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 Meishi - The Little Art Gallery of The Wolrd by ICO Japan We are proud to announce that some of our business cards were featured in the latest Meishi book by ICO Japan. This book showcases thousands of business card designs from around the world.  Top left: Mel Lim Design 2004 business card, Bottom left: Mel Lim/ JOY 2008 duo card, Right: Ariel Gordon Jewelry. Middle card, unknown designer Continue reading “Mel Lim on Meishi – The Little Art Gallery of The World by ICO Japan” → Some discoveries are simply so cool that you do not want to share with anyone else. As a paper enthusiasts, visiting NIPPON Creative Printing Show Volume I, was spectacular, inspiring, powerful, satisfying and leaving me wanting more…  Nippon Creative Printing Show Volume I There were 6 exhibits, featuring different types of unique printing techniques on carefully crafted paper. Just watching the video presentation, made me go, ooohhhhh and aahhhhhh as I learned how paper and printing is the only medium that triggers all 5 senses!!! The concept for this exhibit challenges many traditional printing business models, expanding the next stage for creative works by partnering traditional craft with technologies. I love Japanese design. I have great admiration for their work ethics, dedication to craftsmanship and innovation. This exhibition at ICFF is the 2nd kansei-Japan Design Exhibition, with the first held in Paris 2008. The Kansei Value Creation initiative aims at the “kansei value”, which is the concept of combining monozukuri (manufacturing) of Japanese design and the art of monogatari (story telling). It focuses on the new element of economic value, functionality, reliability and price competitiveness of Japanese products. The first product that I was thrilled to see in person was Paro. I was introduced to Paro in 2003 by CNN. Paro is the 8th generation of therapeutic robot that has been used widely in Japan and Europe. Unlike industrial robots, “Mental Commitment Robots” are developed to interact with human beings and to make them feel emotional attachment to the robots. Rather than using objective measures, these robots trigger more subjective evaluations, evoking psychological impressions such as “cuteness” and comfort. Mental Commitment Robots are designed to provide 3 types of effects: psychological, such as relaxation and motivation, physiological, such as improvement in vital signs, and social effects such as instigating communication among inpatients and caregivers. – excerpt from Paro’s website.  Creator Dr. Takanori Shibata with Paro. Continue reading “ICFF Preview Part 1 – Japan by Design” →
Last year, when we were in Tokyo exhibiting at the 100% Design Tokyo 2007, we managed to tour the Sony Building in Ginza. For anyone loving the latest technology from Sony, this building has 8 floors of just cool products, café, showrooms, shops and galleries. Up on the 8th floor, there was this exhibition called Canvas @ Sony. It’s a collaboration of Sony and young contemporary artists in Japan. Artists expressed their own unique styles onto the Vaio laptop, Walkman®, headphones and cellphones. Inside the gallery space with the products were individual exhibits showcasing the 3 Japanese artists; Hajime Yoshio, ZAnPon and Ryuji Otani.  Canvas @ Sony We left the building feeling nothing but awe, inspired and we have to admit, a bit envious, hoping that maybe someday leading American companies would support local U.S. artists to celebrate art, design and technology. 
D-Bros Biscotto Greeting Cards We stumbled upon works from D-Bros, a design atelier based in Japan, while shopping at the Conran shop in London. We have to admit, this was one of our most expensive greeting card purchase but it was truly worth it; a whopping $18/£9 for the Biscotto Card. We have not used or open it. It’s been kept in our inspirational display case for the last 2 years. The Japanese have again proven their innovation in paper design. |
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