
Monacca's seductive Kaku briefcase, above, came out in '04 and was Good Design'd in '06, receiving mucho press in between; what's gotten less media play are designer Takumi Shimamura's other creations. We got to see more of Shimamura's Japanese cedar magic up close at ICFF:

Lamp and purse,

calculator,

Fujitsu concept laptop,

backpack and zabuton (seating surface).

And in a rather Apple-like move: New for '08, the Kaku in black.
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2009
PICTOPIA FESTIVAL 2009
HOME AND HOUSEWARES SHOW 2009
TRANSVERSALE 2009
NEW YORK CITY TOY FAIR 2009
IMM COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL FURNISHING SHOW
NORTH AMERICAN INT'L AUTO SHOW '09
TOKYO DESIGN WEEK 2008
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2008
NeoCon 2009
MD&M East and ATX 2009
Nidecker Snowboard Design Competition
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Wow, this is awesome! Absolutely love the Kaku in black!