a hodge podge of some things that have lit up 

my catching up on things.

very top:

jenni rope via ici-marie

second:

as always, brilliant find by ouno design

next 3: 

ana kras via hg

next one:

yu's new work

next 2: 

japanese bath, by the selby

dream couch, by the selby

bottom:

piet hein eek's installation via design files

and finally, like the ensuite ladies,

i am also curious about intelligent clashing.

does it matter that there are no image credits?

i really don't know. that is a curious aspect of the blog/tumblr/etc world, i think.

either way, it is a wonderful collection of pictures and ideas.

sachie muramatsu

and then one thing leads to another. badenbaden sells sachie muramatsu's pendants. she works with washi. these ones are called hanamizuki. which i think is a type of tree, a flowering dogwood? but maybe japanese readers can help?

the above two are custom-made orders

kyouei design

kyouei design have a really great way of looking at the world. the balloonlamp above is made with a balloon and an LED. in some way it all reminds me a little of droog.

an update: i really, really want this 15 piece ballonlamp. why is it japanese designers make such wonderful balloon chandeliers?

the caption for the topography plate below reads:

'please pour the soup into this plate. mountain range and a lake are completed. and the bottom of the lake appears when you eat the soup. please enjoy the taste, the landscape and topography of this plate. when you use it as a salad dish, it becomes a forest. you can create a landscape on your very own table'

available via dedece+ in australia.

bulb lantern

the colour light: a 20-minute DVD with all the colours of the spectrum

chandelier light

glass tank: 'it is a glass for drinking a lot'

akari - nosigner and kwangho lee

amazing lighting from japanese design company nosigner (above) and south korean designer kwangho lee (below).

mademoiselley in paris

rie yagura continues the story of paris lived and seen through the prism of a japanese artists world. rie is a very delightful interior designer who goes by the name of mademoiselley and is currently based in paris. as she says on her site: 'my life in japan up to the age of 25 created my work today. this difference, these two separate worlds, asia and europe, strict and light, led me to develop and create unique things'. rie very kindly and in her beautifully friendly way replied to my questions about her ideas and influences:

what is japanese aesthetic to you?

'japanese beauty = simplicity. looking for the beauty of materials themselves (object no motteiru utsukushisa o sagasu)'

which japanese designers, artists or creative people do you admire?

'i love the work of (japanese surrealist-influenced photographer and artist) sugimoto hiroshi...the go'o shrine optical glass stair is pure...very beautiful!'

sugimoto hiroshi was the artist designer behind the reconstruction of the go'o shrine as part of the naoshima art project. he is well known for his architectural, diorama and seascape photography. some pictures of sugimoto's work at end.

all above images from mademoiselley

all above images from sugimoto hiroshi website

aya yamamoto photographs

i really like these photographs by aya yamamoto. spot the noguchi akari in the room shots - such iconic japanese lighting - if only i could fill my house with these. if you have a little look at aya yamamoto's website, the tokyo ete 2005 photography series reminds me of the delightful post by hellosandwich on the potted gardens of tokyo.