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Ikenaga Yasunari paints tranquil portraits of women immersed in elegant floral patterns. His work is a curious blend of traditional Japanese-style paintings (nihonga) and modern imagery.
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Shinji Nakaba is a Tokyo-based jewelry designer who’s been creating since 1974. Everything he makes is wearable, and Nakaba often uses unconventional materials to create his pieces. These intricately carved pearl skulls are an example of his exceptional work.
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Since 2011, Tatsuya Tanaka (Instagram) has been engaged in his “miniature calendar”, a project in which he created pocket-sized scene of everyday life, on a daily basis.
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Ceramics from the region of Hasami are amongst the most renowned in Japan, and here find new life within the retail space of compatriot manufacturer Maruhiro. Instead of throwing away “seconds” – that is, pieces of homeware deemed unusable by the manufacturer – the Hasami-made pieces have been recycled by Yusuke Seki Design Studio to comprise a new installation within the space. The 25,000 piece installation is meant to celebrate the longstanding heritage of ceramics in the region, while also cleverly creating a platform for Hasami’s pottery
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Here is Tokyo's most unique rental, being a 100% Japanese-made, custom-built caravan. Constructed by local craftspeople and perfect for a two-person getaway, the intriguing dwelling place features a double bed, dining nook, storage shelves, an in-suite bathroom, air conditioning, and Wi-Fi. Once you step foot out of the caravan, you will find a deck with handcrafted wooden furniture that is a prime time spot for late night lounging. Caravan Tokyo is then parked inside a secure complex that also awards guests with access to a gallery, cafes and multiple food venders.
Tokyo-based artist Yoka Honda is deeply inspired by limited colours of CGA, later EGA-palette games of our childhood
You might have seen a lot of "Back to the Future" concepts incl latest one HUVR. But Lexus promises new experience with Hoverboard SLIDE designed by Haruhiko Tanahashi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zTCgMPZRuo
You might have seen a lot of "Back to the Future" concepts incl latest one HUVR. But Lexus promises new experience with Hoverboard SLIDE designed by Haruhiko Tanahashi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zTCgMPZRuo
"A cinematic journey through Japan's capital during full cherry blossom season. Filmed across a week in April, portraying the many faces of Tokyo - from bustling business streets to cosplay districts, urban girl-bands, robots & trains, peaceful parks, shrines and temples, where cherry blossoms fall like snow." Directed by Miguel Santana
http://vimeo.com/130746973
"A cinematic journey through Japan's capital during full cherry blossom season. Filmed across a week in April, portraying the many faces of Tokyo - from bustling business streets to cosplay districts, urban girl-bands, robots & trains, peaceful parks, shrines and temples, where cherry blossoms fall like snow." Directed by Miguel Santana
http://vimeo.com/130746973
For the Venice Art Biennale 2015, artist Chiharu Shiota introduced an installation named “The Key in the Hand” a gigantic spider web made of red wool threads where we can see 50 000 keys suspended above two ancient boats
Created to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Abe Kogyo, a Japanese manufacturer of wooden doors, design studio Nendo’s seven doors all have the same basic default design, yet each has been treated with a different idea born from the various techniques and experience held by Abe Kogyo. via mocoloco
Photographer Noritaka Minami explores the architectural heritage of Tokio tells us a story of futuristic Nakagin Capsule Tower designed by Kisho Kurokawa in 1972. . As the first capsule apartment in history constructed for everyday use, the Nakagin Capsule Tower is considered the most ambitious attempt in implementing the principles of Metabolism (the movement aimed to formulate flexible designs that facilitate continual growth and renewal of architecture). This prototype for a new lifestyle for the 21st Century ultimately proved to be an exception rather than the rule. Now considered an obsolete model of living, the Nakagin Capsule Tower faces the threat of demolition to make way for a conventional apartment complex on the site. This photographic series below investigates the building as it faces an uncertain fate.
Japanese artist Naoto Hattori (Instagram) creates surreal characters for his canvases. Of his work, He says: "My vision is like a dream, whether it's a sweet dream, a nightmare, or just a trippy dream. I try to see what's really going on in my mind, and that's a practice to increase my awareness in stream-of-consciousness creativity. I try not to label or think about what is supposed to be, just take it in as it is and paint whatever I see in my mind with no compromise. That way, I create my own vision."
Japanese photographer Daisuke Takakura takes clone photography pretty seriously. His project “Monodramatic” features some models tens of times, with some of the clones so far away from the camera that they can barely be seen in the distance.
"Japanese design office Nendo has created 9 different types of chocolate. While each of them are the same size, not a single piece from the Chocolatexture ( created for the Maison & Objet Trade Fair) collection look alike. That’s because Oki Sato, who leads the Tokyo and Milan-based firm, rethought the concept of chocolate by focusing on texture. “There are many factors that determine a chocolate’s taste,” says Sato, referring to factors like the origin of cocoa, the percentage used, and the various different flavors. But by instead turning his attention to attributes like pointy, smooth and rough, the designer has created distinctive chocolates that all use identical ingredients but taste completely different due to the various textures." writes Colossal
The so called Supermoon – the lunar occurrence on March 19th, 2011 in which the moon appeared 14% bigger and 30% brighter – shined down on the people of Japan, inspiring them to believe, and have hope for, rebuilding what they had lost just over a week ago. The Moon is a topographically-accurate LED light that was created based on data retrieved from the Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft Kaguya, designed by Nosinger Design Team from Japan
Japanese designer Nendo rethinked umbrella and came back with the stay-brella. The umbrella comes with a sturdy handle that lets you not only hang it from a table, but it will stay propped up against a wall.
Japanese architect Tsuyoshi Tane, together with Japanese watchmaker CITIZEN, has created an amazing piece of installation art that breathes magic and life into an otherwise mundane object. Their installation, called “LIGHT is TIME,” features 65,000 watch baseplates hung on black thread in a black room, making them look like shimmering golden raindrops.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emUXDop7k9s
