Chasing Kitsune

Follow the glowing fox through the streets of Melbourne for a pop-up food experience like no other!

July 20th, 2011

The opening night of the 2011 State of Design festival saw hungry Melbournites following online clues to to track down an elusive food truck.

The concept, designed by HASSELL, is inspired by the Japanese mythical fox Kitsune, a cunning nocturnal animal with the power to possess people. Kitsune only reveals itself through shadows and reflection.

Incorporating the ’design that moves’ theme of this year’s State of Design Festival, the team of HASSELL designers has created their version of a Yatai – Japanese food truck – that appears at night at various locations around the city.

Unassuming by day, by night the truck turns into a pop-up night café with food from Mo Pho in South Yarra, featuring chef KinSan, and drinks from Robot Ninja Sake and Asahi.

Kitsune will be stalking the city streets between now and 31 July. For clues as to his location, jump onto the Chasing Kitsune Facebook page or download the State of Design iPhone app – and keep your eyes peeled for the glowing fox silhouette!

State of Design
stateofdesign.com.au

HASSELL
hassell.com.au

INDESIGN is on instagram

Follow @indesignlive

The Indesign Collection

A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers

Tufty-Time Sofa

Space

Targa Lounge Armchair

Space

Faux Leather Upholstery

Materialised

Composition®

Autex Acoustics

Indesign Our Partners

Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!

Dynamic dazzle of radical restraint: Gaggenau’s 200 Series Flex Induction Cooktop

Dynamic dazzle of radical restraint: Gaggenau’s 200 Series Flex Induction Cooktop

Gaggenau’s understated appliance fuses a carefully calibrated aesthetic of deliberate subtraction with an intuitive dynamism of culinary fluidity, unveiling a delightfully unrestricted spectrum of high-performing creativity.

This new range of premium switches and sockets are slim, sleek, and sophisticated

This new range of premium switches and sockets are slim, sleek, and sophisticated

Schneider Electric’s new range are making bulky outlets a thing of the past with the new UNICA X collection.

Celebrating the best in kitchen design

Celebrating the best in kitchen design

The Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest is officially open. And the long-running competition offers Australian architects, designers and builders the chance to gain global recognition for the most technically resolved, performance-led kitchen projects.

BLANCOCULINA-S II Sensor brings touchless precision to the kitchen

BLANCOCULINA-S II Sensor brings touchless precision to the kitchen

BLANCOCULINA-S II Sensor promotes water efficiency and reduces waste, representing a leap forward in faucet technology.

Related Stories

Finding Privacy in the Modern Workplace

Finding Privacy in the Modern Workplace

The workspace is buzzing with a dedicated focus on open-plan and collaborative workplace design, but how can we achieve a piece of privacy within such a crowded and distracting space?

New Heights For The Agile Workplace : Davenport Campbell’s KPMG

New Heights For The Agile Workplace : Davenport Campbell’s KPMG

KPMG proves why agile working is becoming such a successful business model.

Illuminating lights to transform the modern residence

Illuminating lights to transform the modern residence

Living Edge presents some of the most awe-inspiring lighting products from esteemed designers all around the globe to Australian shores. Explore this edition of the Indesign Edit below.

“We just need to make the revolution irresistible”: A story about hemp

Ideas

“We just need to make the revolution irresistible”: A story about hemp

In the second of a two-part exploration of hemp in today’s built environment, we consider risk and reward.

While you were sleeping

The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed

“My model is to make what I like and hopefully other people will too”: Meet Zachary Frankel

“My model is to make what I like and hopefully other people will too”: Meet Zachary Frankel

Pairing his honed expertise with a unique design language, Zachary Frankel is shaping his own world his way.

All about Sydney Metro as the 2025 NSW Architecture Awards winners are announced

News

All about Sydney Metro as the 2025 NSW Architecture Awards winners are announced

The very best of NSW architecture was celebrated in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2025 NSW Architecture Awards in a gala celebration at Sydney’s ILUMINA.

A new home for patients seeking life-saving treatment in Christchurch

News

A new home for patients seeking life-saving treatment in Christchurch

Designed by Plus Architecture, the Bone Marrow Cancer Trust’s Rānui Apartments have been oﬃcially opened by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

Sculptural camouflage: Tangram’s disappearing architecture

Sculptural camouflage: Tangram’s disappearing architecture

With the new Tangram collection for Cesar, García Cumini introduces a timeless system of delightfully winding volumes, artfully concealed functionality and sculptural compositions that move beyond rigid angularity to redefine the social heart of the home with intuitive flow.