Sweet Not Soft + Goodies

In today’s society people seek simple as well as innovative products to assist them in their daily life. This concept is based on the Japanese style, which is renowned for simplicity and its calm innovative ways. Not like other designs, (Read more…)

Lounge, the illuminated design table that sets standards in design and function. Regardless of whether it is in the living room, as a meeting table or as a lighting object, Lounge enchants any environment with ambient light.

The use of different coloured light sources transforms Lounge into an individual lighting object. The brightness can be adjusted by the use of a dimmer foot switch.

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This bench and bookshelf combination from Latvia’s designer Stanislav Katz deserves a mention. The ergonomic bench in the bookshelf looks more like a lounger so you can go on reading for as long as you want to. Other features include upholstered seating and, an LED reading light installed at top of the seat. No word on pricing or availability can be had.

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Unworldly spaces with equally unworldly names, like the topsy-turvy boutique And A, Beams T or Foot Soldier, shops that feature little conveyor belts for the display of merchandise, or Nowhere *A Bathing Ape ‘Busy Work Shop’, a Tokyo boutique that stocks and displays garments in an oversized refrigerator that resembles the familiar unit in everybody’s local supermarket - all recent additions to Japan’s shopping streets - are the work of Masamichi Katayama, founder of Tokyo-based WonderWall. More than just attempts to be futuristic or extravagant, they are highly sophisticated retail outlets. Not to mention great fun! Katayama is the consummate consumer. With his shop designs for *A Bathing Ape, a charismatic apparel brand, Katayama has ventured beyond the streets of Japan to enrich shopping experience in London and New York. By Lisa Evans (www.thecoolhunter.net)

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