The images to the right were taken at the Contemporary Japanese Design Pavilion at the January NY NOW show. Sponsored by METI (the Japanese Ministry of the Economy, Trade and Industry), nineteen small companies and craftspeople from various areas in Japan were selected to participate. This was based on their proprietary designs and techniques. In order not to just… Read more »
Carl Magnusson and co-designer Emanuela Frattini Magnusson have been awarded a 2016 GOOD DESIGN™ Award for their IVY umbrella stand, which is available at and distributed by Ameico, Inc. Architect Carl Magnusson began his career working for Ray and Charles Eames in Venice, CA and then worked for Knoll as Director of Design in Europe… Read more »
Come see what’s new from AMEICO at NYNOW February 5th-8th Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Accent on Design Booth 3916
Folability’s Kyla McCallum creates products inspired by origami and geometry. A graduate of the Glasgow School of Art, with double masters of European and Product Design, McCallum is a project manager, illustrator, blogger, as well as an accomplished industrial, interior, and package designer. These lamps are made using squares of Fedrigoni parchment from Italy, each… Read more »
Time is fleeting. Life moves far too fast. With a bit of technology and a bit of magic, ETCH Clock does more than tell time; it can help you change your entire perception of time by slowing it down to a relaxing increment that materializes in soft, quiet pulses, like a heartbeat. ETCH Clock is… Read more »
While in Tokyo, I visited at the 21_21 Design Sight (www.2121designsight.jp) a show put together by Naoto Fukusawa titled “ Zakka: Goods and Things”. Attached some pictures from the exhibition, showing also the influences from abroad (starting with Bauhaus). In Japan “zakka” are every day, ordinary products we feel comfortable with and thus surround ourselves… Read more »
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