Utrecht invited us to take part in a MUJI exhibition around a new paper chair at ATELIER MUJI, Mujirushi Ryohin Yurakucho from August 20 to September 8, 2010. The idea of the project is to explore the joy of making the paper chair by hands and find different ways to use it through asking 50 designers to modify the product and create a special chair for an exhibition. We made ‘Rinne / 輪廻’, a paper chair reincarnated as nutritious ash for plants. …(more)
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"For the OK Talk brunches, we asked the guests to bring over a breakfast ingredient each so that we can cook together with them in the morning and sleep more during the night."
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"By applying artistic perspectives to scientific processes and results, it is possible to make science more approachable – and perhaps more useful for the lay people."
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When asked why Armi Ratia decided to base Marimekko in Finland out of all places, she stated that she was "not amused by easiness".
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Rinne / 輪廻 – A modified paper chair for MUJI
Projects / 07-09-2010 -
Making Places
Notes on China
Diary Series: Making Places / 11-04-2010Having been asked to edit a publication (more information to follow soon) about young Finnish and Chinese views to architecture and placemaking, OK Do spent a week of March in Shanghai. The idea was not only to meet up with local architects and designers but also to take notes on Chinese ways of approaching life (and food). The photos for this story are taken with Qingdao, a local pocket camera from 1989 picked up on the way. …(more)
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Home-Work-Home
Small, small, small – Noriko Daishima’s home in Shanghai is also a café and a shop
Articles Export Series: Home-Work-Home / 01-04-2010Designer Noriko Daishima runs a small shop, café and creative studio in her home in Shanghai. Located in the French Concession, on Xingguo Lu, she calls her place Le Petit Xiaoxiao (small, small, small) and keeps it open for friends and their friends during the weekends. Last Saturday, we visited Noriko for a chat and green tea. …(more)