Shin Sobue
Refrigerators are indispensable appliances in our daily lives. In order to add enjoyment and attachment to such refrigerators, ANTBY, a Japanese home appliance manufacturer, has invited poet Toshi Sugawara as a producer to create a new series of "Refrigerator Showcase," which will be held on March 25, 2012.TOBIRAE. and started a project called
Focusing on the smallest type of refrigerator, we collaborated with photographer Naoki Ishikawa, Japanese painter Hiroko Otake, book designer Shin Sobue, illustrator Ai Teramoto, and others. By using a small refrigerator as a canvas, the result is not just an inorganic appliance, but an art piece that can be displayed in a room.
Shin Sobue
Naoki Ishikawa
Naoki Ishikawa
Hiroko Otake
Hiroko Otake
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. The lineup includes not only refrigerators that can actually be used, but also refrigerator speakers that have been upcycled from unusable refrigerators with musician Purdon Kimura.
REIZOKO SPEAKER Production by PARDON KIMURA
Furthermore, in conjunction with the launch of the project, Ginza Tsutaya on the 6th floor of GINZA SIX is currently holding a fair with refrigerators from the project. Please come and open the door to "Tobirae," a stylish embodiment of the cross-industrial collaboration of home appliances and art.
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TOBIRA
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Art Piece for Life ~TOBIRAE~ at Ginza Tsutaya
Date & Time:August 1 ( Wed ) - August 31 ( Fri ) 10:00~22:30( Opening Hours )
Location: Ginza Tsutaya BOOK (Travel) Corner, ), 6th floor, (, GINZA SIX, 6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Organizer: Ginza Tsutaya
Phone: 03-3575-7755