With this year's edition of the Milano Salone just around the corner (April 22-27), we are already starting to see previews of what will be on show. Here then are a few choice sneaks coming from Japan. Above, Tokujin Yoshioka's "Cloud," a prototype paper design for Moroso.

From Tokujin Yoshioka:

"I have pondered about expressing the texture of nature's material through industrial products.

This new product for Moroso might be reminiscent of clouds in the sky and the flow of water, which are breathed in one's memories.

For the prototype, which will be presented at this year's Salone, I decided to use paper in order to make it conceptual.

Later on, they will be developed with fabrics and other materials for daily use.

I am fascinated by the elements of nature because they are not deliberate, but they have the beauty born of coincidence beyond human imagination."

Tokujin Yoshioka

+ Canon will present an exhibition of Japanese creatives, including Akihisa Hirata and Takahiro Matsuo (Designboom).

+ This year's Luxus L Finesse installation is by architect Sou Fujimoto (Designboom). JS