Many geeks keep dream alive to capture/reproduce the everything around of us. The 1900 Paris Exposition already, there was an multi cinema projector amusement to show around view from a balloon. About ten years ago, I participated a research project for 360 degrees panorama camera and interactive immersive content. At the time, 8 cameras was put together in large 360° camera. We went to not only Tokyo location but Los Angeles with the camera and 8 recorders, video mixer, a lot of battery and HDD in 19-inch Rack to make 360° movie content. Last September, I went to NYC to see Maker Faire NewYork, and I tried to take 360° […]

I have thought that star watching looks so hard works. It’s required to carry a heavy expensive telescope and difficult equipments, go on sleepy midnight ways to country side, and peer over a Planisphere for hours and hours. But I didn’t know that we could do star watching at anyplace, even if we were in downtown area. And today, there is good Planisphere Apps for iPhone and iPad to find stars easily. Finally, I got a small telescope and put iPhone on it to take star’s pictures. I used Borg’s Pencil Borg(175mm f/7) telescope and Vixen’s LV5mm eyepiece. In the case, 35x telescopic image was shown by the system. I […]

I tried to make DOF(depth of field) Adapter and put iPhone 4 on it to defocus background images. DOF Filter is darker filter and It can’t use for a sensitive camera. But iPhone 4 have backside illumination sensor, it’s very tough for such as the darker conditions. And I could take LOMO like old cinema image by iPhone 4. The Movie is here. Today, We have DSLR Camera Movie and we can get high quality image with less effort. I couldn’t find any of the reason to use iPhone 4 on DOF Adapter ;-) I found that iPhone’s Retina Display is best Electronic View Finder to adjust Manual Focus, I […]

Fractal graphic evokes a fundamental beauty in a natural shapes. Basically, simply repeated graphics make beautiful geometry. Context Free is such as the 2D geometric shapes drawing software. http://www.contextfreeart.org/ And in 3DCG, try “Structure Synth”. http://structuresynth.sourceforge.net/ In 3DCG Animation or 4D world, Quartz composer is one of the best software, I think. Quartz composer is development tool in Mac OSX User Interface Programming. But it’s often used for Visual making tool for VJ’s. It’s very easy to use. The functions is appear visualy in the window. And patch each function box to make the graphic flows. You can make interesting 2D/3D Animations only patch it. If you want to make […]

Last month,My friend gave me a chance to make a sign board for their Wedding Reception. In those cases, It’s often used Calligraphy hand writting or such as the hand made art. I thought the couple (especially, the groom) had a well balanced life. And they’ll grow up with a lot of the trying. I used algorithmic generated CG by “Structure Synth” software to express them. It’s preset data “tree”. Some of the pattern, and layouted. Signboard at the Gate For the entrance, I putted the wings into acrylic resin box with a lot of the feather. In my story, the lovely wings was formed by the feathers :-) Next […]

I showed my chair at Aoyama yet. And tomorrow, 17th June, is the party day. Don’t miss it :-) Kuroda-san reported the event, SOON@Lexington Aoyama part-1. ( Written in Japanese ) Let’s see it if you can’t come the exhibition. JDN: SOON@Lexington Aoyama part-1 Report http://www.japandesign.ne.jp/HTM/REPORT/nippon_kagu/32/index2.html

My next exhibiting is in Filo di Seta MILANO brand shop at Kotto-street, Aoyama. The exhibition “SOON@Lexington Aoyama ” is produced by Sachio Hihara. It will be continued to January 2009, for 6 months. The exhibition is separated in 6 parts and change the exhibitor at each part. I’m participating the first part started at last week end. Now I’m showing two chairs, share chair 05 (the first chair) and 06 (large chair). http://hgc.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2007-11-27 The party will be at 17 June. Come on! It’s been a pleasure to join with such as famous genius designers:-) Kenichiro Oomori http://www.diana.dti.ne.jp/ken-o/e.htm Isamu Tokizono http://www.brave-design.com/ Atsushi Nogimura http://www.geocities.jp/nogimuracompany/ Sachio Hihara http://www.sachio.jp/ Filo di Seta […]

Last sunday, I took a exhibition space at GEISAI MUSEUM2. GEISAI is Japanese Art event produced by Takashi Murakami, Contemporary artist. It was expected to attract about 10 thousand visitors. The Event have no audition for the exhibiting. Any you can join the event, even pay the booth charge. The feature make it as a asian chaotic atmosphere, not looks like a gallery. My exhibits was here, Balloon Screen : Projected Video image to the inside of the layerd Balloon, by LED Light Video Projector share chair 07 : That’s same chair at last year’s Tokyo Designer’s week. But last sunday, I focused to the Video Screen function to be […]

I entered GEISAI Art Event, instead of Tokyo Designer’s Week interior exhibition. In This year, I’ll not make new chair but I make more media using things. My first GEISAI was at last sunday. ( sorry, already ended. ) And next Event GEISAI #11 willl be at september,14 . Don’t miss the next! This is Balloon Screen Test Movie. I tryed to project the video image behind the Balloon to inside. GEISAI.net http://www2.geisai.net/

I tried to take pictures of the transformation. This is my chair, last year’s share chair 06. and the movie is here. I was tired that’s very heavy… Incidentally, the picture is share chair 05 transformation in the year before last. Let’s see the difference.