Winner of "GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2012"

Winners

 This year's Grand Award of "GOOD DESIGN AWARD" from 3,133 entries have been revealed on 26th November. And the winner is "Design Ah!" which is a TV program on Japanese national television. It's about designs but it's for everyone, especially children. This innovation was a reason why it's the winner. It's selected by the committee but also at public vote it got number one spot. So, there is no dispute.
 And there are fifteen "GOLD AWARD" winners. You may check entire awarding products on the Official WEB-site.




Official WEB-site : http://www.g-mark.org/?locale=en

Past posted :
  47 GOOD DESIGN
  GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2012

NEW "New National Stadium Japan"

images of NEW New National Stadium Japan

 Is this all for no-one-knows Tokyo Olympic? This past 15th November, 2012, a winner revealed and the winner was Zaha Hadid who won an international design competition of re-newed "New National Stadium Japan" from 46 pieces. London based architecture office designed the stadium with a insect like shape roof-top and modern stylish curvy forme. Tadao Ando, who is a world famous architect and the chief juror, commented a reason of its crown with applause.

From July, 2014, current stadium will be demolished then the new one will be constructed starting from October, 2015, and March, 2019, which is the completing date with approximate total cost 130,000,000,000 yen (13 billion U.S. dollars). Wow! Gigantic amount of money will spend for the unsettled event such as 2020 Olimpics. Despite hosting the 2019 Rugby World-Cup, the original plan was "renewal" nor it's almost fully rebuild. I just hope some legacy of the stadium remains somehow.

 Anyway, actually the winning design is astonishing!! I love it.

Official WEB-Site : http://www.jpnsport.com/en/

GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2012

 One week ago, I posted about "GOOD DESIGN AWARD" and this time too. The last time was about an exhibition at Shibuya, that shows many products which awarded "GOOD DESIGN AWARD" from 47 prefectures of Japan.

GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2012

 23th to 25th November, 2012, in Tokyo Big Sight at Odaiba, there will be an another exhibition about it and it's special. What special is at the exhibition annual "Design of the Year" will be selected by whom visits the exhibition from 1,108 nominees. This is the great opportunity to see all the nominees and then overwhelmingly to vote for your favorite.

Place : Tokyo Big Sight, Odaiba, Tokyo

Date :  from 23th to 25th November, 2012

Open : form 10:00 to 19:00 *25th is until 16:00

Entrance Fee : 1,000yen

Official WEB-Site : http://www.g-mark.org/?locale=en
Official WEB-Site of the Event : http://www.g-mark.org/gde/2012/index.html

Official WEB-Site of the Tokyo Big Sight : http://www.bigsight.jp/english/index.html

past posted : 47 GOOD DESIGN

47 GOOD DESIGN

 "GOOD DESIGN AWARD", which Japan owns an award for design, works well here and has been relied on lately.

A Logo of GOOD DESIGN AWARD

From 1st November, 2012 to 27th January, 2013 at "d47 MUSEUM" which is at 8th floor of HIKARIE, Shibuya, you may see all kinds of products which awarded "GOOD DESIGN AWARD". Each products is from 47 prefectures of Japan and selected by a this exhibition's concept "regional" or "localized". You may realize how good Japanese industrial skills and designs are. Even it's free entrance, so there is no reason not to go whether you are interested in design or not.

"47 GOOD DESIGN - 47 prefectures's GOOD DESIGN AWARDs"
d47 MUSEUM; in HIKARIE at Shibuya, Tokyo
From 1st November, 2012 to 27th January, 2013
Opening 11:00
Closing 20:00
Official WEB-site of the event : http://www.d-department.com/event/event.shtml?id=3164622026495635
Official WEB-site of GOOD DEDIGN AWARD : http://www.g-mark.org/?locale=en
Official WEB-site of HIKARIE : www.hikarie.jp/en/index.html

Birdie -ear pick-

 I love ear-cleaning with ear pick, which is really popular in Japan. Doing it is really feeling so relaxed. So, wherever I go, I always prepare for doing it. At outside I use a cotton-swab, and at home I use a traditional bamboo-ear pick that is really good to use and moreover it's practical.
"Birdie" is self-standing ear pick designed by Japanese designer "Noriko Hashido". Yes, it is standing by its own and looks like a bird, that's the reason why it's called "Birdie". It's so cool and cute. More than that, important thing is its usability. Honestly, It works well!! The grip is suitable to a hand and the texture is not soft but not hard for doing ear pick. I totally love it all of a sudden and completely happy with it.
If you are interested in this well designed tool, please check followings.



Noriko Hashida Official WEB-Site : http://hashidadesign.com/
Birdie Official WEB-site : http://www.plus-d.com/birdie_earpick/

The New Routemaster

 Changes always happen all of a sudden whether you believe in immortality or not.
On 27th February, 2012, finally the new bus has been launched on the London streets with its one week delay. It's designed by Thomas Heatherwick who is architect and designer.  In spite of a hybrid engine that the bus has, the design is quite controversial. Actually I got my first glance on a picture of it, I thought it's a Japanese action hero like. lol. However, after checking more pictures, I little bit changed my aspect on it. Now, I think it's quite cool as the design. It's still a double-decker, has wide range doors, signs are legible and also still red!!
London, now seemingly has been proceeding to set up the Olympics. The Olympics symbol is on the River Thames, the town re-installs its infrastructures, of-course the bus too. I really don't care the Olympics and am not interested in it, but I want to go London for just getting on the bus.
 Here in Tokyo, Japan, there is not a bus like London's. Most of it is dull, grayish coloured, single deck bus. Actually, as the engines and technologies are high quality, and for ecology these are well designed. However the outward is not usually playful,  humorous and enjoyable. That's sad especially for tourists, because there is no fun when you get on a bus for strolling around whether you like Tokyo or not.
 I'm just wondering that I went to London and Japan had enjoyable bus.

Transport for London site : http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15493.aspx

Yokohama Triennale

 "Yokohama Triennale" is just around the corner; from 6th August to 6th November. Last year, Nagoya held quite huge one as the event and areas, then comparing Nagoya and Yokohama, Yokohama's one looks smaller as the both of the event and areas. However, contents of it seems really suitable for the theme. Here is a list of entrees.

"YOKOHAMA TRIENNALE 2011 OUR MAGIC HOUR

- How Much of the World Can We Know? -"
 

ABE Taisuke	ARAKI Nobuyoshi	Rina BANERJEE
Massimo BARTOLINI	Michael BORREMANS	James Lee BYARS
Mircea CANTOR	Peter COFFIN	Venanzo CROCETTI
Bjorn DAHLEM	Verne DAWSON	DEWAR & GICQUEL
Max ERNST	Aurelien FROMENT	Ryan GANDER
Henrik HA*KANSSON	HAN Sungpil	Jeppe HEIN
Damien HIRST	IKEDA Manabu	IMAMURA Ryosuke
ISHIDA Tetsuya	IWASAKI Takahiro	IZUMI Taro
JEON Joonho	KASHIKI Tomoko	Mike KELLEY
Zilvinas KEMPINAS	KIM Riyoo	Joachim KOESTER
Sigalit LANDAU	MAEDA Yukinori	Rene MAGRITTE
Man RAY	Christian MARCLAY	MORI Osamu
N.S. HARSHA	Rivane NEUENSCHWANDER	Jun NGUYEN-HATSUSHIBA
Carsten NICOLAI	Isamu NOGUCHI	NOGUCHI Rika
Susan NORRIE	OCHIAI Tam
Meret OPPENHEIM	Wilfredo PRIETO	Sudsiri PUI-OCK
Tobias REHBERGER	Aleksandr RODCHENKO	SAGA Atsushi
SATO Ataru	SHIMABUKU	SUGIMOTO Hiroshi
SUN Xun	SUNAZAWA Bikky	TAGUCHI Kazuna
TANAAMI Keiichi	TANAKA Koki	TATEISHI Tiger
TOMII Motohiro	TOYA Shigeo	TSAI Charwei
USUKUBO Kaoru	UTAGAWA Kuniyoshi	Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL
YAGI Lyota	YAMASHITA Mai + KOBAYASHI Naoto	YIN Xiuzhen
YOKOO Tadanori	YUMOTO Goichi Collection

Official Site : http://yokohamatriennale.jp/en/

"Brotzeit" by Postler Ferguson

 I love to get on a plane. Because, it makes me feeling excited and feeling I go traveling. Then, if I was served by this catering food, I'd love flying much more than before. Actually, this is so cool and makes a journey memorable with smile.


I want as many airlines as possible to use it... or I want it as my lunch box;)











Brotzeit : http://www.postlerferguson.com/work/brotzeit#
Postler Ferguson : http://www.postlerferguson.com/

US FROM WITH LOVE

 "THEY" are a designer's unit, and now it's a studio, at Stockholm. They mainly design daily objects, furniture and lighting.
Their products are, off-course, so sophisticated and masculine. Because they are guy's trio? I don't think so. I think their spirits. I feel some kind of "GARAGE PUNK BAND"'s spirits from them. I mean, they are enjoying creations with each other and, i guess, fighting each other. And moreover, their passions, those can directly grab us. So that's why I love them.

After few months, they were on Japanese TV program, we can buy their products in Japan.
I don't know the situation about their products around the world, however I think their products take over all around the world.

Official WEB-site : http://www.formuswithlove.se/

lalo TREASURES

lalo TREASURES which created by "Lalo Orna". She is from Israel and established the factory in Bulgaria. As this unique career, her criations are unique, indeed.

When you just step into the lalo's shop, you'd be suddenly captured by so colourful, vivid, and no matter what, it's super-duper distinctive pieces.
Once you gave a glance to them, you'd love them and want some for your clothes.
Why don't you put more colourful and vivid accents on your life by lalo TREASURES?


Official WEB-site : http://www.lalo-treasures.com/
facebook : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lalo-Treasures/125930514635

iida "INFOBAR A01"

“iida”, which is Japanese phone brand, has newly provided their first-ever smartphone “INFOBAR A01” which designed by Naoto Fukasawa. He is commercial now, so some likes him but some others not. And whether I like him or not, I like the smartphone. As its look, it totally is a expansion of the “INFOBAR” series. However, it has a cool interface on its screen. 
You know, there are a massive of iPhone-like smartphones around the world as the looks and the interfaces. Yeah, actually, you can still say the same on this one… but it’s still quite well designed and combination between the look and the interface. I really want it, but I can’t. Because, here in Japan, we don’t have a “SIM lock free” system and even I don’t wanna change my carrier, so.. Shame on you Japanese telephone companies!!

Official iida's "INFOBAR A01" video.