Today I visited the
100% Design Tokyo trade show, the main event of Tokyo Designer's week 2007. The show is organised in collaboration with the 100% Design trade show in London and the Design Association. Hence a lot of the designs on display here were from European origin, although there was plenty from Japanese designers and manufacturers. I spent about 2 hours at the show, and here are a few things that caught my attention.
The
roller buggy by Valentin Vodev of
pixstudio. This child carriage transforms into a scooter for added speed and fun. The front wheels turn when you lean sideways. Looks like fun even without a child on board! Information:
pixstudio.net.
The
write-bulb by Japanese studio
sample case. The light is turned on by drawing a coil (or any other line) between two contact points with a regular pencil. The light is switched off by erasing the line! Information: tel. +81(0)90-3629-9429, or
samplecase-j1@nifty.com.
The
heatwave by Jaga and
Joris Laarman. This modular neo-rococo central heating radiator is made from polyconcrete and is truly impressive in real life. It has already been added to the collection of several modern art museums in the Netherlands and France. Information:
theradiatorfactory.com,
jorislaarman.com.
My favourite object at the show was this
zuse toaster by
Inseq design. The compact design of the object is great in itself: the bread is inserted from the top and is toasted as it travels through the toaster, to be caught by a minimal metal wire tray. On top of that, it burns a random design from a selection of images kept in a memory chip inside the toaster. Information:
inseq.net.
The roller buggy by Valentin Vodev of pixstudio. This child carriage transforms into a scooter for added speed and fun. The front wheels turn when you lean sideways. Looks like fun even without a child on board! Information: pixstudio.net.
The write-bulb by Japanese studio sample case. The light is turned on by drawing a coil (or any other line) between two contact points with a regular pencil. The light is switched off by erasing the line! Information: tel. +81(0)90-3629-9429, or samplecase-j1@nifty.com.
The heatwave by Jaga and Joris Laarman. This modular neo-rococo central heating radiator is made from polyconcrete and is truly impressive in real life. It has already been added to the collection of several modern art museums in the Netherlands and France. Information: theradiatorfactory.com, jorislaarman.com.
My favourite object at the show was this zuse toaster by Inseq design. The compact design of the object is great in itself: the bread is inserted from the top and is toasted as it travels through the toaster, to be caught by a minimal metal wire tray. On top of that, it burns a random design from a selection of images kept in a memory chip inside the toaster. Information: inseq.net.
1 comment:
re. that toaster, wasn't there one that was hooked up to the meteorological service and would burn a cloud, a sun, rain icon or whatever on your toast depending on the forecast? Geeky *and* informative!
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