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Designer Tokujin Yoshioka (he of the crystal chair) is curating an exhibit of his own work and the work of eight international creatives. Second Nature is currently running at Tokyo's 21_21 Design Sight, and features works by:

Noriko Ambe, artist
Makoto Azuma, flower artist
Campana Brothers, designers
Asuka Katagiri, photographer
Ross Lovegrove, designer
Kaiji Moriyama, dancer/choreographer
Takeshi Kushida, film director
Yukio Nakagawa, ikebana artist
Tokujin Yoshioka, designer

And as for the unusual exhibition title, here's the explanation:

This exhibition offers an opportunity to once again ponder the future of design as well as the mysterious powers of nature which transcend the limits of human imagination. Tokujin Yoshioka, the director of the exhibition, has attempted to incorporate in his own design work the many laws that exist in nature, while at the same time exploring the possibilities of technology. His works do not merely remind people of the natural world on a visual level or imitate the more apparent manifestations of the laws of nature. Rather, by using technology as well as his own ideas as a kind of sustenance, he creates new forms of nature, in a process that results in what might best be described as a "second nature." Rooted in this mindset, this exhibition presents the experimental works of eight groups of creators, including Tokujin Yoshioka himself. The exhibition also presents a cloud-like installation that envelop the exhibit space.

Runs through January of '09.