‘I read the post relating to the designboom mart rip off! no surprise since it’s such a good idea. you will also like to know that the tokyo design tide is also doing a ‘ mart’ for it’s design week next month. it’s a funny thing really, kurasaki who nicked the idea of designersblock and started up tokyo designersblock thinking piers and rory would disappear with out trace after a few years had to eat humble pie after his venture got unstuck. he then started up design tide the following year and continues to appropriate ideas. sorry designboom.’ image: designboom mart tokyo 2005