Book Forest

Love this! Found it while browsing through The New York Times previous articles online. The article on D.I.Y Culture by Michael Kimmelman mentioned about this 'book forest' which is in Berlin, a place where people can leave and find old volumes.

'The "book forest" is part of a program called 'Research for Sustainable Forestry’ promoted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany.

The Book Forest contributes to sustainable vocational education and deals with the value chain forest-wood-book. It was developed and realised by BAUFACHFRAU Berlin e.V. as an interdisciplinary, project orientated cooperation of apprentices of forestry, carpentry, cabinetmaking, media design, printing and bookselling.
The project adopts the idea of putting up a bookcase in a public space, in which people could release their used books to be picked up by others. This way of free dissemination, called ‚bookcrossing’, is by now a worldwide movement organised in a central database (www.bookcrossing.com). Registration of books enables following their travels through the world and communication about the books.'
- Metro Nature.

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Mikimoto Japan Headquaters' ETERNAL LOVE Show Window

Eternal Love...a romantic ambience created for Mikimoto Jewelery's windows display in their Japan headquaters...sweet color scheme, dreamy flower petals that appears floating + rings that romantically emerged from those pinkish rose lying above the elegance marble base...

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Bouquet by Tokujin Yoshioka

I love this! Bouquet is an armchair with sublime simplicity design by Tokujin Yoshioka. The chair "blooms" on a slim, chrome-metal stem that blossoms with white or delicately-coloured "petals" made of hand-folded fabric squares sewn one by one, with great care and infinite patience, to completely cover the internal surface of the egg-shaped, wrap-around shell.

“I got the idea for Bouquet from the installation I created last October for Moroso's New York showroom. I used about 30,000 paper tissues to recreate a cloud-like atmosphere. The Bouquet makes people who sit on it happy, just as a bouquet makes the person who receives it happy. The vibrant, delicate colours trigger different sensations in each of us.”
-Tokujin Yoshioka.

The making of Bouquet...

'Tokujin Yoshioka, is a great “couturier” with a meticulous eye for detail, he is a designer whose delicate, poetic, elegant designs help us to dream.
He likes to astonish us by producing surprising effects from simple, almost banal objects which he interprets and uses in an extraordinary way by means of his ability to see beyond and to reinterpret the world through the characteristic poetry and harmony of Japanese culture.' -moroso

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Mayuhana by Toyo Ito

The yarn of fiberglass and resin, forms a cocoon-like form for this delicate MAYUHANA light-fixture. The soft-light that spread through the cocoon-like form creates a more attractive space ever. The Mayuhana was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito for Yamagiwa, a Japanese lighting specialist.

'This series was created by reeling string around a mold the way thread is spun off a cocoon. The softness of the light reminiscent of a traditional Japanese portable paper lantern (Bon-bori) is enhanced by the light coming through the double and triple shelters, and brings to mind the image of light depicted in Junichiro Tanizaki’s “In Praise of Shadows” (In-ei Raisan).'
- Toyo Ito.

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8oo For Eats' Mochi Packaging- Packaging to die for o9

The wabi-sabi of this mochi (japanese rice cake) packaging capture my heart...

I’ve always been a firm believer that first and foremost we eat with our eyes.
- Johny, Spoon & Tamago.

8oo for eats which emphasizes good design combined with local foods and how they relate to each other, is a tie-up between the Designshop, self-described food director Fumie Okamura, and graphic designer Shunichi Miki (designer of this award winning mochi packaging, The FY 2008 Good Design Award).

Rice brand "800 FOR EATS" sells this fragrant tea kettle and REMONGURASUTI which is made in Takeo, Saga and Tanada REMONGURASUTI at an altitude of 5o2m.

REMONGURASUTI, the lemongrass tea is a pesticide-free product. It gave a relaxing effect on mind and body + helps digestion. With a net weight of 45g, it came in 20.5 x 4.5 x 4cm height.


The fragant tea kettle is a green-tea product which is pesticide-free too. The packaging which have a net weight of 80g, came in 20.5 x 4.5 x 4cm height.

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a+. fumie okamura via spoon & tamago
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Ryuji Nakamura's Hechima 4 Chair

Made from paper(vulcanized fibre t2.4) and designed by Ryuji Nakamura, a Tokyo-based architect, Hechima 4 looks light + airy for a chair yet it is a comfortably strong, judging from the way the model relax herself on it. The chair came in 900 x 900 x 750 (W x D x H). Hechima 4s were featured in Ryuji Nakamura Exhibition 2 on year 2oo8 too!
Hechima 4 details.


Year 2oo8, Ryuji Nakamura Exhibition 2.

The Hechima.

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Giddy Up, Child-size Replica of Eero Aarnio Pony Chair

Another Giddy Up chair after Tim Wigmore's Giddyup Rocking stool? Yup, but this time Giddy Up from Little Nest is a child-sized replica of the 1973 Pony chair by Eero Aarnio which is constructed from a molded fiberglass shell + comfortably padded and covered with a textured wool-blend fabric in gorgeous shades of green or orange. This delightful chair is surprisingly comfortable and can be appreciated by everyone in the household. Price: $699 Australian Dollar, in 1100 x 550 x 760mm (W x D x H).

Little Nest is an Australian owned furniture company that focuses on creating stylish, fun and functional furnishings for children.

Our debut range of child sized replica furniture respectfully pays tribute to 20th century modern classic furniture designs, which are true icons in the contemporary design world. We are inspired by innovative design, technology and fresh ideas.

Check-out the rest of Little Nest product.

The Yolk, child-sized replica of the 1958 Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen. Price: $599 Australian Dollar, in 610 x590 x 730mm (W x D x H).


Mini-e, child-sized replica of the 1956 Eames lounge and ottoman by Charles and Ray Eames. Price: $949 Australian Dollar, in 630 x660 x 630mm (W x D x H).


Little Bert, replica of the 1952 Bertoia Child's Chair by Harry Bertoia. Price: $99 Australian Dollar, in 345 x 330 x 520mm (W x D x H).



The Cygnet, child-sized replica of the 1958 Swan Chair by Arne Jacobsen. Price: $449 Australian Dollar, in 540 x 500 x 520mm (W x D x H).



The Madrid, child-sized replica of the 1927 Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe. Price: $449 Australian Dollar, in 530 x 540 x 560mm (W x D x H).



Le Club, child-sized replica of the 1928 LC2 chair by Le Corbusier. Price: $449 Australian Dollar, in 580 x 520 x 540mm (W x D x H).


Play Ball, child-sized replica of the 1963 Ball Chair by Eero Aarnio. Price: $699 Australian Dollar, in 760 x 540 x 950mm (W x D x H).
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RKNL Furniture Studio- In-style with Clean Lines + Soft Shapes

"RKNL furniture studio - symbiosis of form and foundation."

Clean + straightforward + soft shapes just like the above, Coffee Table 20 or Salontafel RKNL20 Table. This white lacquered table designed by Ronald Knol for Odesi, came with 2 white lacquered discs of different thicknesses with the one on the top giving the impression of floating over the lower support, leaving a gap in between to be filled up with books, remote control or other things that we usually range in a coffee table. At €1380, it is available in square + elongated shape from Odesi.

Sideboard 21 was conceptualized from the drop of fluid motion, the opposite directions of the curves is in a 3-dimensional S-shaped that gives the cabinet an elegant character. Came in 180 x 40 x 55 (W x D X H) it is priced at €2700.

Small Table 21 is an elegant + distinctive occasional table.


Available in 195 x 95 x 74 (D x W x H), One Table is a table with 2 faces: cool + elegant. The long side of the table has a soft silhouette, while the short side looks tougher & almost truncated in form due to material used, which is solid oak with an emphasize on the way the wood grain runs: across the table in 1 direction, looking almost like it was made from 1 whole log.

Besides the 4 collection above, RKNL also makes custom furniture in close cooperation with customers to ensure their clean + straightforward + soft-shapes stye meets their client needs too.

The DJ Furniture is a variation from Sideboard 21 with 180 x 40 x 55 (W x D x H) in dimension.

This is one of RKNL-style furniture for a modern high-management firm with a clear reference for art-deco.

Another nice special piece of central table for a client.
a+. rknl furniture studio via daily icon
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