Monday, at the historic Felissimo Design House, was the opening reception for Japan C - the eleven week rolling exhibition of all things Japanese. Some luminaries were in attendance, such as:

Tobias Wong & Josee Lepage, the creative team that turned the townhouse into a giant origami sculpture for the exhibit.

Shinzi Katoh, the famous Japanese illustrator who designed the towels that Tara (from our office) is sooo in love with.

Taeko Baba, founder of New York-Tokyo.

Nora Abousteit, founder of BurdaStyle.com.

Bruce L'Orange, Director at Street Attack.

Felissimo Group's president Mr. Yazaki, who flew in from Kobe, Japan, and Felissimo New York Director Haruko Smith and her staff, who were all very happy, if a bit exhausted, from all the work.

In case you couldn't make it, here are the photos.

For those of you who keep wishing all the people would get out of the way so you can see the gorgeous displays & products here are some photos of the displays.

Be sure to check out the calendar for more events & if you want to get up-close and personal with some of the products, check out the online catalog.

Japandemonium is taking over the world. Japan’s influence pops up here and there…from creative sushi fusion cuisine (Cuban-Thai-Sushi, anyone?) to thousand-dollar designer bags emblazoned with smiling cherries, to silly things that make you happy, like the electronic “bubble wrap” keychain—for your giddy popping pleasure... MORE+