more trees inc: feel the forest 12 days

more trees exhibition ‘feel the forest 12 days’ AXIS gallery, tokyo, japan 27 october – 7 november, 2010

‘kitchen blocks’ by koichi suzuno all products photographed by: takumi ota

tokyo based group ‘more trees’ have teamed up with AXIS gallery to put together ‘feel the forest 12 days’, an exhibition which aims to raise awareness of the current forest status in japan. the 12-day event showcases a number of the collective’s ongoing projects which include a collection of products as well as a photo exhibition centered around the theme of the forest and nature.

‘apple kendama’ by yasuhiro suzukifounded in 2007 by ryuchi sakamoto, haruomi hosono, yukihiro takahashi, shinichi nakazawa and moichi kuwahara, the group’s main initiative is to promote smart wood consumption around the world and planting more trees. they aim to offset the CO2 emission as well as advance and stimulate the demand of tree thinning.

’emerald bracelet’ by yuuki kumagai

‘clock of wood chips’ by mikiya kobayashi

‘annual ring clock’ by yota kakuda

‘planter -dandan-‘ by yuuki kumagai

‘pinocchio stand’

‘sun light’ by keita shimizu

‘cuckoo clock’ by naoto fukasawa

like a painting – this ‘cutting board’ by jin kuramoto