Snow Flakes at the Windsor department exhibition in Plot gallery, Tokyo

Snow Flakes is a family of seatings inspired by the Windsor chairs (have many alternative names), the one exhibited here is a lounge or reading chair. I is made in African teak and Corian, has a low-wide seat and a single wide armrest with place for a glass of hot chocolate or whisky according to you linkings. Do not expect us to put chair with seats in Corian into production, this is an exhibition only chair, but the Corian is fantastic for this use as it is a perfect contrast to the wood (see pictures), and bring references to the paint used in american Windsors.

Thanks goes to De Stalis Scale (http://www.destalisscale.com/) in Tolmezzo, Italy, for making this possible. Without the expertice of two generations of cabinet makers working day and night we had never made it, and also to Mr. Codutti for his expertice working with Corian (http://www.altacucina.net/)

Snow Flakes is our first furniture sub-tagged “Windsor department”, this is a group of architects and designers with a special interest in Windsor chairs, we discuss the history of the Windsors and how to keep it alive, hold exhibition showing the outcome and hold talkshows with open discussions for those who wish to partisipate, se more (currently only in Japanese at windsordepartment.com).

Pictures by Yuki Omori

As some of you know we have been spending quite some time at Miyazaki chair factory working on the new IS knock-down lounge chair, it is basically two cushions between two sides, but this simple definition does not reflect the workmanship and technical skills needed to also make it a durable piece of furniture, we actually went all the way back to the basic concept and modified a few things more than once to create a continuous line from concept to construction, the holes you see on the side is for modification and testing of seat and back (size and padding).

The armrest of the chair is something apart, we intended it to be perceived differently than the rest of the structure as it is the only wooden part you will have a close “relation” with, it truly was a joy to sculpture and we have a few in the studio just for hugging.

An exhibition of prototype works from product designers, furniture designers, architects, and other creatives.
This collection of prototypes and in-process design work illustrates the discovery, frustration and serendipity of the design process and highlights how prototypes are used as vehicles for solving problems and generating new ideas.

Special Partner : Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization
Date : November 13 (Fri.)-December 24(Sun.), 2009
Fee : Free
Venue : Tokyo Midtown Design Hub

Organizer : Prototype exhibition executive committee
Contact : contact@superprototype.net
Support : TANSEISHA Co.,Ltd、Kyoei Kogyo Corp.

Space Design : Ben Nagaoka │point　/　TANSEISHA Co.,Ltd
Graphic Design : Takeo Nakano
Edit : Jun Kato
Web Creative : Shunsuke Iseki │QUALT GRAPH

The speakers are made of a resin-reinforced chalk. They have a very delicate rich tactile impression, and give you a sensation of natural fragility, much like a plant in you living room. The legs are in silk coated steel.

Connects with anything
You can connect the speakers to any audio-device in your home/office, this can be computers, stereos, televisions, walkmans or portable mp3-players.

Wireless
Your music is transmitted to the speakers by wireless broadcasting, so you can take the music with you cooking in the kitchen or dancing on the terrace.

Charging tripod
Leave the speakers on their tripods when you are not on the move and they will recharge their batteries for another day of music, also while playing.

Dimensions Ø: 200 mm, Height: 142 mm

Type of product: Audio
Collaborater: Industreal
Year: 2004

24KEGLERというデンマークから古く伝わる子供達が外で遊ぶゲーム。昔は、木の枝などが使用されたが、それを現代風にアレンジした。

Type of product: Toy
Manufacturer: -
Year: 2003
Award: Special mention/ International design competition osaka 2004