+ Masato Tokuno designs the ECO POKE MAI chopsticks for YUEN'TO, available in 12 color variations.

+ MUJI has released details on this year's edition of its annual international design competition. The entry period runs from July 1 to July 31.

+ The Long Chair, designed by Jo Nagasaka (Schemata Architecture Office), is made of one continuous steel tube. Via Dezeen.

+ This Friday (May 30), the Keiji Ashizawa Design studio is holding a one-day exhibition of works by Keiji Ashizawa and furniture designer Mikiya Kobayashi. JS