- 19.01.09
[TAKEO MIHONCHO Ginza at Itoya] Event space
“A world woven with paper and color—airvase 120 COLORS”
TAKEO MIHONCHO Ginza is a paper store launched by TAKEO
in collaboration with stationery specialist, ITO-YA Ltd.
Alongside TAKEO MIHONCHO Ginza on the 7th floor of Ginza Itoya is
an event space for exhibitions about paper.
Please visit the event space to learn more and share in our fascination with paper.
Event space “A world woven with paper and color—airvase 120 COLORS”
An airvase is a paper object that can be made into different shapes as if molding air.
The paper is thin and light yet has enough strength when pulled into shape to stand alone.
It can be morphed into different shapes by pulling and pushing it. Two new airvase products
are now available that make use of NT RASHA fine paper, which boasts a broad variety of
colors—airvase 120 COLORS, which allows you to choose any of NT RASHA’s 120 colors,
and airvase 24 COLORS, which provides you with a selection of 24 colors. You can create
surreal shapes of paper and color by layering two or more colorful airvases together.
Enjoy airvases by selecting them in your favorite colors and using them like drawing paper
to draw pictures or like origami to make shapes.
The paper is thin and light yet has enough strength when pulled into shape to stand alone.
It can be morphed into different shapes by pulling and pushing it. Two new airvase products
are now available that make use of NT RASHA fine paper, which boasts a broad variety of
colors—airvase 120 COLORS, which allows you to choose any of NT RASHA’s 120 colors,
and airvase 24 COLORS, which provides you with a selection of 24 colors. You can create
surreal shapes of paper and color by layering two or more colorful airvases together.
Enjoy airvases by selecting them in your favorite colors and using them like drawing paper
to draw pictures or like origami to make shapes.
- airvase 120 COLORS (1 vase) 350 yen + tax
- airvase 24 COLORS (24 vases) 3,500 yen + tax
Designer: TORAFU ARCHITECTS Inc.
Founded in 2004 by Koichi Suzuno and Shinya Kamuro, TORAFU ARCHITECTS employs
a working approach based on architectural thinking. Works by the duo include a diverse
range of products, from architectural design to interior design, exhibition space design, product design,
spatial installations and film making. Major works include TEMPLATE IN CLASKA, NIKE 1LOVE,
HOUSE IN KOHOKU, airvase, Gulliver Table and BigT. Light Loom (Canon Milano Salone 2011) was
awarded the Elita Design Awards Grand Prize. In 2015, airvase was selected for permanent collection
by Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
a working approach based on architectural thinking. Works by the duo include a diverse
range of products, from architectural design to interior design, exhibition space design, product design,
spatial installations and film making. Major works include TEMPLATE IN CLASKA, NIKE 1LOVE,
HOUSE IN KOHOKU, airvase, Gulliver Table and BigT. Light Loom (Canon Milano Salone 2011) was
awarded the Elita Design Awards Grand Prize. In 2015, airvase was selected for permanent collection
by Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Manufacturer: Fukunaga Print Co., Ltd.
Fukunaga Print was established in Tachikawa City, Tokyo Prefecture in 1963. It handles a wide range of
paper processing methods, excelling in special color printing, printing on heavy paper and card, cutting,
pasting and laser cutting, and has established a reputation as a leading paper product manufacturer.
Since 2006, the company has worked with renowned designers in projects for planning, developing,
creating, and selling original products that take advantage of Fukunaga Print’s expertise and expand
the possibilities of paper.
paper processing methods, excelling in special color printing, printing on heavy paper and card, cutting,
pasting and laser cutting, and has established a reputation as a leading paper product manufacturer.
Since 2006, the company has worked with renowned designers in projects for planning, developing,
creating, and selling original products that take advantage of Fukunaga Print’s expertise and expand
the possibilities of paper.
“A world woven with paper and color—airvase 120 COLORS”
Dates: December 27th, 2018 (Thu.) - February 26th, 2019 (Tue.)
10:00-20:00 Monday through Saturday
10:00-19:00 Sunday and holidays
Venue / Contact info:
TAKEO MIHONCHO Ginza at Itoya
2-7-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan map
Tel: +81-3-3561-8311