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tokyo designers block 2003 --- TDB - tokyo designers block under the theme 'anything goes, design flows' date: october 9th - 13th 2003 place: aoyama, harajuku, roppongi, daikanyama, shinjuku, futagotamagawa area http://www.tokyodesignersblock.com TDB - over 120 design exhibitions, symposiums, events and parties are held over 5 days mainly in the aoyama area of tokyo. there are 250 designers involved of which 110 are foreigners. the exhibits are held in shop windows, restaurants, the UN university, the spiral building, in embassies, in courtyards and on the street. it is a great time to be in tokyo. there are many parties, including lots of free ones with endless wine and champagne giving you plenty of opportunities to meet other designers and other interesting people. TDB is a venue for collaboration, creativity, and ... ingenuity. here is designboom's hot snapshot report. thanks to janine parker and wolf udo wagner for taking pictures and to the designers for keeping us updated on their work. enjoy --- time & style galleria http://www.timeandstyle.com 'the objects that do nothing' and 'autumn' easy chair by patrick chia (from singapore) --- nendo http://www.nendo.jp nendo won the TDB award (grand prix award) with rakuyobench (=fallen leaf bench). when you sit on this bench, fallen leaf shaped lights appear. they change the color from green to red as time goes by. and when you leave, they also fade out and go back to the earth. relationship among people... a trace of existence no one ever notices. --- curiosity http://www.curiosity.co.jp 'spiral', a seamless sculptural fountain by gwenael nicolas of curiosity (japan), made out of Dupont™ Corian ® . a flow of water spins from the object, it dazzles you. --- ross mc bride 'chrome hearts' cafe, long tables stools the reflection cup lamp on table and ashtray --- fosfo7 fosfo7 creates alternative lounging space with furniture and object that are made of luminous materia born in new york in 1995, its activites have been held under wraps. --- plastiq exhibition by tal gur http://www.talgur.com imagine 15,000 drinking straws combine into one colorful chair. the transformation allows the shift from a fragile disposable drinking straw into a solid sturdy cheerful chair. --- nike --- see more: TOKYO DB / TOKYO DW TOKYO DB / TOKYO DW THE CONTAINER EXHIBITION TOKYO DW TABLE EXHIBITION --- --- ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? -------