Tokyo Design Week 2005

Today is A holiday/culture day and we have some cultural events. I went to the Tokyo Design Week 2005 which is one of my favorite events. The 100% design Tokyo part is both an exhibition and a trading area for contemporary interiors products. In the same area, I saw the Design Tokyo mart 2005, which is a designboom event that was also held in NY earlier this year.　Some of the same designers came to Japan and I saw that this "antlers" coat hook by alex taylor, they were all sold out.

In the container exhibition, I saw many companies set the same "lohas life" theme. Actually "Sotokoto" had an event there. Sotokoto is a magazine for natural life, Lohas life. ("Lohas" is short for "Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability")  Here is the site. The title of this month’s edition, "99 ways to live until 100 years old" is funny, isn't it?  To have strong counscious for "a long life" and to make efforts seems to be most stressful for me. Since Germany set 2005 and 2006 as "Germany in Japan", The German national tourist office had a "Touch of Germany" event there too. I touche d a "piece of the Berlin wall", A Handbag and gloves owned by Marlene Dietrich etc, it is interesting idea.

And then the art students part was fun, I love unique design chairs. You will be able to see more picture on this blog and they will update everyday until this event is over on the 6th.

Comments

[Mari]

Hi There
it was fun to visit there, but I have to say I am getting tired. Well no big surprise, no big changing.

[Sausage]

Singapore is also going to have a Singapore Designers Festival beginning next week. I'll post photos as it takes place.

[I am Dali]

the tire chair and peoplesilhouette chair

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BRILLIANT

i want to slink my body into that

tire chair