
INTERVIEW: We Talk to Designer Fumi Masuda About Sustainable Design
Japanese designer Fumi Masuda, who is responsible for the Pile Chair (an Inhabitat favorite) is the director...

Energetic Energies: Panasonic and Akihisa Hirata Unveil Solar-Powered Cityscape at Milan Design Week
The "Energetic Energies" installation continues to reexamine the way solar panels are deployed, drawing from last...

Ephemeral Origami Tea Set by Yuya Ushida Reminds Us To Enjoy Life's Simple Pleasures
While the reused paper’s own graphics add a unique aesthetic value to every piece, the fact that they are made...

Hironobu Yamabe's "Short by Short" Eco Art Frames its Own Waste
Japanese designer Hironobu Yamabe’s “Short by Short” is a provocative and interesting art piece as well as...

Tokujin Yoshioka Grows a "Stellar" Chandelier From Living Crystal
Why construct furnishings and housewares from scratch when we can grow them from the ground up? As a preview to...