Category: The Arts

1:1 Architects Build Small Spaces at the V&A

On 08.24.10, In The Arts

1:1 Architects Build Small Spaces at the V&A

Architectural structures by seven architects including Terunobu Fujimori (above), Rintala Eggertsson and Sou Fujimoto open to the public today in the galleries of the V&A museum in London. … Read More

Hikari no Tokei LED light clock in Ikebukuro

On 08.24.10, In The Arts, Urbanism

We spotted this great LED light display at the basement entrance to the Seibu department store in Ikebukuro.

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The Hikari no Tokei (”Light Clock”) is created by Yugo Nakamura and Yukihiro Takahashi, making use of eleven thousand LED bulbs. When the store opens and on the hour the clock also plays music. … Read More

LED Mushroom Lights Sprout From Reclaimed Wood

On 08.10.10, In Household Gear, The Arts

Yes, your eyes are playing tricks on you. What looks like a mythical treasure one would stumble upon in a storybook tale, is in fact a beautiful eco-friendly combination of reclaimed wood and LED lights. Great Mushrooming is taking inspiration from the world’s best designer, Mother Nature, to create these luminous mushrooms whose only magic lies in their ability to charm. … Read More