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Asahikawa Furniture Fair 2008

In anticipation of the Asahikawa Furniture Fair 2008, taking place this weekend in Hokkaido (GMAP), I thought I would take a look back at some of the awesomeness that came out of the IFDA (International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa) 2 months ago. There were some very impressive pieces by furniture designers around the world.

My favorite was this exquisite bench by Korean national Sehwa Bae, appropriately titled “Meditation.”
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Other memorable entries included the avant-gardish bench, “Barca,” by Jacob Joergensen

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The “Sheep Chair” by Tetsuro Yokata

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And this cool modernist desk that I would like dearly to replace my current desk, “Bureau,” by Martin Holzapfel.

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7 comments

1 Manny Silver IV { 09.11.08 at 1:20 am }

Stunning furniture. I hope my designs will even compare to these.

2 Manny Silver IV { 09.10.08 at 9:20 pm }

Stunning furniture. I hope my designs will even compare to these.

3 Alex { 09.11.08 at 9:54 am }

My god I want that Bureau desk. It’s beautiful!

4 Alex { 09.11.08 at 5:54 am }

My god I want that Bureau desk. It’s beautiful!

5 Brian Le { 12.10.08 at 10:18 pm }

absolutely amazing!

6 Brian Le { 12.10.08 at 6:18 pm }

absolutely amazing!

7 Contemporary Furniture { 09.21.10 at 2:14 am }

I love all of the designs. They look really great!