For the second year in a row, Gallery Hanahou is pleased to present Luv-able and Hug-able, the infectiously affectionate plush show! The 2007 show had everyone from Time Out New York to Craft magazine buzzing with plush-mania.

This year, the gallery…

Tadao Ando became widely known to society in the 1970s through his first essay and manifesto “Urban Guerrilla House”. Since then he has continued to create innovative architectural works that are critical of contemporary society.

Since the late 1990s, he has…

How can a designer handle ‘Japanese history’ not as style but as real material? Can the Japanese history be applied for Japanese contemporary daily life?

Hisakazu Shimizu, designer of Canon’s IXUS Digital camera series, responeded to these questions and designed two…

Carefully selecting exquisite materials, Jürgen Lehl works out his designs from his Tokyo studio, and collaborates with artisans in many countries, as well as in areas across Japan, to complete his designs.

For this exhibition, Jürgen has selected some new and…

Walt Disney has choosen Plasticamente Pavilion to host the premiere of their new movie Trilli, an eco-friendly cartoon. This pavilion dedicated to the world of children’s, to exploring the qualities of the plastic and its potential for recycle.

The Pavilion, designed…

As part of the Nordic Festival Icelandic, 21st November - 5th December 2008, designers and artists are setting up an exhibition in Newcastle with some of the greatest designs and art the country has to offer.

Ice on the Tyne exhibition,…

In its fourth year and due to its success in 2007, the conference scale has been expanding to provides a practical platform to bring international design educators and professionals together to share views, knowledge and experiences.

Every year this conference attracts…