japanese artist koichiro kimura presented his ‘elegance for the future’ exhibition as part of designtide at tokyo design week. combining art and function the exhibition featured new works which included ‘mirror mirror mirror’, ‘art terrorist’ and ‘sc3’.

‘mirror mirror mirror’

‘mirror mirror mirror’ is a system that combines art and function. consisting of 3 mirrors the system can be raised and lowered with a remote control, allowing users to view their entire bodies.

tokyo design week 08: koichiro kimura ‘art terrorist’

for his ‘art terrorist’ piece kimura designed a portable led system in which lights are displayed in random patterns.

tokyo design week 08: koichiro kimura ‘sc3’

‘sc3’ is a usb stick designed by kimura for the city of sendai. produced as a promotional product the twisted usb stick is made using gold leaf techniques.

more: koichiro kimura: http://www.love-international.jp designtide: http://www.designtide.jp