This year's Good Design Expo, which took place at Tokyo Big Sight over the weekend (Aug 27-29), showcased over 2,000 design-conscious items under consideration for the 2010 Good Design Award. Here are photos of a few items that were on display.
Goya de Goya: Goya (a.k.a. bitter melon) planter bag that resembles a giant goya (Protoleaf)
Tomato ni Tomato: Tomato planter bag that resembles a giant tomato (Protoleaf)
Sola Cube: Botanical materials encased in cubes of acrylic (Sola)
GreenMarker: Grassy page markers (yuruliku DESIGN)
Nature LED bulb (Advanced-Connectek) // QLD-104 coral-inspired LED table lamp (Qisda)
X-Frame Folding Vehicle alters shape to suit driving style (Nagoya Institute of Technology)
USB Clip: Tiny USB flash drive that doubles as paper clip (Emami Design)
Tongue cleaners (Green Bell)
Kinpachi-Mikan mandarin orange boxes (Kadoya Keshouhin)
Centry outdoor security robot (Dongbu)
Pebble salt and pepper shaker set (Kyung Ran Choi)
Itamimai rice bags (Itami Sangyo Co., Ltd.)
Itamimai rice bags (Itami Sangyo Co., Ltd.)
Metaphys Cortina humidifier (Gourmandise Inc.)
LOVE packing peanuts (minna + TooR Inc.)
Lightweight milk bottles (Toyo Glass)
Tread-Walk: Treadmill-controlled personal mobility robot (Waseda University)
Underwater camera housing (Sigma)
Cartoon Box: Trixi Box - Sushi (Grupo BdeB)
Zou-san cutter: Elephant-shaped tape dispenser (Nichiban)
Bags made from recycled brewer malt waste (Kouhei Okamoto)
Rainbow-colored toilet paper made from 100% recycled paper (Felissimo)
Candles modeled after traditional Japanese confectioneries (Pegasus Candle)
Candles modeled after traditional Japanese confectioneries (Pegasus Candle)
Docomo SH-02B Marimekko mobile phone (Sharp, NTT)
Bone Float: Bone-shaped pens that balance/rotate on stand (Zero Seiko)
Kaori honey wine (Minenoyuki Ltd. + Miyagi University)
Sony Vaio
t-pod
Angled drinking glass to minimize neck movement
Wooden bicycle (Sano Magic)
Wooden bicycle (Sano Magic)
Wooden bicycle (Sano Magic)
Art Setouchi publicity fans
TOFU DX professional makeup sponge (CrossMarket Inc.)
Akime
Centry outdoor security robot reminds me of Kitaro's father =D
[]Steven Nee
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[]Kevin Morton
Most of them are a bit shit, relay but I do like the Underwater camera housing
[]Anung
i do like coral table lamp and Sony Vaio. i just wonder about name of Sony Vaio gadget, is that mini netbook or what?
[]CG
When I saw the mobile treadmill, my first thought was, "Can't you just walk and achieve the same thing?"
[]icarus
Oh my, I want to own the wooden bicycle. It's gorgeous! But the seat looks uncomfortable.
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