Last night, after being out all day in the wind and rain, we headed to the Living Design Centre Ozone in Shinjuku with sodden feet, feeling a little down hearted and pretty cold. But what was there, changed my mood instantly. Hirameki Design x Finland is one of the first times Finnish design has been showcased to a Japanese audience and it was a delight to see a combination of fashion, furniture, product and textiles on display all in one place. The last few weeks I have been thinking about the similarities between Japanese and Scandanavian/Nordic design so this exhibition gave me a good insight into the common cultures between Finland and Japan. Looking around the showroom was great and I loved pretty much everything but the fashion show was definitely the highlight. One of my favourite designers was Satu Maaranen. Her pieces skillfully combined texture and different fabrics with playful approach to proportion and scale. It was really good to see such a focus on the textile detail in a fashion context. More news to come about this event!Ps. Ok, so turns out that 'bit of wind and rain' was Typhoon Chaba making its way across Tokyo.
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