Claesson Koivisto Rune at DESIGNART Tokyo 2026

DESIGNART Tokyo opens today, and Swedish architecture and design partnership Claesson Koivisto Rune presents three projects in the city during the festival. It runs until 8 November in connection with Swedish Style Japan 2026. The programme includes a lighting prototype developed with Y.S.M PRODUCTS, new tile collections for Alternative Artefacts Danto shown alongside work by Ingegerd Råman, and the Uno pouf for Design House Stockholm.

NANA – Y.S.M PRODUCTS x Claesson Koivisto Rune

NANA is an ongoing joint development project between Claesson Koivisto Rune and Y.S.M PRODUCTS, a Japanese lighting company based in Yashio City, Saitama. Visitors in Tokyo can see the NANA prototype from tomorrow, 31 October, before its official presentation at Milan Design Week 2027. The prototype is shown alongside lighting previously released by Y.S.M PRODUCTS.

Complexboost Jingumae at Utrecht Gallery, 5-36-4 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
31 October – 5 November, 11:00–19:00
Cocktail: 2 November, 17:00–20:00

Close-up of Cell porcelain tile with curved corners, Claesson Koivisto Rune for A.a. Danto

Cell and Soft – Alternative Artefacts Danto

Alternative Artefacts Danto launches new tile collections in Japan by Claesson Koivisto Rune (Cell and Soft) and Swedish designer Ingegerd Råman (Da Capo and Tile in Number). A.a. Danto is the design-led brand of Danto, a Japanese ceramics manufacturer based on Awaji Island since 1885. Both designers’ collections were first presented in Europe during 3daysofdesign 2026 in Copenhagen. Claesson Koivisto Rune’s porcelain tiles work with rhythm, texture and modular composition and have softly curved corners. Råman’s tiles reflect her attention to proportion, light and material.

ATELIERMO, Shin-Aoyama Building East 1F, 1-1-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Business days (by appointment): 4 and 6 November, 10:00–18:00; 5 November, 10:00–13:00
Reception party (by appointment): 5 November, 18:00–20:00
Open to the public (no booking needed): 7–8 November, 12:00–18:00
ateliermo.co.jp

Side profile of Uno pouf by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Design House Stockholm

Uno – Design House Stockholm

Design House Stockholm takes part in Swedish Style Japan’s exhibition at AUTOBAHN KKLINE, which opens today, with Uno, the pouf series by Claesson Koivisto Rune. The studio describes it as “a friendly reminder from nature in three sizes.” A finely crafted wooden structure supports a padding that is firm yet soft. Uno was first created for the Amundsen whisky bar at Grand Hotel Terminus in Bergen, which Claesson Koivisto Rune renovated. It comes in diameters of 50, 65 and 94 cm.

AUTOBAHN KKLINE, Tokyo
30 October, 12:00–19:00
31 October – 2 November, 10:00–19:00
3 November, 10:00–17:00

About Swedish Style Japan

Swedish Style was initiated in 1999 together with the Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo as a platform for Swedish design, fashion,

Claesson Koivisto Rune

Claesson Koivisto Rune is a Swedish architectural partnership founded in Stockholm in 1995 by Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune. It began as an architectural firm and is now a multidisciplinary office that gives equal weight to architecture and design.

By Editorial Team, ScandinavianDesign.com

CKR 3daysofdesign 2026. Photo: Ola Marton.
Ola Rune, Mårten Claesson & Eero Koivisto. Claesson Koivisto Rune @ 3daysofdesign 2026.
Photo: Ola Marton.