MicroWorks Web INFORMATIONWORKSABOUTCONTACTLINKJAPANESE >>> MicroWorks participates in WHY DON'T YOU PINK? Exhibition! 1 Mar 2011 MicroWorks is joining a Exhibition "WHY DON'T YOU PINK? Exhibition" curated by Tokyo Joshi(Girls) Project. Tokyo Joshi(Girls) Project is run by and for women who are trying to succeed by themselves in order to create their individual happiness. Over 30 creators will exhibit something about pink which makes everything a little bit more fun. MicroWorks will exhibit a special wine glass produce in collaboration with Toyama Glass Koubou. This wine glass is new and not showed anywhere else so please come visit. WHY DON'T YOU PINK? Exhibition 3rd March - 27th March 2011 11:00 - 19:00 @btf Kintomi Bld 3F・3A, 2-8-19 Kachidoki, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan admission free WHY DON'T YOU PINK? Exhibition >> >>> MicroWorks participates in GUNKAN crossing! 17 Feb 2011 GUNKAN crossing is the opening event for the new start of a building called "GUNKAN MANSION". This is a 40years old, really unique architecture in West Shinjuku. More than 30 groups of creators will show their creativity there in so many ways from February 22nd. MicroWorks will open 「MicroWorks GUNKAN studio」.This is an open studio/show room only for a week. Designer Shunsuke Umiyama will be there working in the studio with visitors and other creators. We are also selling our products at our show room. "GUNKAN MANSION" will be SOHO/Residential building after the opening. So this event will be a good chance to check out the building. GUNKAN crossing 22nd February - 27th February 2011 11:00 - 18:00 GUNKAN MANSION, 1-1-10 Ookubo, Shijuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan admission free GUNKAN crossing >> >>> We're Moving! 23 Jan 2011 MicroWorks office is moving from the 26th of January, 2011. We haven't found a new office so the following address is the temporal office. Please change your address book. MicroWorks Temporal office. 2-11-18, Shiboku-honcho, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 216 0031 Japan Please contact us by email. Thank you. >>> MicroWorks participates in TOKYO DESIGN WEEK! 24 Oct 2010 2010, New Design event will take place in Gotanda, Tokyo! Planned and organized by the creators/artists who share similar concepts. 35 very unique groups from the genre such as Design, Crafts, Fashion, Art, Photography, Cafe will collaborate and exhibit together. The theme of the event is "SUPER MARKET". A special market will take place in the space of 750�u, 3 floors for only 5 days. The whole "SUPER MARKET" is not only an exhibition by 35 designers, but full of contents such as talk shows and work shops. The entrance is free for everyone to enjoy. the new market Planned, Hosted and Directed by all the creators who joins 30th October - 3rd November 2010 11:00 - 20:00 (30th, October. from 14:00, 3rd, November close till 18:00) Aji Bld, 1-16-4, Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Japan admission free the new market >> >>> Paper Pack will be available in Milan this year! 13 Apr 2010 The largest international trade fair "Milano Salone" is going to happen this year like every year. Paper Pack will be displayed and sold in a shop called "pigr". Pigr will be the first shop to sell MicroWorks Label in Italy. If you are going to Milan this year, please visit and take a look at Paper Pack! Paper Pack >>　 PIGR.IT SHOP AND E-SHOP OPENING 14th April - 19th April 2010 10:00 - 22:00 VIA CLUSONE 6 MILANO pigr >> >>> "AC Adapter RANGERS" for iida's is now available! 26 Mar 2010 New product "AC Adapter RANGERS" for iida's LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS project is now available ! This is the third item for Japanese cell phone company au's design product label "iida" followed by the first product "AC Adapter MIDORI", and the second product "AC Adapte REST" For "RANGERS" I use AC adapter to resemble an orange hose pipe with two ranger figurines. No need to worry about your battery dying. Little rangers, equipped with the lifeline to restore your battery, will charge it up. How about hiring little ranger troops for your emergencies! The price is 1,880 yen and there are 20,000 available as a limited edition. It's available through iida's online shop and au shops all over Japan. This time, it comes with a special feature - An illustrated book about the rangers, drawn by the design production "Airside". This book was created in collaboration with +81. It was released in all the au shops and online from the 26th of March. AC Adapter RANGERS >>　 AC Adapter REST >> >>> "AC Adapter REST" for iida's is now available! 18 Feb 2010 New product "AC Adapter REST" for iida's LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS project is now available! This is the second item for Japanese cell phone company KDDI's design product lable "iida" followed by the first product "AC Adapter MIDORI". For "REST", I use AC Adapter cable to resemble an electric wire in the city. For all the birds, electric wires are the essential rest spot. Also for cell phones, AC adapter cable is the essential power resource. So use "REST" and give a rest for the birds, cell phone and you. Like those birds on the cable, you can enjoy having wire on the phone. The price is 1,880 yen and there are 20,000 available as a limited edition. It's available through iida's online shop and au shops all over Japan. It was released in Kansai area from the 19th of February, and in Kanto area from the 20th of February. iida SHOPPING >>　 >>> MicroWorks participates in Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010! 4 Feb 2010 MicroWorks is proud to announce that we are participating in "designboom mart" in Stockholm. And This time, designer Shunsuke Umiyama will be there at the booth! "designboom mart" will be held as part of Stockholm Furniture Fair. This mart is held by designboom all over the world where all the visitor can meet designers and buy their products. Also, product label "massitem" which MircoWorks contributes as a design director and designer will be exhibiting together. This will be the first time overseas exhibition/market for both MicroWorks and massitem. So please come by to touch and buy our products or talk and interview MicroWorks. (Interpreter is coming with MicroWorks) Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010 designboom mart 9th February - 13th February 2010 9:00 - 18:00 Stockholm International Fairs & Congress Center Stockholm Furniture Fair >> >>> MicroWorks participates in DESIGNTIDE TOKYO 2009! 26 Oct 2009 MicroWorks comes back to DESIGNTIDE TOKYO 2009 in a row. In this edition MicroWorks shows up at the two different places, one is TIDE Market which is held at the main venue of the DESIGNTIDE and the other is the hotel CLASKA where a new brand will be unveiled. MicroWorks has been taking part in this new label from the point of making concepts to setting up the brand. At the TIDE Market we will release our new piece alongside the whole lineup of MicroWorks Label, such as our long selling "Paper Pack" and new smash hit "note". You can see and buy our products at the booth. In CLASKA we announce new products for the brand new label "mass item" at "Mix room". MicroWorks has been deeply concerned this new label in a way of directing designers and CI design of the label with them, not to mention designing some of the collection. We will show 4 new designs among 9 products of the first "mass item" collection shown at the venue. During the design week MicroWorks will be at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi, the main venue of the event. You can also meet and talk with us at the party of hotel CLASKA, in the evening of 31 October. All designers and other staff involving with "mass item" will be there. Just come by to see and touch MicroWorks' new collections this autumn. DESIGNTIDE TOKYO 2009 TIDE Market 30 October 2009 - 3 November 2009 30 Oct. 15:00 - 21:00 / 31 Oct - 2 Nov. 11:00 - 21:00 / 3 Nov. 11:00 - 17:00 Tokyo Midtown Hole B1F Tokyo Midotown 9-7-2, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 1,000 Yen (1 day) DESIGNTIDE TOKYO >> BIRTHDAY 〜mass item 1st collection〜 TIDE Extension 30 October 2009 - 3 November 2009 11:00 - 19:00 (31 Nov. - 23:00) CLASKA 8F Mix room 1-3-18 Chuocho, Meguro-ku, Tokyo admission free CLASKA >> >>> Phoenix Product Design Festival Exhibition in Hangzho, China! 29 Sep 2009 MicroWorks was invited to the foremost Chinese design event Phoenix Product Design Festival Exhibition in Hangzho, China. The Exhibition is a part of Phoenix International Design Festival 2009. We are showing some of our products together with prominent designers in the product design exhibition. Please drop by the festival and look up our stand when you are luckily in the neighborhood of Hangzhou. Phoenix Product Design Festival Exhibition 29 September 2009 - 25 October 2009 1 Chuangyi Road, Zhuantang, Westlake District, Hangzhou, China Phoenix Creative International (Berlin / Hangzhou) Phoenix International Design Festival >> >>> MicroWorks presented three new items for "iida"! 19 Sep 2009 MicroWorks is happy to announce that we just released three new items "RANGERS", "REST" and "Yukicode" for iida's LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS project. This edition of LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS series consists of 26 new items including two mobile units, one concept model and more than twenty accessories designed by established and up-and-coming designers. MicroWorks designed three mobile chargers as a part of the collection. The whole range was presented at the 21_21 DESIGN SITE in Tokyo on 9 September 2009 as the second collection of iida brand by KDDI where we released AC Adapter MIDORI this spring. You can see this new collection at the KDDI Designing Studio in Harajuku as well as iida's website. Check out cool and innovative ideas for your lifestyle! iida >>　 iida NEW PRODUCTS 2009 AUTUMN 10 September 2009 - 19 October 2009 10:00 - 20:00 KDDI Designing Studio 4-23-16 Jingumae, shibuya-ku, Tokyo admission free KDDI Designing Studio (Japanese) >> >>> MicroWorks shows new product at "Hyougete CLASKA"! 27 Jul 2009 MicroWorks is proud to announce that we are participating in "Hyougete CLASKA" which is the event that the design hotel CLASKA collaborates with Japanese manga "Hyougemono". Celebrating the publication of Hyougemono comic vol.9, CLASKA turns whole building into full of Hyougemono programs during the summer, 31 July to 16 August 2009. Hyougemono is a Japanese manga focused on the beauty in Japanese civil war era around A.D.1500, and its author is Yoshihiro Yamada. Hyougemono is now appearing serially in "Morning" manga magazine published by Kodansya. MicroWorks shows the new range "note" salt & pepper shakers at the exhibition "Hyouge Jissaku x CLASKA Jissaku" in the Mix room on the 8th floor of the hotel. You can not only touch our new product "note" but buy them at the venue. During the event CLASKA has limited plans such as special rooms to stay and menu at the restaurant related to Hyougemono. The event is totally unique and you can experience Japanese specialties manga and design at the same time! Hyougete CLASKA -CLASKA meets Hyougemono- Hyouge Jissaku x CLASKA Jissaku 31 July 2009 - 16 August 2009 11:00 - 19:00 CLASKA 8th floor, 1-3-18 Chuocho, Meguro-ku, Tokyo admission free Hyougete CLASKA (Japanese) >> >>> MicroWorks set up another studio at CLASKA! 5 Jul 2009 MicroWorks opened another office and atelier on the 8th floor of the CLASKA. The atelier is shared with two other designers. One is Kaname Okajima who's been involved in diverse projects as a designer and director. He just moved his office up from a lower floor. The other is Norihiko Terayama from studio note who MicroWorks has good relationship with, officially and privately. We, three designers in the atelier, will jointly work as a collective to study and experiment projects as well as the permanent exhibition of the Mix room held on the same floor as the office area. In the beginning of this July, MicroWorks completes to move in and starts to work based on the CLASKA. MicroWorks will be busy to goes the round between two studios, and at present there's no rule of which studio he is in… But the Shirokane-Takanawa office is still working as our main studio. Please send your parcel and post to the Takanawa office. The studio at the CLASKA is widely opened for everyone, just come by to see and say hi to the designers. Meguro studio CLASKA 8th floor, 1-3-18 Chuocho, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152 0001 Japan By train : Gakugei-Daigaku (Tokyu Toyoko Line) MAP : CLASKA >> Shirokane-Takanawa office #303 Shiba-Mansion 1-23-34, Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108 0074 Japan By train : Shirokane-Takanawa (Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line/ Toei Subway Mita Line) >>> Our new product AC Adapter MIDORI is now ready to go! 17 Apr 2009 The mobile charger "VINE" has changed its name to "AC Adapter MIDORI". "AC Adapter MIDORI" is a one of the first mobile accessory collection for "iida", a new brand which Japanese mobile network "au by KDDI" just revealed on 7 April 2009. "AC Adapter MIDORI" will be on display at national au by KDDI stores and its online store from 17 April 2009. Limited edition of 20,000 pieces / 1,365yen (inc.tax) KDDI is now showing their brand new iida products including mobile phone and accessory collection at their design studio in Harajuku, Tokyo. iida >>　 au Online Shop >> iida BRAND NEW MODELS 2009 8 April 2009 - 25 May 2009 10:00 - 20:00 KDDI Designing Studio 4-23-16 Jingumae, shibuya-ku, Tokyo admission free KDDI Designing Studio (Japanese) >> >>> MicroWorks was invited to the "Mix room" project at CLASKA! 17 Mar 2009 Now MicroWorks is showing some products in the "Mix room" project at the famous design hotel "CLASKA" in Meguro, Tokyo. The "Mix room" spreads over the 7th and 8th floor in the hotel, and its concept is "Borderless Market" where creators in the various fields display their works as exhibits on sale. MicroWorks is a participant of the first edition of the project. Please visit the venue to see countless products by more than ten creators. 20 Feb 2009 - 11:00 - 19:00 CLASKA 7F, 8F 1-3-18 Chuo-cho, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 10min. walk from Gakugei-Daigaku station (Tokyu Toyoko Line) admission free CLASKA Mix room (Japanese) >> >>> English version has been just launched! 17 Mar 2009 Finally, the MicroWorks website in English is fully launched today! You can browse our website in English just by clicking on "ENGLISH" button on each page (in the upper right). Just try it!