• Sun shelf
    Nendo’s Sundial bookshelf plays with shadows to create different looks. >
  • Ecotypic Bed by Arthur Xin.
    Work while you sleep
    What if the energy you produce in bed can be used to power lights and devices? It might encourage more um… Tossing and turning in bed. >
  • Fashion recreation
    Tokujin Yoshioka has designed the first shop for the 132 5 Issey Miyake range. >
  • Sleepy Chair. Photo: Takahumi Yamada.
    Suitable for sleep
    Comfort is king when it comes to sleeping arrangements. This duvet cum futon cum chair has comfort as a number one objective. >
  • Pyggy Bank by Nendo.
    Pennies for Pyggy
    Piggy banks are not just for children... They're functional and decorative home items with a unique history. >
  • Tyrolean Hat by Naoto Fukasawa. Photo via designboom.
    Hats off
    Naoto Fukasawa's new collection of hats are made entirely of paper, but beautifully crafted. >
  • Primitive Future House. Photo via designboom.
    Built on tension
    "Primitive Future House" at the Venice Architecture Biennale recently explored various spaces, created by instinct. >
  • Kuribayashi Takashi Sumpf Land 2008. Photo: Nakajima Kazumi.
    Big in Japan
    A new exhibition in Tokyo interrogates the Japanese relationship with nature and explores ways of redefining Japan. >
  • Li Edelkoort presents a future past
    A new generation of designers have emerged who are designing with greater freedom and are looking to the past to create for the future. >
  • Manabu Mizuno answers all at DI2010
    Creative director Manabu Mizuno’s presentation offered a gentle, reflective breath of fresh air. >
  • Manabu Mizuno
    Creative Director • Art Director
    Manabu Mizuno studied graphic design at Tama Art University. After graduating in 1996, he joined the advertising company Pablo Production. >
  • One chair is enough
    Shigeru Ban’s ingenious new 10-Unit System for Artek can be used to make a chair, table or bench using just one simple L-shaped unit. >
  • +81
    +81
    Launched in 1997, +81 is a magazine that covers creative scenes around the world from graphic design to fashion, photography, film, and music. >
  • Me, myself & Dai
    From the frontlines of Dai Fujiwara’s entourage of groupies, Sandhya Lalloo witnesses a creative master fuelled by minimalism and humility. >
  • Yumi-Na fishbone bow. Photo: Jun Mitsuhashi. © Yoshimoto Kogyo Co Ltd / Maywa Denki.
    Fishing for nonsense
    We persevered... and got some sense out of 'nonsense pioneer' Nobumichi Tosa. >
  • We heart mags
    Design Indaba magazine participated in the We Love Magazine Library exhibition in Japan in March. >
  • Shigeru Ban
    Architect
    Shigeru Ban is a Japanese architect renowned for his innovative work with, particularly, cardboard. >
  • Yugo Nakamura
    Yugo Nakamura
    Web Designer
    Yugo Nakamura is considered one of Japan's leading web designers having studied engineering, architecture and landscape design. >
  • Naoto Fukasawa
    Naoto Fukasawa
    Industrial Designer
    Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa is one of the world's most influential designers. >
  • Kenya Hara
    Graphic Designer
    Kenya Hara is a Japanese graphic designer and curator. >
  • Taku Satoh
    Taku Satoh
    Product Designer
    Originally studying fine arts, music and design, then joining Dentsu, Satoh established the Taku Satoh Design Office in Tokyo in 1984. >
  • Shigeru Uchida
    Shigeru Uchida
    Product Designer
    As a leading Japanese designer, Uchida has engaged in a wide range of design projects including interior works, furniture, products and urban planning. >

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