Design Hub, Tokyo Midtown
Closes Nov. 13
Most people associate good design with stylish hit products, such as the Olympus third-generation Pen digital camera. Retro-styled on the brand's original 1959 Pen 35-mm film camera and equipped with all the mod cons of a high-tech SLR, the Pen is a beautiful piece of work, which is why it's up for the 2011 Good Design Award.
Some of the other candidates for this year's awards, however, serve as a refreshing reminder that "good design" is not only about making aesthetically pleasing objects.
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