Trends at Tokyo Designers Week
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Keita Shimizu’s new Altonesta chair and stool are covered in the same breathable mesh used on running shoes. The covers slip off to wash or trade in for another candy-shop shade. -
Turn your television into a Martian with Masashi Yonemoto’s screw-on legs–cute cartoon face not included. -
Kenji Mizuno’s stackable Cake Tables add a slice of glossy color to any room. Two pushed together form a rectangle, and eight of this prototype make a whole multi-colored cake. -
Cape Town designer Heath Nash Heath Nash and his workshop of eight build lamps from discarded plastic bottles. He says scrounging enough colored ones is quite a task. -
This retro chair prototype by Yokohama’s Issei Shibuya, covered head-to-toe in mustard boucle, was so cozy my tour of the expo almost ended right here. -
Just looking at the prototype for these buff furniture braces by Kamakura design company Squama made me feel safe in the face of future earthquakes. Slip a Brace Brother between the top of a shelf and the ceiling, twist the central screw, and voila: stabilization without holes in the wall. -
These felted puzzle cushions are cottony-soft and entertaining to boot. Too bad their designer, Rumiko Ishikawa, is still a student at Kawashima Textile School and the design is not in production. -
Okay, so Dutch design duo Douwe Jacobs and Tom Schouten’s folding plastic chairs aren’t exactly breaking news, but they’re making their Japan debut–and they’re just so cool I couldn’t resist snapping a shot. -
Electric octopus anyone? The crazy guys at Squama are at it again with a power strip–or make that power tentacle–prototype. -
Screw-on tops from Gung in Tokyo turn empty plastic soda bottles into shampoo or dish soap dispensers. Simple, useful, and–what else?–colorful.Don't miss a word of Dwell! Download our FREE app from iTunes, friend us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!
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Air Chair
Pros
These lightweight polypropylene-and-glass-fiber chairs are ideal for outdoor use; they’re stackable and each has a cutout that ensures the seat won’t gather puddles. They come in ten colors, from fuchsia to beige, so there’s a shade to suit every space.Cons
One size doesn’t fit all: The relatively low back hits short folks right below the shoulder blades, discouraging reclined relaxation. They come only in sets of four—a bummer if you seek a singleton.
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Cake Server
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