Niels van Eijk & Miriam van der Lubbe

Niels Van Eijk and Miriam Van Der Lube started their design studio in 1998. They work individually but share one studio. They focus on product, interior and exhibition design.
Porcelain works in which the traditional floral patterns have been subtly transposed into contemporary objects such as headphones, and handbags that comment on gun armament, are some of the objects that they create in order to provoke discussion on social issues in the contemporary world. They feel that awareness and discussion is a good starting point to actually cause change.
http://www.ons-adres.nl

Joris Laarman

Joris Laarman was born in the Netherlands in 1979. In 1998 he started his studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven. After graduating cum laude in 2003 he gained notoriety with his functional rococo radiator Heatwave, which was acquired by international museums, and won several awards.
Joris' work has been exhibited throughout the world at many museums and fairs. In 2006, he designed one of the Ideal House Exhibitions at the furniture fair IMM Cologne. He has contributed to Domus magazine with articles and seminars, and has been a guest teacher at European universities like the Architectural Association London, Rietveld academy Amsterdam, and the Design Academy Eindhoven.
http://www.jorislaarman.com

Sylvain Willenz

Born in Brussels in 1978. Sylvain Willenz graduated from Design Products at the Royal College of Art in London in 2003. Willenz's studio is now based in Brussels. Works include lighting, product design and furniture.
Since 2007, his works have taken a rather graphical approach, and a marked change in materials can be observed. His recent series of works, which includes the plastic-molded lighting device “Torch” and the coat hangar that stands on it’s own, “COATED Coat-stand,” have received worldwide acclaim for their simplicity and refinement, in the dimensions of the conceptual, the aesthetic, and the manufacturing technique.
http://www.sylvainwillenz.com

Sarah van Gameren

Sarah van Gameren graduated in 2004 from the Design Academy in the Netherlands. In London she proceeded studies in design at the Royal College of Art, She was shortlisted for the Artemide Tasklight competition in 2007. In her work she aims to refresh the connotations of design by integrating a more subtle conceptual meaning, and she investigates the value of design in search of a new definition.
Big Dipper is an installation existing of a machine suspended from the ceiling and two drums of melted wax on the floor. The machine is using the technique of candle making, where straight strings of wick are being dipped to become candles, but dips full chandeliers with arms of wax instead.
http://www.sarahvangameren.com

Swiss Signature

Swiss Signature is a young Swiss design team who release cutting edge works in a number of fields including furniture, lampshades, interior products, and jewelry.
StauffacherBenz (Stefan Stauffacher & Nicole Benz) / bnd brand new design (Alain Jost) / netwerch (Noah Baumgartner, Daniel Christen, Andreas Christen) / Julie Studer / FHNW HGK Basel Intitut Ineriordesign and Szenography are the five who have an exhibition together as a 'Swiss Signature' team. 'fold-x' (photo) was nominated 2005 for the design price of Switzerland (Design Prise Schweiz). It’s a self-standing and folding wardrobe, which can be used, in many different situations. In it's folded unused state it is ten times smaller. It is made out of wood.

Jurgen Bey

Born 1965 in The Netherlands, Jurgen Bey works on extensive projects from products to architecture and landscape design. One thing Jurgen does is investigate the context of the chair and its relationship to its users. Through the language of design, he creates stories that stem from the chair.
Cratecabinets are a series of products in which collected old pieces of furniture are combined, in search of new products and functions. A box is the protection for a piece of furniture during the transport. After transporting, the furniture can be taken out of the travelling box wherafter the two objects can lead separate lives. But they can also continue to exist together, as a new thing. If the box is fixed on top of the table after shipment, a totally new type of cabinet is born.
http://www.jurgenbey.nl

Heath Nash

I studied Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. I then started working with light once I left art school - eventually fi nding old plastic bottles and wire (a typical South African craft material) an inspiration for my range called 'other people's rubbish'.
My work is exploratory - I try to explore and investigate materials for what they are. I love the nature of synthetic plastic bottles, and their relationship to light. I am also very interested in using age-old craft techniques to make contemporary objects. I have tended to use limitation as a tool in my work - by limiting myself to a specific material or technique for a period of time, I have found new and interesting ways to use that material.
http://www.heathnash.com

Hannah Lobley

Creative Director. Paperwork, wood becomes paper becomes wood.
After accidentally leaving a book out in the rain, Hannah Lobley developed Paperwork, a unique recycling technique using the printed pages of unwanted books and paper. Paperwork is a very open and adaptable product appealing to many different areas of the market. Each product is a one off, unique item in which the distinct surface texture cannot be recreated. Why not have something beautiful created from a book or papers personal to you?
http://www.hl-web.net

Dainippon Type Organization

Formed by Hidechika and Tetsuya Tsukada in 1993. They are experimental typography performers who disarticulate or combine Japanese characters and alphabets into unique new typography.From KOKUYO, "TOYPOGRAPHY" -- A TOY of TYPOGRAPHY,now on sale!!
Using the letters that are scattered all over this large space, let's combine, align, stack, and fiddle around with them, in order to have fun making new letters! Go on a fontsy search for your true self!
http://dainippon.type.org/

FULGURO

Design studio Fulguro are Yves Fidalgo and Cedric Decroux. They joined forces while studying at the Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL). They have worked across a range of disciplines including furniture, product and graphic design since 2001.
Throughout our career, we have been emphasizing the connection that man fosters with th evegetal in habitat. Several projects and researches such as the concepts reHOUSE, reHOUSE/BATH and VOLET VERT have been developed around this theme. We further pursue this reflection at this year’s SaloneSatellite during the Milan Furniture Fair 2007, presenting a collection of four objects : reLEAF, reCOVER, reFRESH and reFLECT.
http://www.fulguro.ch

Piet Hein Eek

Piet Hein Eek gains inspiration from the materials and process's he works with, his designs are often handmade - a time consuming process which produces some very beautiful and highly original work.
Piet had the chance to develop his go kart design into an actual product when a client spotted his prototype and asked Piet to make a set for his 4 Grand children. Piet's go karts are a world of fun for children and adults alike and are defi nitely something to pass from one generation to the next.
http://www.pietheineek.nl

Vintage Plant

Vintage Plant, initiated by Byggstudio in Copenhergen, May 2006, is a network of second-hand plants and their life stories. We trade and exchange plants with history through markets held in different cities and countries. Each plant in the network is registered and presented in a web archive, www.vintageplant.net, where you can read about their past lives, owners, moves, health conditions etc. Many plants have
survived half a century or more and some have actually been through quite a lot - being thrown at ex-girlfriends in heavy fights or been moving through whole Scandinavia with a secret love affair in the baggage. In Europe house plants are natural part of our home interior. In difference to for example furniture the plants are living organisms, dependent on how their owners live and treat them. We seldom think of the plants as valuable, but they actually reflect our way of living and our family history by being passed on from generation to generation. Thus, the Vintage Plant project aims to give
the house plants some deserved recognition and is at the same time a way of telling the life stories of the people surrounding them.
http://www.vintageplant.net

Johanna Strand

Graduated from Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm, Sweden, 2006. Furniture, product and interior design. Exhibiting with Linus Berglund and Mats Seitz at Tide Exhibition.
"luminary" is made out of a bent metal pipe. The two light bulb fittings allow for dual directions of the light. The Pipe can be used standing up or lying down, depending on what suits the moment and the use. It is a well-styled product that presents to us new potentials in lighting design.
http://www.johannastrand.se

Emiko Oki

After graduating from college, Oki worked in London as a freelance designer, while also writing and taking part in the organization of events such as the design exhibition "Tent London." By fusing the sensibilities that she has acquired both in Japan and overseas, Oki aims to create designs that cross over between the secular and the spectacular, and between strength and ephemerality.
An exhibition of tableware that is a bit divergent from the ordinary. For example, the designer takes the familiar form of a pintglass used in British pubs, and modifies it into a wineglass, an ashtray, or even a vase. This is her homage to the standard items of tableware we use in our daily lives.
http://www.emikooki.com

f.a.t

A design unit comprised of Hitoshi Kuramoto and Yusuke Seki. After graduating from Kanazawa College of Art, they founded the design label f.a.t. Their work can be described as "intricate, passionate, and relaxed." Their original stance has received acclaim, and they've participated in many projects around the world.
In interpersonal relationships, there are certain customs to be followed, and in relationships between objects and people, or spaces and people, there are customs as well. The conventional customs are usually observed without any problems. That's why communication between objects and people occur smoothly... These items of tableware pay attention to these customs.
http://www.fatfatfat.net

Leif.designpark

Leif.designpark is a design team based in Japan, consisting of Takashi Ueno, Mamoru Naito and Keizaburo Honda. Their work ranges from interior design to art and industrial products. By cooperating with specialists in the fields of arts and crafts, they maintain production of the highest quality.
Leif. presents the concept of a virtual space called "designpark," a park surrounded by a low hedge, which can be accessed freely. The objective is to share this project with people from a variety of fields, in order to give breadth to Leif.designpark as well as the individual participants. Many products emerge from this project.
http://www.leif-designpark.com

PPP

Product Project Party designs furniture and miscellaneous goods based on various project themes. In 2005 and 2006, they presented at 100% Design Tokyo. Six professionals who design varying objects like cars, household appliances, and furniture, gathered together to form this collective. The members are Spring Daisuke, Mihara Teppei, Hiroyuki Kato, Haruki Senda, spring water positive Yu, and Yusuke Tsujita.
Bamboo is attracting attention as a material with high environmental performance and rapid growth. However, the required efforts and high costs make it a difficult material to handle. So it is necessary to establish original know-hows that are distinct from wood working. "Laminated bamboo lumber project" is a project in which we investigate the many subjects concerning glued laminated bamboo, make use of the properties of the material, devise logical products, and use this resource in a proper way.
http://www.teori.co.jp/tdw

BACH × nendo

nendo / Oki Sato : Born 1977 in Toronto. Graduated as top student from Department of Architecture at Waseda University In 2000. After finishing his Masters at the same university, he founded the design office nendo. They create designs internationally, in fields ranging from interior, furniture, products, and graphics, and have won numerous awards.
Only specially selected books will be put into this bookshelf. Examples are "12 books tracing the life of Le Corbusier," and "15 books to enjoy French cuisine." It is called the "All in One Book & Shelf": a bookshelf and a set of books, packaged together as one product. The book selection group BACH will be selecting the books, which will be enveloped by nendo's designs.

E&Y - CECILIE MANZ

Founded in 1985, E&Y edits, develops and manufactures design furniture and objects. Their items are included in the collections of the London Design Museum, the Swedish National Museum and MoMA NY.
E&Y 2007 collection will be launched. Some of them were designed by Scandinavian (Finnish, Swedish, Danish ) designers, and the others were designed by Japanese young designers. We will produce the latest designer products with our concept, which is the development for the creation of design.E&Y NEW COLLECTION
ILKKA SUPPANEN / MARTEN CLAESSON (CKR) / MIKA TOLVANEN / CECILIE MANZ / GEN SUZUKI / KOICHI FUTATSUMATA
http://www.eandy.com

E&Y - MARTEN CLAESSON (CKR)

Founded in 1985, E&Y edits, develops and manufactures design furniture and objects. Their items are included in the collections of the London Design Museum, the Swedish National Museum and MoMA NY.
E&Y 2007 collection will be launched. Some of them were designed by Scandinavian (Finnish, Swedish, Danish ) designers, and the others were designed by Japanese young designers. We will produce the latest designer products with our concept, which is the development for the creation of design.E&Y NEW COLLECTION
ILKKA SUPPANEN / MARTEN CLAESSON (CKR) / MIKA TOLVANEN / CECILIE MANZ / GEN SUZUKI / KOICHI FUTATSUMATA
http://www.eandy.com

E&Y - GEN SUZUKI

Founded in 1985, E&Y edits, develops and manufactures design furniture and objects. Their items are included in the collections of the London Design Museum, the Swedish National Museum and MoMA NY.
E&Y 2007 collection will be launched. Some of them were designed by Scandinavian (Finnish, Swedish, Danish ) designers, and the others were designed by Japanese young designers. We will produce the latest designer products with our concept, which is the development for the creation of design.E&Y NEW COLLECTION
ILKKA SUPPANEN / MARTEN CLAESSON (CKR) / MIKA TOLVANEN / CECILIE MANZ / GEN SUZUKI / KOICHI FUTATSUMATA
http://www.eandy.com

E&Y - ILKKA SUPPANEN

Founded in 1985, E&Y edits, develops and manufactures design furniture and objects. Their items are included in the collections of the London Design Museum, the Swedish National Museum and MoMA NY.
E&Y 2007 collection will be launched. Some of them were designed by Scandinavian (Finnish, Swedish, Danish ) designers, and the others were designed by Japanese young designers. We will produce the latest designer products with our concept, which is the development for the creation of design.E&Y NEW COLLECTION
ILKKA SUPPANEN / MARTEN CLAESSON (CKR) / MIKA TOLVANEN / CECILIE MANZ / GEN SUZUKI / KOICHI FUTATSUMATA
http://www.eandy.com

E&Y - KOICHI FUTATSUMATA

Founded in 1985, E&Y edits, develops and manufactures design furniture and objects. Their items are included in the collections of the London Design Museum, the Swedish National Museum and MoMA NY.
E&Y 2007 collection will be launched. Some of them were designed by Scandinavian (Finnish, Swedish, Danish ) designers, and the others were designed by Japanese young designers. We will produce the latest designer products with our concept, which is the development for the creation of design.E&Y NEW COLLECTION
ILKKA SUPPANEN / MARTEN CLAESSON (CKR) / MIKA TOLVANEN / CECILIE MANZ / GEN SUZUKI / KOICHI FUTATSUMATA
http://www.eandy.com

E&Y - MIKA TOLVANEN

Founded in 1985, E&Y edits, develops and manufactures design furniture and objects. Their items are included in the collections of the London Design Museum, the Swedish National Museum and MoMA NY.
E&Y 2007 collection will be launched. Some of them were designed by Scandinavian (Finnish, Swedish, Danish ) designers, and the others were designed by Japanese young designers. We will produce the latest designer products with our concept, which is the development for the creation of design.E&Y NEW COLLECTION
ILKKA SUPPANEN / MARTEN CLAESSON (CKR) / MIKA TOLVANEN / CECILIE MANZ / GEN SUZUKI / KOICHI FUTATSUMATA
http://www.eandy.com

Frost Produkt

Frost Produkt is a product design company mainly focusing on professional consultancy work, but also does a small series for their own brand. They are based in Oslo / Norway and consist of Tom Jenkins, Sindre Widerberg, Victoria Hultdin, Sondre Frost and Jann Frost. They have recently been attracting attention for designing the Alta Bike together with Norway Says and Bleed.
We follow the products all the way from the conceptual stage to finished projects. Our aim is to contribute with sustainable design and manufacturing methods, and to provide simple but thorough solutions and aesthetics.
http://www.frostprodukt.no

NOOKA Inc. / Matthew Waldman

Nooka is the brainchild of Matthew Waldman, a New York City based designer, artist and educator. Nooka presents provocative designs that are both high art and high fashion. Their current offering is the Nooka line of wristwatches featured in museum and fashion boutiques around the world.
Nooka creates intuitive alternatives for commonly accepted design modalities. The Nooka line of watches features a graphical representation of time that is more intuitive than traditional methods both analog and digital. The visual mass increases as time passes, giving weight to the ephemeral.
http://www.nooka.jp

innermost-Michael Young

Michael Young has been amongst the most internationally successful and influential designers of his generation from the outset of his career. Young’s early woven steel works were acquired by public institutions including Centre Pompidou and the Mus
http://www.innermost.co.uk

innermost-Shin Azumi

Shin Azumi was born in Kobe, Japan in 1965. After finishing his MA in Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art in 1994, he started working as a design unit ‘AZUMI’. In 2005, he established his own office ‘a studio’ in London. The client list of ‘a studio’ includes brands such as Magis, Lapalma, Desalto, Muji, Authentics, iGuzzini and many others from both Europe and Japan.
Shin Azumi, working with Innermost for the first time, has designed two sleek modern candlesticks, Ribbon and Tri, two of three designs he has been commissioned to produce by the company. Formed out of a single thread of brushed steel in which the candles are gripped, Ribbon has a quiet authority about it, while the larger scale Tri adds a sense of occasion - even ceremony - to 21st century dining.
http://www.innermost.co.uk

innermost-Winnie Lui

Winnie Lui, 26, graduated from Central Saint Martins in Fashion Communication and Promotion. In London, she learnt the skill of silversmithing, while in her native Hong Kong where she is now based, she has worked as a stylist. She is currently participating in a spa decoration project as well as designing fashion graphics, installations and photography.
Winnie Lui, who is usually a jewelry designer, has created the exciting chandelier White/Black. Each chandelier is unique and has been painstakingly assembled by Winnie. Objets trouv
http://www.innermost.co.uk

innermost-Russell Samson

Russell Samson trained in Product Design at Central St Martins and since 1992, has worked for both consultancies and run his own business designing product, lighting, furniture, retail & interiors. He cut his teeth in design at an early age working weekends and summers in his father’s furniture business which triggered an early desire to design & understand how things are made. This - coupled with a passion for detail and function _ provided a springboard to move into other fields. Things have moved on quite a bit since then and more recently he has been involved in designing & running projects for a wide range of clients both small & blue chip.
http://www.innermost.co.uk

innermost-Koray Ozgen

Koray Ozgen is an industrial designer based in Paris offering consultancy on multi-disciplinary design solutions. He has set up Ozgen Design Studio following his post-graduate internship at Les Ateliers - E.N.S.C.I. (Ecole Nationale Superieure de Cr
http://www.innermost.co.uk

We Are Going Underground

We Are Going Underground is an 'underground' design event started in 2005 in Stockholm during the Stockholm Furniture Fair. We Are Going Underground will show at DesignTide's main exhibition site with all 8 Swedish designers. Participating designers are Konkret Form (Simon Anund and Kristian Nilsson), Thomas Bernstrand, TAF(Mattias Stahlbom and Gabriella Gustafson), Matti Klenell, Peter Andersson and Albin Karlsson.
We decided to call our exhibition “We Are Going Underground” for two main reasons: 1. In Stockholm we have always shown our concept under the city surface, in under ground spaces such as garages or old empty spaces that no one seems to take notice about, although they are located in the city core. 2. We are working in an independent / underground way when it comes to curating exhibitions in Stockholm.
One of the unique points with We are Going Underground is that we are a group of designers and artists who work together to create an event that constantly challenges the design climate in Stockholm and Sweden.
http://www.konkretform.se

ARTECNICA

Artecnica was founded in 1987 by Enrico Bressan and Tahmineh Javanbakht. Since the early 90’s, Enrico has been involved in developing eco-friendly products. Today they also run Design with Conscience, a program to produce products in accordance with humanitarian and environmentally friendly principles, which was born in 2002 with the aid of Tahmineh’s vision.
DESIGN WITH CONSCIENCE: Enchant, inspire and transform applies not only to the products created by Artecnica, but also a world view. DWC is a program to produce products in accordance with humanitarian and environmentally friendly principles. New possibilities of design are presented in works such as a light stand that unexpectedly pops out of a book when opened.
http://www.artecnicainc.com

ROCK,PAPER,SCISSORS&SUNTORY FLOWERS

Rock Paper Scissors' is the design label of ad-maker SUN-AD. Our aim is to create 'unknown sense' from not surface like color and shape but the idea of fundamental standpoint. This time, we designed 'new relationship between human and flowers' with SUNTORYFLOWERS LIMITED. SUNTORYFLOWERS LIMITED is a flower breeding and marketing company in Japan.
'Unknown beauty', this is a concept of tu-tu r.t.d. tu-tu r.t.d. was created in order to show the idea of the relationship between human and flowers' into shape. 'The relationship between human and flowers' means every action between human and flower, such as, display of flower, purchase of flower, gift of flower... etc. One of the features is an attractive design of enhancing beauty of the flowers. We assure that this unique package change the present world of flower for the better.
http://www.moondust.co.jp/rtd

Y INNOVATION

Near future lifestyle product developing workshop with designers and interactive artists and technologists and curator based in Yokohama, 2007 autumn product is designed by KURAMOTO Jin (f.a.t.) and made by "Sound Master" Taguchi, and curated by OKADA Tomohiro (Creative Cluster).
"Supper", speakers and audio system design like stylish table wares, glasses, bottles, and a basket, makes natural sound ensemble by nature environmental sounds from Japan. The sounds of wares are sounding each element from nature. You would PLAY those sounds by affordances on table wares, so you could control ensemble sound on the dining like solo sound element to orchestra from nature.
http://innovation.creativecluster.jp

FREITAG

FREITAG was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1993. They make Individual Recycled Freeway Bags out of old truck tarpaulins, used cycle inner tubes and car seat belts. The company has succeeded in creating a wholly new design product in which each item is unique.
FREITAG announces an international contest for designing truck tarpaulins. The best tarpaulins will be fitted onto one of the trucks from our longstanding partner, the Swiss transport company PLANZER. The designer tarpaulin will spend five years hard at work on the roads. Thereafter the well-worn winning tarpaulin will be carefully cut to pieces to end up as special edition bags.
http://www.freitag.ch

PearsonLloyd

PearsonLloyd is a multi award winning London based design studio working across a wide variety of disciplines including furniture, product, transport and the public realm. The studio has established itself as innovative and pluralist and has developed a reputation for design excellence working with an A list international client base. Tom Lloyd and Luke Pearson met while studying at the Royal College of Art in the early 1990’s. The partnership was founded in 1997 out of a shared desire to bridge the often disparate cultures of furniture and product design.
LINK is a new product designed by PearsonLloyd, in response to a commission by ARPRO to investigate potential new uses of expanded polypropylene within the contract furniture and interiors market. The result is a modular building block, which allows for playful creations of elegant, lightweight structures, creating changeable environments with its simple yet dynamic forms. For further information : link@pearsonlloyd.com
http://www.pearsonlloyd.com

Kakitsubata

From modern to classic, from western to eastern,Kakitsubata sees beauty and joy in crafts. Earthquakethat hit Noto Peninsula on 25th March this year has caused a devastating damage to the area's coreindustries such as Wajima-nuri (lacquerware) and
sake. WxK is a project amongst the two industries and designers to revitalize the damaged economy and to give local people encouragement.
http://www.kakitsubataweb.com

WAJIMA x Kakitsubata

We would like to keep this wonderful Japanese tradition andto introduce new works along the theme of "Tableware". Wewelcom you to enjoy and appreciate the beauty and elegance of Wajima-nuri.
http://www.wajimaxkakitsubata.com

VINTA

VINTA, the design team of Kouhei Okamoto and Toshitaka Nakamura was established in 2004. Won Eva Kumlin AWARD at Tokyo Designers Block 2004. Invited to StockfolmFunituerFair in 2005, and took part in DesignTide in Tokyo 2005, 「CHOCOLATE」exhibition at 21_21 DESIGNSITE in 2007, 「KATACHI」exhibition at Museum fur Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, etc.
http://www.vinta.jp

Limb Co,

Graduated from Tama Art University. After Working for IDEE Co., Ltd., established Limb Co., Ltd in 2004. She has been active to interior design for indivisual homes and re-modelings, as well as the product works such as her original furniture line "neutral for COVAMOC", sofas and lamps for CIBONE, and so on. She's started a unit "limbgreen" for proposing indoor garden furnitures to make people can have more deep relationship with planters.
http://www.limbco.jp

gift_

Total cultural design oriented mainly with space design.
sound, graphic and movie design and direction business are also some of our main consideration.Also we have gallery & shop called "gift_lab".The gallery introduces music, design, art, culture, etc.. This showroom is mainly our base to present our philosophy towards
the world besides what we do above.
http://www.giftlab.jp

Bob Foundation

Bob Foundation is a creative group by Mitsunori Asakura and Hiromi Suzuki. They communicate, share and explore their interests with people through art work, design, film and anything else that present possibilities.
http://www.bobfoundation.com

NOACK OSTRYCHARCZYK

To play changes your point of view. A sofa becomes a mountain. The floor becomes the sea… Doesn’t this kind of play make you feel great? Noack Ostrycharczyk are designer, performer, dressmaker, and even ice-cream-seller. They will be delivering to us a doll made of socks, “sockmates.” They will also be releasing an item just for DesignTide: “wildmates,” made from Chilean wool!
http://www.noack-ostrycharczyk.com

LFS / Live for Sweets

Originally initiated in order to enjoy confectionery-shopping, Live For Sweets is today centered around spatial decoration, and has also begun their own product brand “LFS” along with the accessory brand “H&B.” Some examples of their works are modern vases designed with classical motifs such as skulls and painting frames, and ashtrays in the shape of sealing wax. Very sweet.
http://www.liveforsweets.com

no quiet

"no quiet" is the private brand of designer Kunikazu Hoshiba, and the brand name is a translation of "monomousu," a traditional Japanese utterance of protest. Their goal is to present items that are creatively designed, but can at the same time be
sold persistently without regard to the season or trends. Items that can be used for a long time, the application of different materials for a fixed basic design, and “made in Japan” are some of the concepts under pursuit.
http://www.noquiet.jp

amabro

The basic concept of Amabro is the rediscovery of the expressive act. It is a project in which the standard objects of our daily lives are reinvestigated, and designs are developed from the perspective of contemporary art. The items of the Amabro series, with its theme “living spaces with paintings,” are devised to give paintings a better sense of familiarity in our homes, and there is another series of baby bibs that have images of objects normally used by adults printed onto them.
http://www.amanemurakami.com

Cas Holman

Cas Holman founded Heroes Will Rise, a stationary company charged with originality and creativity. They produce “Geemo,” a building block that trains the imagination. It will go on sale at the MoMA Store in New York this year. Its flexible legs with magnets attract and repel each other in unpredictable directions. Adults as well as children can create any forms they like, make new discoveries, build, and enjoy.
http://www.casholman.com

2e / yuki otani

2e is a design unit that is acclaimed for their works which can be found in places like museum shops. One of their designs is a notebook that appears as a picture book. The user can write memos beside the illustrations, or just simply use it as a book without words. They also make jewelry that look like miniaturized objects. The images of nature that are silkscreened onto simple wooden packaging boxes resonate with the shape of the metal jewelry, and they seem to orate a soft story like that of a picture book.
http://www.2e-prodotti.com

Takashi Tsunoda (KOTO)

With the motto “ambitions communicated through the hands,” Takashi Tsunoda designs toys that make you move your hands and use your mind. His work “Piperoid” aims to guide the user into contemplating the world, through craft. He makes craft kits for adults, to get them to rethink the responsibility that should be involved in the process of creating things, especially because we live in an age in which creating things is so easy. Try to feel the strong messages that are embodied in his cute designs.
http://piperoid.jp

OSSU ! SYUGEIBU

Ossu! Syugeibu is a handcraft group that was founded by members who had no handcraft skills whatsoever. Men in their 40s, equipped with nothing but their youth; they invented many new handcraft techniques, and have created numerous works. Today, the group is centered around seven core members, and is a mix of various ages, genders, and races. They make works that are charged with humor, such as the “Robogurumi” that walks around barking, and “Kao-pass,” a card case in the shape of a person’s face.
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/ossu-syugeibu

shirara

Shirara’s works are grounded upon their welcoming spirit and the possibilities of paper. They often make items that have an ephemeral lightness, and emphasis is placed on the refined connotations of paper. These works are manifestations of their desire to create objects that allow intuitive customization, rather than starting out as already finalized products.
http://www.cece.co.jp

o3mo

The concept of Ceramic design unit “o3mo” is the pursuit of both the quality of craft and the possibilities of ceramic vessel production. Each of their works are a creative expression, in which they put care into aspects of the object that can’t be immediately seen by the eye. We would like you to take the vessels in your own hands and discover for yourself the traces of care put into the work. All works are handmade, from their own custom-made clay and glaze.
http://www.o3mo.com

cocoo Eri Tsunoda

Cocoo produces small objects that they had previously only been able to wish were available. The works are based on the figures of animals and plants, and represent the laws and phenomena of nature. They are cute but not overly romantic, and will provide emotional warmth to the user. These items are made to enrich your daily life.
http://cocoo.jp

NijiYura

Nijiyura is a brand that produces towel cloths dyed with the traditional Chuusen dyeing method. Chuusen has been passed down through the ages, with the tradition based in Sakai city of Osaka prefecture. Unlike printed images, the images made with this dye tend to blot and fluctuate. These properties are creatively utilized by contemporary designers who are invited to create their own designs. This includes designers like Naomi Ito, Yuko Yamamoto, and Nahoko Seki.
http://www.nijiyura.jp

WASABEAT

WASABEAT is an online club music store that pursues the unexplored potentialities of music. Built upon a network of countless independent and semi-major record labels from the four corners of the world, WASABEAT now provides its users with more than 30,000 cutting edge tracks in both high quality 320kbps MP3 and studio quality WAV files. Watch out for their cutting edge software and gadgets that let anybody enjoy DJing.
http://www.wasabeat.jp

MAKOO

This craft notebook gives new life to paper that has once fulfilled its mission. Is it really necessary for the assembly of notebooks to be flawless? Considering about our natural environment, couldn’t we use non-bleached recycled paper? Every single notebook is different, and has its own attraction.

BLANK

BLANK is a fashion brand with the theme of "starting from white and exploring the possibilities of white color." They create a wide selection of objects centered around clothing, with the aim to make everyday life pleasant. They will be presenting three types of teddy bears, the Golden Buddha bear, the hairy chest bear, and the Alabaster Venus bear, all made with BLANK’s original technique of photo transfer. A crowd of 100 teddies will be waiting for you.
http://www.3min.jp/blank

PoeM

“Gum Tape Wallet” was created on the theme of “eco” by the designer of PoeM, who believes that what is crucial is the creation of various points of departure. This product will allow the user to have a feel of its relationships to “eco.” For example, when you take this wallet out of your pocket, you will have to ask yourself: “Did I really need to buy this? Couldn’t I have made it myself or used something else instead?”

"Heisann" - Norwegian design.

Heisann
http://www.interocean.co.jo/designtide

KYO-TO-TO

Kyototo is a brand name that fuses Kyoto and Tokyo, the traditional and contemporary centers of Japan. The theme of their products will be "Jeu de mots" (word game). Archaic Japanese onomatopoeia will be embroidered onto washcloths, in hiragana and kanji. Using Kachin-zuri, a traditional sumi-dyeing technique from Kyoto, they will be expressing the beauty of the forms and sounds of the Japanese language.
http://www.kyototo.jp

SECCO & The Treasures of Wasteland

Secco’s products are dubbed “Treasures of Wasteland.” Familiar elements of industrial waste, such as used tire tubes, and electronic components from cell phones and computers, are reincarnated into appealing products. The concept is to make sure the items are created with high-quality and functionality, and also to retain the shapes and properties of the original material, so that people will understand that it is an object made from waste.
http://seccoshop.jp

PAPIER LABO.

Papier Labo is a shop that sells original products related to paper. They use movable type print on their products. As well as post cards and paper-based products, they also create items such as pencil sharpeners, pencil cases, and bookends. Their main attribute is the emphasis placed on the natural feel of materials such as paper, wood, canvas, and movable type print.
http://www.papierlabo.com

Hella Jongerius

Hella Jongerius was born in De Meern, Netherlands in 1963, and graduated from the industrial design department at the Eindhoven Design Academy in 1993. Since 1996, she has been an instructor at Amsterdam Rietveld Acadamy and the Eindhoven Design Academy. In 2000, she established the
http://www.jongeriuslab.com

team sempre

Sempre is a design team that produce furniture from a unique design perspective. Their designs stress the importance of both good design and functionality.

Kazuhiko Tomita

Born in 1965. Graduated from the engineering department of Chiba University in 1989. Graduated from the Royal College of Arts in 1992. Started doing design work in Italy in 1993.

Paulo Mendes da Rocha

He is an international reference of the Brazilian contemporary architecture. He received the Mies Van der Rohe prize in 2000 for the renovation of the Museum of Beaux Arts, as well as the Plitzker Prize of Architecture in 2006.

Marina Bautier

After graduating from Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (UK), Belgian designer Marina Bautier set up her own design practice, lamaisondemarina, in 2002 in her home town of Brussels. She works on a wide range of projects, from product design to interiors.
http://www.lamaisondemarina.com

■FULGURO

The Fulguro design studio is the team of Yves Fidalgo and Cedric Decroux. They joined forces while studying at the Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL). Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, since 2001 they have been working across a range of disciplines including furniture, product and graphic design.
http://www.fulguro.ch

Tohgo Murano

Daisaku Choh

Shiroh Kuramata

Hanna Werning

Hanna Werning works as an independent designer across various disciplines, including communication design, visual arts, illustration, product design, exhibitions, self-initiated and commissioned work.
http://www.byhanna.com

Eva Schildt

Eva Schildt’s work with a wide range of commissions. She often draws inspiration from nature, adding a poetic or humorous twists to the forms and objects of our daily life. 

http://www.evaschildt.se

Kenjiro Sano

The art director Kenjiro Sano was born in 1972, in Tokyo. He worked in product development and advertising for a wide range of projects, including LISMO, musician Hikaru Utada, TBoo!S, Nyan Mage, Nissan’s Murano, Kirin’s Enjuku, Francfranc’s “Pig Mug”, Tokyo Midtown, Mitsukan’s "Kin no Tsubu," and many more.
http://www.dnp.co.jp/gallery/artist/sano/sano.html

Paul Smith

Paul Smith has opened a furniture shop on Albermarle Street. The fashion designer's interest extends to archcitecture and designs.

KIDI PARSONS EXHIBITION 2007

2007 Student Works Exhibition of Kidi Parsons, an affiliate school of New York Parson Art University. The title of the exhibition is “Play + Work, work + play,” and the artists present their ideas on these themes based on their own experience. The bringing together of these two contrasting themes allows for new developments, scenarios and scene, that can stimulate the imagination and lead to a change in ordinary life.
http://www.kidi.ac.jp kidi-tokyo.jp

FLANEUR design

Born in 1969. Has worked as a freelance designer for picture production and graphic design, and has also produced music videos (U.F.O / chari chari / Syuya Okino / sleep walker), movie title designs (Ocm4 / Hazzard, both directed by Atsushi Sonoko), club events in VJ (Giles Peterson Live / Countdown for Ebisu Garden Place Hall / etc...) an many other projects.

e.m.

The designers Eijirio Nakatani and Masayoshi Tobita started “e.m.”, a select shop for accessories and shop decorations in 1996. In 2001, they founded the E.M. Design company, and opened their showroom in Shirokanedai in 2002, and in Omotesando in 2006. This year they opened a shop in the New Maru Building in Tokyo.
http://www.em-grp.com

Junya Ishigami

1974 Born in Kanagawa.
2000 Completed a Masters Course in Architecture and Planning, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
2000-04 Worked at Kazuyo Sejima & Associates.
2004 Established junya.ishigami + associates.

Ryuji Nakamura

1972 Born in Nagano.
1999 Completed a Masters Course in Architecture and Planning, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
2000-03 Worked at Jun Aoki & Associates.
2004 Established Ryuji Nakamura Architects
http://www.ryujinakamura.com

Hideyuki Nakayama

1972 Born in Fukuoka.
2000 Completed a Masters Course in Architecture and Planning, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
2000-07 Worked at Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects.
2004 Established Hideyuki Nakayama Architecture.
http://www.hideyukinakayama.com

Yuko Nagayama

1975 Born in Tokyo.
1998 Completed a Masters Course in Architecture and Planning, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
1998-02 Worked at Jun Aoki & Associates.
2002 Established Yuko Nagayama & Associates.
http://www1.odn.ne.jp/yukon/index.html

Makoto Yamaguchi

1972 Born in Chiba.
2001 Completed a Masters Course in Architecture and Planning, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
2001 Established Makoto Yamaguchi Architectural Design.
http://www.ymgci.net

item idem

" I am item idem. What are you going to do about it? ©Blab"
http://www.displaysthetics.com

Koichiro Kimura

Koichiro Kimura’s family has a history of 400 years working with lacquer ware. With the goal of improve the relationship of people and the things around them, Kimura has introduced distinctive tableware, furniture, and art objects to the world. His works were well-received at the Milano Salone, his fist exhibition outside of Japan.
http://www.koichiro-kimura.com www.tokyohipstersclub.com

Shigemasa Noi

Shigemasa Noi
Shigemasu Noi has been involved in shop design, as well as exhibition and display design since 1970. He joined the Nob design office and in 1982 founded the Shigemasu Noi design office, working in shop design as well as furniture and product design.
http://www.noi-shigemasa.com

KENJI KAWAKAMI (CHINDOGU)

Kenji Kawakami :Born in Nara prefercture, 1946. Enter into Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Tokai University. In 1992, found Chindougu Society. Planning a lot of project and work as editer, product planner, sales promoter, event planner. "CHINDOGU"is more famous in many countries than even in Japan. Interviewed many times by BBC and other foregin media. and its concept is spreading all over the world.
http://www.chindogu.net/index.htm

ma ka ta

"ma-ka-ta" is an architectural designer unit based in Tokyo, established in 2005 by individuals with backgrounds in restaurants, retail shops, events. Working with the design company Tansei Integrated Design Studio, the members work in various commercial sectors individually, but work also work together in this group to try to create things naturally, free from the influence of merchandizing imperatives.
http://www.ma-ka-ta.com

dame design

Sunday's Designer's Unit was formed by “ka” of “ma-ka-ta” and Rinno. The concept behind their designs is to bring together engineers and ideas in the relaxed atmosphere of a Sunday afternoon date. Imagine daydreaming on a living room sofa while rubbing your tired eyes on a Sunday morning. We want to design with this kind of lazy feeling.
http://damedesign.jp

Takuya Matsuda

Takuya Matsuda was born in 1978 in Osaka, Japan. He graduated from the product design course at KIDI Parsons in 1999, which led to him going to Italy to be a member of the design department at "Fabrica" in 2000. Since 2002, he has been participating in various projects across different fields in Tokyo. He has established SIRVICE Inc in 2007.
http://www.takuyamatsuda.com

Akira Fujimoto

Akira Fujimoto was born in Tokyo in 1975. He graduated from the design department at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music in 1999, and he was invited to Fabrica in Italy as a design department member in 2000. After returning to Japan, he went back to Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music, and received a Master's degree in design in 2002. In 2006, he established DGN Inc, which provides works focusing on the combination of new media and design.
http://www.dgn.jp

tetsuya tsujimura

Graduated AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF FINE ARTS AND MUSIC in Japan.
Became a free-lance designer after dealt with a product design such as a video camera at Japanese household appliance company
Currently, design mainly the product of household appliance, furniture, daily necessities, equipment of a house
http://www.t-products.jp/

pro

Kahemi Cafe is a creative unit established by Takeshi Kamiya, Yoshinori Watanabe, Aki Shinohara, Kentaro Sato, and Yuki Tanaka and working the fields of product and graphic design as well and interior design. The present products designed to touch people heart when they encounter them in their living environment.
http://www.propropro.net

mavo

NAME: Masayuki Takahashi
1971: Born in Tokyo
1994: Graduated from Kuwasawa Design School
1997-1998: Studying abroad in Europe
1999: Started activities as a freelance designer
2002: Established mavo
My design projects have since spread beyond shop interiors to various other products, including furniture and lighting.
http://www.mavo.cc

Ryo Sugimura / voiz-designstudio

Born in 1975. Established the voiz-design studio in 2004. Working in shop, restaurant, residence, and interior design.
http://www.voiz-designstudio.com

Kentaro Nagai / Graflex Directions

Born in 1977. Graduated from the design department of Tokyo Zokei University, and worked for Tycoon Graphics. Established Graphics Directions in 2006. A member of JAGDA (Japanese Graphic Designers Association).
http://www.graflexdirections.com

Kazunaga Sakashita (CRITIBA)

Born in 1976. Graduated from Seinan Gakuin University. After working at the Conran Shop, in 2006 established Critiba, which produces furniture and the product design. The winner of Good Design Award in 2006.
http://www.critiba.com

Takayuki Senzaki (TETUSIN)

Born in 1978. Graduated from Kyushu Institute of Design University in 2001 and established Tetusin, which produces graphic design and art direction are done.
http://www.tetusin.com

Kazuyuki KAWASE / Link

1983 Born in Shiga, JAPAN.
2006- Tohoku University of Art and Design graduate school product design course Master's course
2007- Member of designers group Link.

Yuki MACHI / Link

1983 Born in Fukuoka, JAPAN.
2006- Tohoku University of Art and Design graduate school product design course Master's course
2007- Member of the design group Link.

Ryusuke YAMADA / Link

1984 Born in Shiga, JAPAN.
2006- Tohoku University of Art and Design graduate school product design course Master's course
2007- Member of the design group Link.

Hiroshi Ujiie / Link

1982 Born in Fukushima, JAPAN.
2006- Member of designers group Link.
2007 Graduated in product Design cource from Tohoku University of Art and Design.

Design to jewelry at present.

Takahiro ONUMA / Link

1981 Born in Miyagi, JAPAN.
2006- Member of designers group "Link".
2007 Graduated in product Design cource from Tohoku University of Art and Design.

Art Project: Sandrodynamics /sand artworks and sand workshop.
8th Spiral Independent Creators Festival / the second place
http://www.sandrodynamics.com/