Pet Works

Went to Petworks, a design lab that is probably most known for making sony's Postpet; software that has animals such as the now ubiquitous pink, furry bear, Momo take your email and put it in the post (if you live in Japan, Momo is seriously everywhere on products).   This was back in 1997, there was nothing like it, and people went nuts for Momo (nowadays, Momo and friends are learning to tweet though). The company also makes dolls, and Nausicaa inspired glider planes.