Saturday 22 December 2018

For Myself,

a Christmas tree is real or fake, but it still looks like a Christmas tree,


 but there are others, designer Christmas trees, that sort of look like a Christmas tree, 

and here are a few from Tokyo,

the Origami Christmas Tree at Andaz Tokyo by Yuko Nishimura, on the 51st floor lobby of the Andaz Tokyo in Toranomon Hills, paper artist Yuko Nishimura has created an origami Christmas tree. “A fold of paper represents a new memory formed,” explains the hotel, noting that the many repetitive folds are meant to symbolize the layer of memories that forms a story,

 a Plush Christmas Tree in Roppongi Hills by Domino Architects, 

 if you find yourself exhausted and in need of a nap, head over to Roppongi Hills where, situated in the West Walk section, you’ll find a plush Christmas tree made entirely from soft and stretchy knitted fabric,  

Yusuke Oono of Domino Architects knows exactly what tired shoppers need, somewhere to take a rest, on the tree! 

 Northern Lights Christmas Tree at Omotesando Hills by Keiko + Manabu, this Northern Lights-inspired Christmas tree by Tokyo and Seattle-based creative team Keiko + Manabu

installed at Omotesando Hills, the tree and “icicles” light up in 20-minute intervals, delivering a colorful curtain of light, 

 White Kitte at Kitte by Suppose Design Office, the White Kitte Christmas tree is the only one that’s been around for several years now, and looks more like a Christmas tree, 

but there’s a reason why it returns year-after-year to the shopping complex Kitte, designed by Makoto Tanijiri of Suppose Design Office, the installation creates a wintry wonderland that looks like a piece of Norwegian winter landscape has been cut out and pasted into Tokyo,

 and finally,not looking like a Christmas tree at all,

the Kinetic Christmas tree at Mikimoto Ginza by we+ If you’re in the Ginza area, swing by the Mikimoto’s flagship store where design studio we+ (Toshiya Hayashi and Hokuto Ando) have installed a 7 x 7 meter Christmas tree,

as you can see from the video, it is made from about 150 gold, silver and red ribbons that randomly and repeatedly stretch and contract, as it happens it looks quite nice in the video, this year we are spending Christmas with Steve and Kai, but for us next year the decision, a real or fake Christmas tree?


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