://www.critiba.com
DESIGN DRIFT
Design studio started in 2007 in Holland by Ralph Nauta and Lonneke Gordijn. Nauta specializes is craft, materials and manufacturing technologies, while Gordijn’s forte lies in form and concept creation. Together they create work that fuses knowledge and instinct, nature and science fiction, ideology and reality.
http://www.designdrift.nl/
ding3000
German design studio consisting of three people and one dog: Carsten Schelling, Ralf Webermann, Sven Rudolph and Stina (the dog). ding300’s practice escapes explanation by conventional “isms”: in order to come up with a design, they aim for a path somewhere between method and magic, searching for some solution that does not presently exist. Their work is evidence of that approach, and their future projects will surely continue to yield new and surprising discoveries.
http://www.ding3000.com/
DMY Berlin
A platform based in Berlin, Germany that promotes international exchange in design. The annual DMY International Design Festival showcases inspirational and experimental design.
http://www.dmy-berlin.com
d o (darren onyskiw) + soft-geometry
d o (darren onyskiw) : an artist and a self-taught architect. From Canada, he is active in Vancouver and Tokyo. soft-geometry:a think-tank for planning and realizing architecture and design projects through collaborations with the artist and design associates living and working in Japan.
DUENDE
Duende is a Japanese contemporary furniture and interior product label which was launched in September 2002. This brand aims to establish and distinguish itself on the international scene as an interior furnishings label that creates life style products with a distinctive Japanese accent.
http://www.duende.jp/
EDING:POST-Tomohiro Kato and Satoshi Hasegawa
They are a design duo,Tomohiro Kato and Satoshi Hasegawa. They are designing under the concept "STORY MAKING".
http://ed-ing-post.com
EKORNES
A biggest furniture maker in Scandinavia.Stressless®, first sold in 1971,is one of the most famous furniture brand and its trade mark is registered in more than 50 countries around the world.
http://www.ekornes.co.jp
Emmanuelle Moureaux
Born in France, 1971. She has been living in Tokyo since 1996. She established Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture & Design. She designs a wide range of buildings such as stores
and offices by using her technique of colour scheming and handling colours as space makers.
http://www.emmanuelle.jp
enamel.
They are a design unit by Ryoji and Sayuri Ishioka. They mainly do graphic design, art direction, web and package design. They are vigourously active in many fields such as fashion and interiors.
Portrait&work:©Daisuke Ishizaka
http://www.enamel.co.jp
Akihiro Kumagaya
Born in 1984 . He is actively based in Tokyo. He creates designs products,special design, corporate identity, the client work of the graphic design. He received many awards such as the Kobe Biennale spacial award from the board and DDA promotion award.
http://ak.alekole.jp
amabro
"Life with art" Just as Japanese cherish four seasons,enrich minds of family members with handmade stuff,there is a culture that deals with design and art as a part of life. Even if the shapes and forms are different,Amabro presents a relevant idea. They are introducing products that make art easier to be takien in daily life by many ways. Feel art at hand and enrich your life.
http://www.amabro.com
AMON
Born in 1958 in Tokyo. After working as a performer and choreographer, spent two years studying abroad in London and New York. Made his debut as director of the original musical “I Got Merman.” Extended his activities beyond musicals to straight plays and opera as well. In 2004, became the first Asian director of “Pacific Overtures” at On Broadway in New York, and was nominated for Tony Awards in four categories. In 2007, he staged the same production at the Santa Fe Opera. In 2008, he released his original musical “Up in the Air” at the Japan Festival in Washington. Now handles direction for the festive musical theater piece “Turandot” the Akasaka ACT Theater. Scheduled to direct “The Drowsy Chaperone” at the Nissay Theater in January 2009, and the opera “La Traviata” in February.
Portrait:©Tsukada Kazunori
Work:©Shinichi Masumoto
ANYTHING
It is simple yet functional. The form designed by Michael Sodeau with a great depth creates a design that cannot be easily ignored. They introduce stationary and clocks in accordance with the concept of providing design to these that appear daily and are expected to be functional.An excellent fusion of indispensably functionalism and a stylish design is just what we have been looking for.
http://anything-design.com
Arabeschi di Latte
They got together in 2001 . They carry out many projects that include many diggerent fields based mainly on the fascination of food. They are a group of 5 female designers. They are active based in Florence, Italy.
http://www.arabeschidilatte.org
Asao Tokolo
Asao Tokolo has been working in a wide range of fields, such as art, architecture and design. He has put his energy on producing his original graphic patterns which are called Tokolo Patterns. The theme of this project is "Link". Each piece has its own different character design, but all pieces can be linked with each others. Even if you turn or shift the pieces, the pieces shall be linked and create a new design. Therefore, the pattern has infinite expressions and people can feel deep and infinite Tokolo world.
http://www.inframe.jp/
Australia 'indesign'
It is a group exhibition by designers who are leading Australian design. Each designer adopts work that best describes them and they exhibit their original concepts by installation.
http://www.adamgoodrum.com
BCXSY
Design duo consisting of Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto, who develop and create concepts, identities, graphics, products, interiors and spaces. Two unique talents from Japan and Israel create a single, balanced story.
http://www.bcxsy.com/
biomega
Biomega was organized by a Danish industrial designer Jens Martin Skibsted in 1998 . They
use designers such as Marc Newson and Ross Loveglove and present stylish and innovative
cars.
http://www.and-style.com/biomega
bonboog-Tomoko Yoshii
Formed SALCO in 2004. Started planning, design, manufacturing and sales for her original miscellaneous goods brand “bonboog.” After exhibiting at joint exhibitions (rooms, interiorlifestyle, iff and so on), her work was taken up by the museum shop at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as various other interior design and apparel stores throughout Japan on a wholesale basis. Her “Botanical Pen” received the Grand Prize at the “Miscellaneous Product of the Year 2007” competition organized by the magazine Zakka Catalog.
http://www.bonboog.com
central line studio
Hiroki Sakai and Satoshi Hasegawa formed a design studio in 2006.Central Line Co., Ltd was established in 2008 ." A design is a measure for happiness."They are vigourously working in various fields under the said idea.
http://central-line.net
Chinatsu Kambayashi
She studied interior decoration before going to England. After coming back, she took part in star ting up a magazine. She became a freelancer after having worked as an editor. In 2000 , she established Jamo associates with an interior designer Norito Takahashi.
Embracing clothing, food and living as elements of fashion. In addition to interior styling for magazines and advertisements and photography for catalogs, also handles exhibitions and window displays, as wel as coordination and direction for shop spaces.
http://www.jamo.jp
Chris Kirby
He is a Canadian industrial desigener who is based in Tokyo. He creates really unique works by tapping disorder,and unpredictability. In addition to the product design, he also produces goods collections.©Max Hodges
http://www.chriskirbydesign.com
Christien Meindertsma
She lives in Amsterdam. She published a work "Checked baggage" that recorded a week
worth of confiscated household goods, which were regarded as weapons at the Amsterdam
airport since the 9.11. She started her knitwear label FLOCKS in 2005.
http://www.theseflocks.com/main.html
CIBONE COLLECTION with TAF
Gabriella Gustafson and Mattias Stahlbom have run their Swedish architectural and design studio since 2002.They aim to turn ordinary daily life into something extraordinary by detailed and efficient appearances and functions of products and buildings.
http://www.cibone.com
CLAUDIO COLUCCI
Designer, born in Switzerland. Based in Paris and Tokyo, with offices in both cities, he explores the notion of "Morphing", which is born from a space between two elements, travleing between differing concepts, forms, perceptions and languages.
http://www.colucci-design.com
COMMITTEE
In 2003, Clare Page and Harry Richardson established the creative team, Committee, in London.They work in many mediums, creating furniture, lighting, textiles and art works. In 2004 they started one oftheir definitive works to date, their series of Kebab lamps.One of their main aims is to imbue their design practice with their fine art education, by making pieces that are both beautiful and functional, yet contain a level of critical debate. A strong theme in their work is the re-use of quotidian objects to make assemblages that offer a new perspective on the material world around us. Recent projects include the reworking of existing pieces from the famous Spainish Porcelain Company, Lladro, and 'Plastic Fandangos' for London based gallelists, Arts Co, a collection of desk-top follies on the subject of plastic in product design.
CRITIBA-Kazunaga Sakashita
Born in Fukuoka, 1976. He established CRITIBA in 2006 .The process and background of product making and the story brought by the background form his concept for design. He aims for simple but deep designs.
http://www.critiba.com
DESIGN DRIFT
Design studio started in 2007 in Holland by Ralph Nauta and Lonneke Gordijn. Nauta specializes is craft, materials and manufacturing technologies, while Gordijn’s forte lies in form and concept creation. Together they create work that fuses knowledge and instinct, nature and science fiction, ideology and reality.
http://www.designdrift.nl/
ding3000
German design studio consisting of three people and one dog: Carsten Schelling, Ralf Webermann, Sven Rudolph and Stina (the dog). ding300’s practice escapes explanation by conventional “isms”: in order to come up with a design, they aim for a path somewhere between method and magic, searching for some solution that does not presently exist. Their work is evidence of that approach, and their future projects will surely continue to yield new and surprising discoveries.
http://www.ding3000.com/
DMY Berlin
A platform based in Berlin, Germany that promotes international exchange in design. The annual DMY International Design Festival showcases inspirational and experimental design.
http://www.dmy-berlin.com
d o (darren onyskiw) + soft-geometry
d o (darren onyskiw) : an artist and a self-taught architect. From Canada, he is active in Vancouver and Tokyo. soft-geometry:a think-tank for planning and realizing architecture and design projects through collaborations with the artist and design associates living and working in Japan.
DUENDE
Duende is a Japanese contemporary furniture and interior product label which was launched in September 2002. This brand aims to establish and distinguish itself on the international scene as an interior furnishings label that creates life style products with a distinctive Japanese accent.
http://www.duende.jp/
EDING:POST-Tomohiro Kato and Satoshi Hasegawa
They are a design duo,Tomohiro Kato and Satoshi Hasegawa. They are designing under the concept "STORY MAKING".
http://ed-ing-post.com
EKORNES
A biggest furniture maker in Scandinavia.Stressless®, first sold in 1971,is one of the most famous furniture brand and its trade mark is registered in more than 50 countries around the world.
http://www.ekornes.co.jp
Emmanuelle Moureaux
Born in France, 1971. She has been living in Tokyo since 1996. She established Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture & Design. She designs a wide range of buildings such as stores
and offices by using her technique of colour scheming and handling colours as space makers.
http://www.emmanuelle.jp
enamel.
They are a design unit by Ryoji and Sayuri Ishioka. They mainly do graphic design, art direction, web and package design. They are vigourously active in many fields such as fashion and interiors.
Portrait&work:©Daisuke Ishizaka
http://www.enamel.co.jp
