TOKONOMA
A Creative Project Space

Inspired by alcoves in traditional Japanese homes that were created to inspire contemplation and observation of beauty, TOKONOMA creates encounters with art, design and ideas.

A tokonoma or alcove, in a traditional Japanese home.

A space for exhibitions and curation.
A space for creation of art and design.
A space for connecting, reflection and dialogue.
A space to challenge the status quo, reimagining third spaces.

TOKONOMA-RKET / Aug 23 & 24, 2025

RuneScape’s Grand Exchange IRL. That’s TOKONOMA-RKET — a two-day weekend flea hosted by TOKONOMA, filled with rare design finds, fashion gems, good people, HP-boosting beverages.

Featuring 10 local merchants of high XP, the market brings together cult favourites:

PPPPASAR
Marky
Eye of the Cat Jewellery
Webeings
Album Cuts x Death Threads x Neverland
milieu
thisisjz
Vor Design
Natural wines by sommelier Satta
TOKONOMA merch

Text in burnt edges style that reads 'TOKONOMA: THE ART OF WAR'

PAST SHOW: 02 'The Art of War' / 17 MAY - 29 June 2025

Text reading 'Create a story born from your connection' in stylized, dark brown, uneven font on a light background.

Witness how history is woven, welded and worn into form. How conflict influences craft, fashion and design–from Afghan rugs woven with tanks and rifles to camouflage repurposed on runways.

These objects reveal how artists and makers navigate conflict—not by glorifying war, but by reworking its materials and imagery into acts of remembrance, defiance, or reinvention.

Whether through a rug, a uniform, or a chair, each piece transforms instruments of survival into symbols of resilience, identity, and cultural memory. The Art of War exposes a powerful paradox: even in war, creativity endures.

Every object on view has been carefully selected from private collections for its rarity and resonance.

Some rare artifacts from the exhibition available at our store.

PAST SHOW: 01 'DNA' / 10 JAN - 28 FEB 2025

This inaugural exhibition, DNA (Design Nor Art), pays fealty to these avant-garde pioneers, celebrating imperfection, diversity, and that inscrutable, anarchic spirit.

Showcasing eight objects that defiantly defy categorization, DNA embodies unapologetic rebellion, individuality, and the fusion of utilitywith imagination.

Selected for their historical significance and distinctive character, the objects in the exhibition are paired, like strands entwined in a double helix, to reveal shared aesthetics while suggesting newcontextual perspectives.

DNA serves as a metaphor for our philosophy, igniting the first of many projects at TOKONOMA.It symbolizes our unwavering commitment to curiosity, dialogue, and ideas.

Ever since Duchamp's 1914 Bottle Rack and the subsequent upending of the zeitgeist, certain creative makers have expanded Duchamp’spunk attitudes through their contributions.