Divine Designer Tokujin Yoshioka
- Author: Katrina Yulo
- Posted on: Monday June 29, 2009 at 11:00 AM
- Filed under: design, exclusive
"I like something that is surrounded by an aura, something that appeals to one’s heart, something that enlightens one’s soul, and something that brings an emotional experience." - Tokujin Yoshioka
Ethereal, sublime, delicate, and 50 years ahead of its time.......describes the design work of Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka.
While the Japanese designer's muses are local and simple (from Japanese food to "anime" cartoons), his creations end up resembling fluffy, space-age environments - like the 4th generation Jetsons or Matrix revamped for 2020, using fiber optics, light installations and reflective-transparent materials...
PAPER CLOUD SOFA
This couch is made entirely (believe it or not) of paper (that's been clumped and stitched delcately). But heck, if we had a sofa this cool we wouldn't set our butts down elsewhere.
TORNADO AT DESIGN MIAMI
Possibly the most beautiful unnatural disaster ever made. Tokujin created a tornado out of millions of...PLASTIC STRAWS. Yes, you read right, straws.
GLASS BAR IN TOKYO
Ice, ice baby. Check this bar out (just in the photos, the actual installation isn't open to the public.) Huge slabs of glass aka 'glaciers' form a waterfall.
PSST: We aren't the only super-fans; Designer of the Year by the Elle Decoration International Design Awards 09 as well as Design Miami's Designer of the Year 2007.
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“ Very interesting photos! ”
“ yeah, that sofa look so soft :) ”
“ i love that paper cloud sofa............. lol , ”
“ very creative :) ”
