Nooka's Matthew Waldman is no stranger to the PK mic, and in this new presentation, he updates us on the latest Nooka projects, including his fantastic sneaker collaboration with FILA. (in English and Japanese)
"Presentation of the Day" on March 1, 2013.
Swedish Style x PechaKuchaNight 04 Sweden LOVES Japan: A special Tokyo Design Week PechaKucha to celebrate 10 years of Swedish Style in Japan. www.nopicnic.com No Picnic is a successful industrial design company that has grown from 2 to 50 since the start in 1993. Their latest product "Pacemaker" is revolutionizing the world of DJ-ing.
Masahide Kanda's presentation shows us how to design interior products.
This presentation is in Japanese.
Akio Aoki (Miru) covers a few of his projects and products, and also shares some of the exhibitions that have featured his work. (in Japanese)
Kaz Yoneda (of Takram Design Engineering) talks about a recent project with a Korean company that saw him try and design the "water bottle of the future." Taking the concept far beyond the traditional idea of a water bottle, Kaz shares the final, innovative solution that Takram Design Engineering created in response to the challenge.
"Presentation of the Day" on June 20, 2013.
As the title declares, this presentation by the Yo!jimbob duo is a call to arms for what they find lacking in that particular field. This presentation was part of a special Tokyo Designers Week 2012 edition of PKN Tokyo, held at Meiji-Jingu Gaien, inside the TDW Dome. (in Japanese/English)
Shunsuke Umiyama, a product designer, showcases some of his work. In particular, umbrellas with animal shapes attached. He used crowdfunding to acquire funding for the initial units and then shows us how his project has blossomed from there. (In Japanese)
Yoshio Muto presents products from his company, Radio Eva. These products are all based on a TV show called Evangelion. They have recently started a new line called Evangelion Red in which they selected red things from the show and used them as a theme to design new products.
Product designer Daisuke Kitagawa sheds some light on the process by which he goes about designing his simple, minimal, and functional products. His products often have more than one purpose, and can be playful when used in combination with other home appliances.
"At ID KAIST we exploring new ways to enhance the user experience of existing products"
Jihoon Suh and Eunsol Byun are students at ID KAIST - Industrial Design Dept. of the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - and the winners of our first TABLE TALK Competiion at Tokyo Design Week. They give us an impresive overview of the outstanding student work happening at their school.