Japan Picture Installment: Kyoto
A picture is worth a thousand words... More shrines, views and fresh seafood from a day trip to Kyoto after the jump! (more…)
Continue Reading →Zoom Zoom: The Bullet Train
I hopped on the Nozomi bullet train to Osaka yesterday-- mainly to check out Kyoto and see a few friends in Osaka. The train ride was as smooth as ever and almost completely silent. We cruised at a top speed…
Continue Reading →Touchdown in Japan
Nothing anyone ever told me about how wild Tokyo is could have prepared me for what this place is really like. I arrived earlier today with just enough time to dip into Shibuya around the corner from my hotel to…
Continue Reading →Motomichi Nakamura
Motomichi Nakamura was born and raised in Japan, lived in Ecuador for a bit and currently works as a digital artist in Brooklyn. He has exhibited his animation, paintings and drawings around the world. The Monster Series is pretty fun--…
Continue Reading →Reporting From Taiwan and Japan
I'm leaving on Monday morning for the next couple of weeks to Asia. I'll be hunting around Taipei for a day and then on to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. I'm planning on hunting for everything from restaurants, stores to shops…
Continue Reading →Maiko Kuzunishi
I can't tell you much about Maiko Kuzunishi except she does some truly beautiful work. It appears she mostly does illustrations which appear on her t-shirts, accessories and few prints available in her new online store. These plates are my…
Continue Reading →Amadana Designs
Japanese design company Amadana has created some exquisitely simple designs, like this basic telephone. The base is made of natural walnut and acrylic. The receiver is made of soft leather (also available in white with orange accents)-- a very nice…
Continue Reading →Y-3 Fall/Winter
The Y3 Fall/Winter '05 Collection is up for our viewing pleasure. Y3 is easily my most favorite fashion collaboration of all time. Adidas and Yohji Yamamoto seem like a perfect match. Adidas always delivers the new lines with the most…
Continue Reading →Desio
Holy conceptual design. Desio, some type of design or housing company in Japan has an amazing website. It has a seriously impressive flash interface, you get to drop little people in rooms and zoom in to see details of the…
Continue Reading →Designer Barcodes
Design Bardcode has developed some pretty unique barcode designs for some products in Japan. They all work perfect, maybe one day we will see them in the use in US. They could easily become trendy.
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