Exhibition

Exhibition

Kenji Abe, Ao., COOL HUNTING at g GIFT AND LIFESTYLE

area: 六本木/Roppongi

information

We wish to add color to everyday life by making giftgiving or treating yourself a familiar culture. With this mission, the company was born on April 25, 2019, in Roppongi Hills. We offer products with “true value” and “new value” mainly selected from Europe and Japan. In pursuit of “new value,” we strive to be quick to discover new talent of young designers, beyond category and nationality.

Kenji Abe: ARMADILLO is a beautiful dumbbell with the interior. There are various ways such as holding it in your hand, putting it through your arm, or hanging it on your leg. It is self-standing with its own weight. By taking full advantage of the characteristics of the metal, the distinctive beauty of silzin bronze is revealed. This was realized by the lost wax precision casting technology of Nakamura Seisakusho Ltd.

Ao.: AO is a brand from Tokyo, that proudly offers high end furniture. All items are custom made using exclusive solid wood and indigo dye.

COOL HUNTING: COOL HUNTING is a NYC-based award winning digital magazine. For DesignArt they are celebrating the artisanship of Amami Oshima Tsumugi with a unique installation of objects wrapped with the hand-dyed, hand woven silk ikat fabric, designed by Hayama-based French designer David Guarino. They are also launching their limited edition collaborations with POSTALCO and ANSON CALDER.

Artist

  • Kenji Abe
    Product designer

    Born in 1990. Graduated from Tama Art University product design department. A product designer based in Tokyo. Toyama Design Competition 2018 Grand Prix / 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Exhibition “Insects: Models for Design” Participating Artists / KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2018 finalist/ LOFT & Fab Award 2017 GOLD Award / wallpaper graduation dictionary 2014 / Kagoshima Design Award 2013 Corporate Award

  • COOL HUNTING
    Installation

    Based in New York City, COOL HUNTING is a pioneering and award-winning digital magazine uncovering the latest intersections of design, culture and technology from around the world. Founded in 2003 by creative partners Josh Rubin and Evan Orensten, our exclusive content has informed the creative community that’s designing the future.

  • Ao.
    Wood Industrial design

    In 2018 “Ao.” was founded with the ambition to create contemporary furniture with an eye for modern living and sophisticated industrial manufacturing from Tokyo. Our products are dyed by indigo blue “Aizome”, which is a traditional and also oldest way of dying.

Venue

  • g GIFT AND LIFESTYLE
    GIFT AND LIFESTYLE SHOP
    adress: HILL SIDE B1F Roppongi Hills 6-10-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku tel: +81-(0)3-6812 9163 hours: 11:00AM - 9:00PM close: -
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