Contemporary domestic spaces tend to be sleek and cool but often miss cosy intimate corners. Oyster is a versatile piece of furniture. When folded it is a cushion, when unfolded it creates a cosy and comfortable private shelter.

ph. Alfonso Herranz

kawamura-ganjavian is pleased to announce our 2 lectures in Japan. Firstly as guests of artist Kohei Nawa in Kyoto at the Sandwich platform for contemporary art on 28th October 2010 at 19:00 (local time). Secondly during the Tokyo Designers Week at the Japain event on 30th October 2010 at 11:00 as guests of ICEX.

ph. Ciszak-Dalmàs

The modular partition system STICKINGRINGS will be exhibited at the INTERIEUR 2010 design biennale in Belgium (15th-24th October 2010). This system allows the creation of walls assembling its rings freely, intuitively and in a very fast way. The adjustable density and porosity of the resulting screen generates different degrees of privacy.

ph. Alfonso Herranz

The competition entry developed in summer 2010 by kawamura-ganjavian, in collaboration with NOR architectes and ARUP, for a secondary school in Bassecourt, Switzerland, was awarded the 4th prize. The project is notable for its harmonious dialogue with the existing school building, its welcoming and warm atmosphere and the careful landscaping of the gardens and courtyards.

kawamura-ganjavian is pleased to announce the Architecture exhibition "Humanizar la Ciudad" in which the studio is participating with an installation entitled "Intimate Atomospheres". The exhibition is curated by Juan Mera and will take place at the Santa & Cole showroom in Madrid (C/Santiago Bernabéu 6). The opening ceremony will be on 6th October 2010 at 20:00.

BINPAN, designed by kawamura-ganjavian, has received the 3rd prize (Bronze Haechi) in the international contest "design for all" organized by designboom and the Seoul design fair 2010. 5175 designers from 103 countries participated in the contest. BINPAN is a dustbin when it stands up and a dustpan when it lies down; a very convenient hybrid for office and domestic environments.

ph. Alfonso Herranz

kawamura-ganjavian, in collaboration with NOR architectes, submitted their entry for a multigenerational building in Gland, Switzerland. The project mixes housing for elderly and young together with a nursery, a health centre and a community room.

A series of CATERPILLAR benches, designed by kawamura-ganjavian, will be exhibited at the concept store Autour du Mond during the Maison&Objet domestic design fair in Paris between the 3rd and 5th September 2010.

kawamura-ganjavian have been invited to participate in Design Act giving a Master Class on the 1st September 2010 entitled "An excursion from the city to the tip of your finger". Design Act will take place between 31st August and 5th September 2010 in Moscow, Russia.

STICKINGSTICKSph. Ciszak-Dalmàs

The CATERPILLAR TRESTLE is a table trestle consisting of a bundle of legs that seem to be set in perpetual motion.

ph. Alfosno Herranz

kawamura-ganjavian are proud to announce that they are the winners of the prestigious Saloni Awards 2010 of Interior Architecture thanks to the project Iniciarte which was developed in collaboration with Ramiro Losada. We are truly thankful to all people involved in the process.

ph. Alfonso Herranz

FUNNEL NECK is a bottle top that screws on conventional PET water bottles. We often forget to give a second life to many objects of daily consumption that surround us.

Ph: Alfonso Herranz

kawamura-ganjavian, together with Garrick Jones from Ludic Group, will be directing a creative workshop at the Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design in Moscow between 31st May and 4th June 2010. This centre is a new multidisciplinary creativity educational hub that starts operating on the 24th May. The dean of its postgraduate programme is Rem Koolhaas. The theme of the workshop will pivet around the Red October Island, a post-industrial site in central Moscow where the Strelka Institute is located.

The bookstore La Fontaine, designed by kawamura-ganjavian and located inside the Rolex Learning Center will have its official vernissage on 29th May 2010 as part of the opening celebration days (27th-30th May) of the Rolex Learning Center at the EPFL campus in Lausanne, Switzerland. This is the final stage of a project that has engaged the studio for over a year. We are truly thankful to all people involved in the process.

Ph: Anne-Laure Lechat

kawamura-ganjavian have been invited to give a masterclass on 27th May 2010 at the Design Boom space in Moscow, as part of the Spanish Design Festival in Russia (20th-27th May). This event will showcase prominent design companies and designers from Spain.