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Design Tide approaches : Porcelain and glassware by Motoji Igarashi, Masahiro Ishikawa, Yota Kakuda and Yuichi Kobayashi; furniture by Design Soil -
Design Tide approaches : Story Vase by Front for Cibone, Babaghuri's "handmade lamps", ceramic items from Souvenirs from Tokyo for Tea Time, collaboration items by Academy of Art, Architecture and Design and three Czech manufacturers -
Design Tide approaches : Tokyo Midtown Hall by Sosuke Nakabo -
Design Tide approaches : Colin Schaelli's knock down timber furniture; Rabbit Hole apple-shaped sharpener
From 29 October till 3 November, Tokyo will come alive with design as the 6th annual Design Tide Tokyo trade show takes over the city.
“Interiors, interior products, architecture, graphics, textiles, fashion… anything that gives shape and relates to the way we live our daily lives is a product of design,” say the organisers of the show, and the plan is to feature it all.
Trading also in ideas, the show is a space where design can be debated and shared. With four exhibition spaces and a series of talks with top designers, architects and journalists, Design Tide Tokyo is a destination where many new designs are introduced to the industry.
In the main exhibition space, the “Tide Exhibition” will feature 30 selected works that have, in most cases, never been seen before. Highlights this year include a selection of pieces by Rabbit Hole, knock-down timber furniture that can be produced anywhere in the world by Swiss designer Colin Schaelli, compact furniture by Design Soil, and porcelain and glassware by Motoji Igrarashi, Yota Kakuda and Yuichi Kobayashi.
The Tokyo Midtown Hall will also be transformed by Royal College of Art graduate Sosuke Nakabo. Each year the Hall is conceptualised by a new Japanese designer to create a space that’s as much a part of the design exhibition as the works on display. Sosuke says 2011 will see an exhibition hall that’s been designed to “see” and “show”, with an emphasis on lighting.
Once again, the Tide Market will give visitors the chance to interact with new designers and their wares. There are 12 participants this year, and all of their work will be available for purchase.
About 30 other sites in Tokyo will offer more new designs in the “Tide Extension” platform. Furniture, decor items and other designs from around the world will use different destinations in the city as their exhibition spaces.
More information: www.designtide.jp
