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- March 1,2012
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“tobi” Designer Eiri Iwakura participates in Nara Prefecture Totsukawa Village Furniture Project Showcase
Details here
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- February 29,2012
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- January 27, 2012
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Over five days from January 20 to 24, 2012, tobi products were on show at the Maison & Objet exhibition, held at the Paris-Nord Villepinte center, France.
Details here
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- January 17, 2012
- Article on Maison et Objets appeared in The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (January 17 edition)
Article in full (PDF, in Japanese)
- January 13, 2012
- Our new products for 2012 have been added to the Products list.
With the addition of these new items, the tobi product lineup is now complete.
LIVING & DINING|SLEEP & STUDY|KITCHEN & GUESTROOM
- January 10, 2012
- Exhibiting at Maison & Objet in France
As part of our efforts to boost recognition of the tobi brand outside Japan, we will be exhibiting at the Maison & Objet exhibition in France from January 20 to 24, 2012. This is the second successive year that tobi products have been showcased at this exhibition.
Details here
- January 4, 2012
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- October 13, 2011
- Exhibition of new designs for 2011 at Living Design Center OZONE
Exhibition dates: October 27 (Thurs) to November 15 (Tues), 2011 (Closed on Wednesdays except national holidays)
Opening hours: 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Special exhibition space, 7th floor, Living Design Center OZONE
Details here
- October 3, 2011
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tobi has received an award in the branding design category of the 2011 Good Design Awards.
This achievement reflects the high regard in which our products are held in Europe, and the positive assessment of our business model which cultivates and preserves the skills of Japanese artisans.
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- September 6, 2011
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- August 8, 2011
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We will be exhibiting at the Good Design Expo 2011 from August 26 to 28 at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center. Two tobi Easy Chairs (Ovangkol, White Ash) will be on display.
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Good Design Expo 2011 official website
Good Design Expo 2011 official website – tobi design
exhibit information (in Japanese)
- August 6, 2011
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Designer Eiri Iwakura has released details and designs for the new 2011 product lineup.
The new products are scheduled to be unveiled in October 2011.
Details will be announced on this website soon.
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- July 13, 2011
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Products from the tobi line-up were showcased in “FIAT500 by Gucci”, an event held at the Embassy of Italy on July 10, 2011.
Details here
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- June 3, 2011
- This year marks the 30th anniversary of the ROCKSTONE brand operated by Eiri Iwakura, designer for the tobi project.
To celebrate this milestone, on June 9, 2011 we will be opening a new showroom on the 5th floor of Living Design Center OZONE.
More details can be found on the ROCKSTONE website(in Japanese)
- June 2, 2011
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tobi is soon to feature on the up-market portal site WEB-NILE.
Representatives from the site recently visited the tobi exhibition space on level 7 of the Living Design Center OZONE, where we explained more about the features of our products.
(Please check the WEB-NILE site for details.
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- May 20, 2011
- Products now on display at Living Design Center OZONE
Opening hours: 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Living Design Center OZONE (7th floor: special exhibition space, home lighting experience lab)
Details here
- May 20, 2011
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on our exhibition at Shinjuku Park Tower OZONE
Full article (PDF, in Japanese)
OZONE exhibition details
- May 9, 2011
- tobi products are to be installed in the gallery at the Olympic Residence Twin Towers Building in Limassol, Cyprus.
This order came about after the client visited our display at the Maison et Objets 2011 exhibition in Paris. Following negotiations by e-mail over size alterations and other specifications, we were contracted to provide a dining table, dining side chairs, high back chairs, and wagon.
Olympic Residence website:
http://www.olympicresidence.com/
- March 10, 2011
- An article on Maison et Objets was published in the March 10 edition of Tosho Shimbun newspaper.
Full article (PDF, in Japanese)
- March 7, 2011
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The JAPAN Brand Exhibition in Paris was featured in the April edition of ELLE DECO.
Some of our products appear on pages 154-155 of the magazine.
ELLE DECO website
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- February 7, 2011
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- January 31, 2011
- Article on Maison et Objets appeared in The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (January 31 edition)
Article in full (PDF, in Japanese)
(PDF, in Japanese)
- January 20, 2011
- Article on Maison et Objets appeared in The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (January 20 edition)
Article in full (PDF, in Japanese)
- January 28, 2011
- Report on participation in the Maison et Objets 2011 exhibition
- January 26, 2011
- Report on participation in the JAPAN Brand Exhibition in Paris
- January 20, 2011
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun and Fuji Sankei Business Eye reported on tobi's exhibit at Maison et Objets.
Articles in full (PDF, in Japanese)
- December 8, 2010
- “tobi” exhibiting at shows in France
In order to raise brand awareness outside Japan, “tobi” products will be showcased at two exhibitions held in France from January 19 to 25, 2011.
・JAPAN Brand Exhibition in Paris(January 19 and 20, 2011)
・Maison et Objet(January 21 to 25, 2011)
Details here
- November 1, 2010
- New products for 2010 added to the “Products” section
This year’s lineup includes products that can be used in private spaces.
Living | Dining | Private
- October 28, 2010
- TEvent to be held at TOKYO URBAN LIFE 2010
On Monday November 1, a special event titled “tobi Furniture from Tokyo: A Japan Brand for the “New Tokyo Living Style” will be held at Roppongi Academy Hills. The speaker will be our designer, Eiri Iwakura. Please check the TOKYO URBAN LIFE website for details.
Event details (in Japanese)
- October 11, 2010
- The “tobi Exhibition” at the Living Design Center was featured in the Yomiuri Shimbun‘s “Kurashi (Everyday Life)” column on Monday, October 11
- September 7, 2010
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“tobi” appeared in the October edition of ELLE DECOR
This was part of a feature titled “Showcasing the Craftsman‘s Skills: Order-made furniture from Tokyo!” which appeared on pages 138-139 of the magazine.
ELLE DECOR website (in Japanese)
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- September 6, 2010
- tobi‘s activities covered on TOKYO MX Television
Our activities will be featured in the TOKYO MX Television program “The Power of Small and Medium Enterprises”.
The broadcast schedule is as follows.
“Towards the establishment of a ‘JAPAN’ brand: Tokyo Furniture Manufacture Association”
Original broadcast: 8:30-8:45 a.m., Sunday September 19, 2010
Repeat broadcast: 8:30-8:45 a.m., Sunday September 26, 2010
Tokyo MX Television: “The Power of Small and Medium Enterprises” (in Japanese)
- September 1, 2010
- Products to be exhibited at the 70th Tokyo International Gift Show, Autumn 2010
The following products will be exhibited in the “East 5 Hall: ES ‘Lifestyle Proposals Zone’”. Please take this opportunity to peruse our products. Venue details available here (location marked with a star).(Japanese Only)
0902. Round sofa B 0905. Dining side chairs (4)
Click here for the official Gift Show website
- August 2, 2010
- tobi featured on the Kagu Shimbun (Furniture News) website
“tobi” has been covered on the website of the Kagu Shimbun newspaper.
Details here(in Japanese)
- July 20, 2010
- Exhibition to be held at Living Design Center OZONE
Dates:Thursday 7 to Tuesday 12 October, 2010
Times:10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Venue:Living Design Center OZONE (3rd floor, OZONE Plaza)
Details here
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