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AXIS Vol.142

2009 November - December
cover photographer:yoshiaki tsutui
Feature
Feature

Advanced Design Research

Today, when it’s even difficult to see what’s just around the next corner, ought not the attitude taken by designers be something like da Vinci’s? We introduce unique case studies of the latest design research that will open new paths to the future. We have searched for examples that speak not just of the present market but of something more “advanced.”

Cover Interview
Cover Interview

Hiroshi Ishii

“How do you want to be remembered by people living in 2200? What will you leave for them?” These are some of the questions MIT Media Lab professor Hiroshi Ishii poses to young researchers. Both inside and outside the lab, Prof. Ishii has many words of encouragement for students and creators alike. In keeping with his words, Prof. Ishii relentlessly pursues a vision for the future.

Topics
Topics

Thoughts on "101st AnniversaryーWorks-in-Progress for Mihoya Glass" exhibition

Mihoya Glass is based in Nishiazabu, Tokyo. Its third generation owner Tomohiko Mihoya has supported making things by creators in numerous cases of design, architecture and art. Here he talks about his enthusiasm and expectations for the exhibition. This, at the same time, involves reflecting on his collaboration with Shiro Kuramata and speaking about glass. These are valuable episodes spanning from the 1960s to the present.

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Topics

Sanyo Electric’s rechargeable lantern illuminates African nights

Sanyo Electric launched sales of eneloop lantern in Uganda, Africa in October 2009. It is a lamp developed in response to a request by the local residents for a substitute for the kerosene lamp, and makes use of the solar power generation and rechargeable battery technologies that Sanyo Electric excels in.

Gentle Cultivators of Life
Gentle Cultivators of Life

A Gardener Who Learns from Life—The thought and practice of Gilles Clément

Although Gilles Clément is well known as the landscape architect, he always refers to himself as a “gardener” first and foremost. Also versed in botany and entomology, his true form as he works with his own hands in a field is far removed from many of landscape architects laying out space by drawing lines on a set of plans. Here’s a look at this unique gardener who has many fans not only as the creator of numerous works but as a thinker as well.