Okamura Celebrates 67 Years

The crowd packed the halls of the red dot design museum on Wednesday 3 October to celebrate Okamura’s 67th anniversary. Highlights included the unveiling of new products and a festive Japanese drum performance.

BY jesse

October 8th, 2012

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