This month’s edition of my “On Design” column was in yesterday’s THE JAPAN TIMES, and can be read online here. In it, I cover Conof’s Digital Cordless Telephone, Mitsuhiro Kanada’s Strapped Orthogonality, Ideaco’s Ashtub Trico, Nendo’s Cabbage Chair, and a peek at next month’s Milano Salone.
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At Tokyo Big Sight for the Interior Lifestyle show, which I’m covering for MoCo Loco.
That’s right, comics, not manga. In all my years in Japan, this is the very first time I ever see someone take out an American comic to read on the train, in this case the latest issue of Warren Ellis’ THUNDERBOLTS. I did ask this guy permission before taking the shot, telling him I knew the writer and that he’d probably get a kick out of seeing this.
The fact that someone drew the kanji for meat on the cover of this free paper is unremarkable, but what if I tell you that they also drew it on almost every forehead of every picture inside! That’s dedication.
Remember that wall-climbing room with frames that I posted about a while back? Seems that it was designed by Nendo. Via Core77 (I don’t really see why they describe Nendo as a “start-up” unit though.)
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Does my wife know how to make her husband happy or what! She came back home with these for me. I love stationery, yes I do!
Copies of the latest issue of free paper RTR at Cafe Pause. There are a few pieces by PMKFA inside.
I write a monthly column covering Japanese product design for The Japan Times, called "On Design." It appears on the fourth Tuesday of every month, in both the print edition and online.
I contribute a weekly round-up covering the latest product and interior design happenings from Tokyo and Japan for MoCo Loco. It gets posted on Wednesdays, and you can find links to previous posts here.
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