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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Jean Snow</title>
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		<title>Clipping candlesticks, JetClean air, cooking fun, coat stands and kids&#8217;s stuff</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean Snow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love the idea of things that clip together, so Nendo&#8217;s new Clip Collection for Italian brand Discipline immediately caught our attention. The line includes a table with a glass top that appears to be &#8220;clipped&#8221; to its frame base and a coat rack is composed of three bars that look like they&#8217;ve been slotted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living with birds, communicating with flowers and OnDesign favorites</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean Snow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditional chochin (Japanese paper lanterns) are beautiful, but that doesn’t mean they can’t also be modern and playful.]]></description>
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		<title>Stuck on a Good Design Award winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean Snow</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Good Design Award winners were announced last month and there are plenty of great ideas to take in — make sure to check out the GDA website to browse through all of the new ideas. One of our favorites has to be Colorworks&#8217; Magnet Paint. Part of a line called Paint+, which includes Kakeru Paint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double-A seating power</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean Snow</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The AA Stool is the lovely result of a collaboration between Torafu Architects and the Ishinomaki Laboratory, a platform that brings together creators in one of the hardest-hit areas during last year&#8217;s earthquake and tsunami, Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture. Based on the concept of sideways stacking, each stool is made up of 2&#215;4 cedar wood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo Designers Week: Say hello to the best again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean Snow</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Something old, something new Halloween is here, which means Tokyo Designers Week is, too. The latter is, of course, what we&#8217;re particularly interested in, and since you are reading this on the day it kicks off, we forego our regular product-recommendation format and instead offer some guidance on what to look out for in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15.0% keeps ice cream cool</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean Snow</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[15.0%&#8217;s ice-cream spoons have already been featured in this column, and now they&#8217;re being complemented by Naoki Terada&#8217;s new Ice-Cream Cup. Made of porcelain, this container takes on the form of a flat-based ice-cream cone, which is not just a fun design but one that makes the cup easy to hold. Unlike the spoons, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purifying plant power</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean Snow</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Airleaf Mini is an interesting product that makes use of your fan or air conditioner. It contains little beads filled with oils extracted from fir trees, which purifies air as it&#8217;s blown through by cutting down the carbon dioxide and restricting production of oxygen radicals. And that cute little plant motif is more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creative thinking inside the box: the Koloro Desk, FeltFelt folders and matching stationery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean Snow</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Personalized cubicle There&#8217;s nothing enticing about working in a cubicle space, aside from a sense of privacy, but Torafu Architects have somehow made the cubicle a desired option for the home. At first glance, the Koloro Desk might look like a voting booth, but it is in fact an intimate and customizable workspace. The box-like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A spring jewelry collection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kouichi Okamoto of Kyouei Design, who usually creates household items, has launched his first line of jewelry &#8212; and of course, it&#8217;s not your average collection of fashion accessories. The series is titled &#8220;form of the function,&#8221; and all the pieces are made from repurposed industrial components. The range includes rings, earrings and brooches, most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinks that reboot familiar concepts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean Snow</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Pretty as a doll Offering new interpretations of traditional Japanese crafts has been a running trend these past few years, and Nosigner, one of our favorite designers, has taken a popular decorative Japanese tradition and given it a modern, functional spin. Produced for the East Japan Project, which was launched by architect Kengo Kuma and [...]]]></description>
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