{Minä Perhonen store in Kyoto}
If you ever consider going to Kyoto ... then visiting Minä Perhonen is an absoluut MUST! Minä Perhonen is a Japanese fashion house founded by Akira Minagawa...who is often characterised by his feminine, romantic style...and for his detailed tailoring, embroidery, patterns and quilting...Akira wants to create garments that goes beyond the limits of fashion and can last, rather than following the existing trends...please look at his stunning textiles right here...
A collaboration between Danish furniture manufactuer Fritz Hansen and minä perhonen resulted in these stunning chairs...The Egg, The Swan and Seven Chair designed by Arne Jacobsen were all dressed in minä perhonen fabrics...
...above you see an image of the minä perhonen store in Shirokanedai (a district of Minato Ward, in Tokyo)...i could sit forever on that cough and just dream away...last year minä perhonen launched a line for children, in the same style of patterns and details...by the way...'Minä' means 'I' and 'Perhonen' stands for butterfly...i have really have fallen in love ...
:: click here to see a map of where the store is located in Kyoto::
Modern Furniture-Contemporary Design 
Oh My!! I love those chairs!!!
Posted by: simplygrove | 06/07/2008 at 02:02 AM
the chairs, the chairs!
Posted by: cindy k | 06/07/2008 at 06:42 AM
Ooh! Wonderful post! Did you see the collaboration between Minä Perhonen and Parisian patisserie extraordinaire Pierre Hermé?
http://tinycandy.blogspot.com/2008/03/min-perhonen-x-pierre-herm.html
Posted by: Emme | 06/07/2008 at 08:10 AM
wow, I would love to visit this. the store looks fantastic
Posted by: michelle | 06/07/2008 at 12:52 PM
I've stumbled on your blog and I was lost in cyberspace for a couple hours..so much inspiration, so many fun links!
Groetjes uit Hilversum!
Posted by: silvitanova | 06/07/2008 at 06:40 PM
Oh my! I'm absolutely swooning over those chairs!
Posted by: lindsay | 06/08/2008 at 07:45 AM
What a fabulous store!!
Posted by: Mischa | 06/08/2008 at 12:13 PM
I love his work... I spend too much time looking at his website... and I will go to his store in Kyoto when i am there later this year... wonderful post, unfortunately I am a large English girl, with no possibility of fitting in to any of his beautiful designs... thank you!!
Posted by: read me... | 06/08/2008 at 04:39 PM
thanks for this info! we'll be going to Japan this Autumn and I will def go there!
Posted by: Julie | 06/08/2008 at 06:04 PM
Amazing! I love the furniture. I've already pictured in the house where I would put these beautiful pieces. I wish I could visit the stores - they look so wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Elizabeth@Twig | 06/09/2008 at 09:28 AM
Would love to travel to Tokyo or anywhere and see those chairs in person- OK, I just love to travel! Great design!
Posted by: Tracey | 06/09/2008 at 10:01 AM
minä perhomen clothes are gorgeous! i wish i was a little girl just to be dressed in these clothes. World tour is fantastic keep it up!
Posted by: val | 06/09/2008 at 12:38 PM
corner shops MINÄ PERHONEN in PARIS
Thank
Posted by: ACQUIE | 06/17/2008 at 04:13 AM