A Visit to the KDa Office!

Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) is a multi-disciplinary design practice active in the design of architecture, interiors, and public spaces and installations. Established by Royal College of Art graduates Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein in Tokyo at the dawn of the 90s, KDa is today a multi-lingual office with an increasingly visible international profile and client list.
KDa's built work includes flagship retail stores, restaurants, resort facilities, office fitouts, houses and apartments. Another strand of their work, encompassing temporary constructions, installations, and events draws connections to the approaches of the media and advertising worlds. KDa has no stylistic recipe, preferring to work with the client, program and other project parameters to develop a uniquely calibrated solution. Materials, technology, and situation are all key elements of KDa's approach, spiced always with an irreverent or unexpected twist. Representative projects include the Leaf Chapel, Bloomberg ICE, Uniqlo Ginza, Billboard Building, and Pika Pika Pretzel.
KDa's base in Tokyo provides constant source of inspiration and creative energy. The Japanese thirst for the new, a sensitivity to material and detail in crafting, and an ever-changing urban environment nourish KDa's ideas and production.
KDa spans east and west, offering the freshness of vision that only an outside perspective can bring.
www.klein-dytham.com
www.pecha-kucha.org







What is your name?
Astrid Klein, Mark Dytham,& KDa allstars - Klein Dytham architecture We are architects by day and run SuperDeluxe at night

Which country do you wish to represent?
The United Kingdom of Tokyo

What did you have in mind when creating your T-1 T-shirt design?
One beautiful afternoon we had some lovely Scottish Walker's Shortbread biscuits for afternoon tea... and dreamt of being here and of being there
What sort of places or situations will best fit your t-shirt design, do you think?
when waving to right wingers passing in their loud speaker trucks!
...only joking;- )
wear it on a date with your gaijin boyfriend! - or girlfriend
Has your final T-shirt design turned out the same as you initially imagined it would?
it turned out much much better than we ever imagined!
When you were designing your T-1 T-shirt, how did the process compare with your normal work?
though designing a building takes longer essentially we want all our
work, T-shirts included, to be meaningful and attractive with a twist.
Please give your T-shirt a name.
Tea-shirt
Please give us a a message to all the people who visit the website, to spark their interest in your T-shirt.
ocha or kocha?

If there is any music that would best fit your T-shirt design, please let us know.
ASAGOHAN CHA CHA CHA -Skeewiff's Fry Up Mix- / Gaijin a Go-Go

Is there any strikingly memorable or impressive T-shirt that you remember?
the T-shirt we wore for Tokyo Ale, 'Drink different'

What is your favorite food?
Nutella

Are there any countries that you'd like to travel, if you had the chance and time?
Bhuthan & Brazil - we like countries that begin with B, like errr
Britain!

Are there any people, things, happenings, that have especially influenced you?
Our Grandparents

What do you want most? Anything?
More time, more sleep!

Is there anything that you recommend us to check out? Any items, events, etc?
our website: www.klein-dytham.com! www.pecha-kucha.org

Who would make you most pleased if they were to wear your T-shirt?
Our Mums and our daughters!
If you have any news or information about your recent or upcoming activities, please let us know.
Come to Pecha Kucha night in SuperDeluxe on 31st May and June 28th in Tokyo And if you are in London for the Architectural Biennale join us at the biggest Pecha Kucha night so far at the Sadlers Wells Theatre
which holds 1,500 people! Tom Dixon, Will Alsop, Nigel Coates, Amanda Levete, Thomas Heatherwick and of course Klein Dytham architecture will be presenting their worlds in 20 images.