BLACK CARDS @ Men's Journal

TSUBOTA QUEUE STICK LIGHTER @ Domino Magazine

MOLLASPACE @ O AT HOME Magazine

TEARDROP IPOD SPEAKER @ Glamour Magazine

ANIMAL GLASS @ B-Guided Magazine #37 (Cultura Enológica)

MANSION PLANTER @ California Home & Design

COLOR VASE @ AOL Living.com

Brand Spankin' New Products
(click on the photo to read full article)

Thanks Sarah!

PRINTING VASE & BY THE LAKE @ Las Vegas Home & Design Magazine

TUBELOR Trashcan @ Rachael Ray Magazine

PULL+PUSH @ ApartmentTherapy.com

Following our 3 city exhibition ending at the NYIGF last week, we are delighted to already see new fans of our collection. Showcased here is PULL+PUSH, cement meister from Japan.

Thanks Aaron!(click on the photo below)

NEW YORK INT'L GIFT FAIR (NYIGF) ACCENT ON DESIGN Summer'08

We couldn't be happier after being selected to exhibit in the prestigious Accent On Design at this summer's NYIGF. Not only was our second trip to NY a major success, we had the opportunity to meet with friends and professionals that share the common interest towards design and lifestyle.

While it has been just a few days since we returned to our hometown in L.A., we already have a few newer, eye popping designer products cooking in our office that will be heading your way for next year. At the same time, we hope that our products will bring joy and laughter to your customers for this coming holiday season.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for stopping by our booth to see our full line of collection from talented designers from abroad. We look forward to meeting you all again very soon.

SAN FRANCISCO INT'L GIFT FAIR Summer'08

Another great show in North Cal! We were thrilled to showcase our full line of designer interior products in both LA and SF.

People in the west coast were able to get first hand look at some of our newest products never seen in the U.S. All designed and produced by young and talented designers from abroad (8 of 10 designers/companies are based in Japan).

After a 2 week break, we will head next to the east coast's NYIGF. See you all there!

GearCrave.com Giveaway Campaign!!

During the week of July 28th (Mon.) thru August 1st (Fri.) 2008, MollaSpace will be giving away free $50 gift certificate for 5 lucky winners visiting GearCrave.com! That's right, all you need to do is follow the link below and sign up!

http://www.gearcrave.com/buyers-guide/features/contests/gearcrave-giveaway-mollaspacecom-5-x-50-gift-codes/

Good luck!

CALIFORNIA GIFT SHOW Summer'08

Here we are again at the California Gift Show summer 2008. With the addition of several new designers like, Igenoki, Goody Grams and Tsubota Pearl, the Fall/Winter'08 collection is even more unique and original than ever before.

We will also be exhibiting at the San Francisco International Gift Fair and New York International Gift Fair over the next few weeks. Hope to see you all there!

ROYAL/T @ Japan's Casa Brutus Magazine

Back in April, we were invited to attend Royal/T's grand opening party in L.A. Since then, they have received various media attention from around the world, being that they are the first to bring the "maid cafe" concept to the US soil.

Below is an article of Royal/T by a Japanese monthly magazine called Brutus Casa, which focuses on art and trendy design topics around the world. As a cafe/gallery/boutique store, they carry several of our collection as well. Go check them out!

BY THE LAKE Cup & Saucer by chillichilly on Home Accents Today Magazine

TEARDROP iPod Speaker on CBS TV News

Following this week's feature of the TearDrop Speaker on NY's CW11 News, it was again highlighted on CBS's Early Morning News segment by "Gadget Nation" author Steve Greenberg.











http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4235049n

GADGET NATION author Steve Greenberg & TEARDROP iPod Speaker on NY's CW11 TV News

As our long-time best seller under our retail collection, Dreams' TearDrop iPod Speaker was featured on NY's CW11 WPIX TV News segment. Click the link below.

Thanks Steve!

http://cw11.trb.com/video/?clipId=2645535&topVideoCatNo=73950&c=73950&autoStart=true&activePane=info&LaunchPageAdTag=homepage&clipFormat=

SAURS' Iron Sculpture Exhibition

Koichiro Tokumochi's art studio, SAURS, has been one of our long time partners ever since we started MollaSpace. Below are his recent works exhibited in various events and exhibitions across Japan. All his iron sculptures are individually handmade with precise calculation of how the shadows will cast on to its surroundings.
Below, each sculpture resembles a Chinese character (From top: "潤" Moisten, "愛・ぬくもり" Love and Warmth, "寂" Sadness)
Contact us for any enquiries.
http://dealers.mollaspace.com/catalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=6=SAURS.

TUBELOR HOMME coming soon

Ideaco & Associates has had great success particularly in Japan, where you will likely see at least one of their lifestyle collections in any interior shops, magazines and catalogues.

Having recently won the iF Design Award for their TUBELOR, other collections such as the KAMUI magazine rack has also won the Good Design Award in Japan.

Coming soon to the U.S. will be their latest addition, TUBELOR HOMME. A slightly larger version of its sibling, TUBELOR, available in 4 different colors in matte finish.

Available exclusively through MollaSpace in July'08.

TUBELOR wins iF Design Award 2008

Ideaco's TUBELOR Trashcan has won the iF Design Award 2008! Information has been uploaded in iF's website.

Follow the link below.
http://www.ifdesign.de/awards_exhibition_index_e?sprache=1&award_id=142&search=tubelor&submit=start+search

Chinatsu Ban & Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.

Some of you may have recognized this elephant from a much larger yellow version that was displayed in NY during Takashi Murakami's "LITTLE BOY" exhibition held back in 2005 in Central Park.

Chinatsu Ban, a Japanese artist (born 1973), is the designer behind the elephant+underwear motif. She is currently one of the artists featured under Kaikai Kiki, an art studio launched by Takashi Murakami in 2001 to help produce and promote young Japanese artists. Having studios in Japan and in NY (Brooklyn), they currently have 6 up-and-coming artists under Murakami.

Pictured here is a miniature stuffed version of the previously exhibited, Pan-chan the Elephant, by Chinatsu Ban. Another new addition to our Japan office's collection... (http://english.kaikaikiki.co.jp/)

New Designer Addition - GOODY GRAMS

As part of our Fall/Winter'08 collection, we are proud to introduce to the U.S. for the first time, Goody Grams from Japan.

Goody Grams is not the “g” (gram) used to express measurement of a physical weight/mass, but instead symbolizes the “weight of the value” expressed throughout their collection. It is to express the “weight” in which one can sense from the design, material, technique and other values created by the designer and its balance between human senses and surrounding.

Here are some of the newest items to arrive for this fall (Black Deck of Cards and Black Baseball), along with another surprise to be unveiled very soon.

AtoZ Cafe by Yoshitomo Nara + graf

If you know Takashi Murakami, then you probably know Yoshitomo Nara, two Japanese contemporary artists taking spot light around the world. Recently, Sotheby auctioned one of Murakami's anime-sculpture for $15 million...need we say more.

Ok, enough about Murakami. This AtoZ Cafe is a collaboration between Nara and graf, a Japanese creative unit based in Osaka. The cafe is located in Aoyama, Tokyo. Located on the 5th floor of a small low-rise commercial building, the inside is very cozy with a lodge in the center of the floor exhibiting his work. What was also surprising was that this lunch set cost only 1000yen/each (incl tax)! Considering that it is located in Aoyama, an area where LV, Gucci, Prada's and the likes are showcasing its almighty brand power, it was nice to see that some high-profile owners are more people minded. Well, whether you think 10 bucks is cheap or not is something else, but with a coffee included in this lunch meal, it's a pretty good deal in the heart of Tokyo. Hmm, talked more about the food than his art work...

New Pet @ MollaSpace Japan Office

Now that we have an office in Tokyo, we will try and bring you some of the newest items we can find here in Japan and in nearby countries. For example, this is something we found at a boutique Japanese tableware store in Aoyama, a posh area well-known for its chic boutiques. They carried something so irresistable, that we decided to get one for ourselves (sorry!). Yes, it is a tiny goldfish (made of ceramic), but attached to a hollow glass ball, allowing the fishes to float inside the fishbowl! Very detailed and so Japanese.

MollaSpace in NY during ICFF'08

During this year's 20th annual ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) in NY (May 17-20), MollaSpace had a chance to exhibit our collection at A&G Merch in Brooklyn, which held its own display of designer lifestyle products in their showroom.

A&G Merch and Furture Perfect are located just next door of each other in Brooklyn, NY.

http://www.aandgmerch.com/

http://www.thefutureperfect.com/

Thanks Dave and Jill!