Archive for the ‘Japanese design’ Category
many rising pop culture artists sales or display their work in Shibuya Loft.
Many of them held exhibits in small booths.
All of these are the same white boxes, but very different from their unique arts.
Passing costumers could enjoy their live paintings.
Masahiro(Japanese male name) is also one of otokomae tofu’s products. it’s little sweet and creamy.
I love to eat them as hiyayakko (chilled tofu and toppings) which is used the freshness of the ingredients.
男前豆腐店 (Otokomae Tofu)
A Kyoto-based tofu maker(a brand of tofu named Otokomae which means Handsome Guy) created many kinds of great tofu.
One of their products is tofu that boasts a big kanji character for 「男」”OTOKO”(male) on the package. It’s much richer with a stronger soybean flavor than refular tofu.
男前豆腐店 (Otokomae Tofu)
TO & CO. is Japanese shoes brand which is becoming popular among fashionable lady.
It is featuring classical shoe design.
TO & CO.’s shoe designers works in Tokyo to catch Japanese trend and manufacturing is in Italy. I think it’s nice for Japanese market. Because Japanese people believe Italian shoes quality.
It has a flagship shop in Aoyama area.
famous sweets in Kyoto became miniature keychain :)
these are freebies for bottled Japanese tea Iemon.
some of these are my fav sweets in Kyoto!!
Iemon Japanese tea (there are no article about this campaign)
A race necklace and a race bracelet are set. Cutting each part, I wear them each.
ELEY KISHIMOTO made Yukata (summer casual cotton kimono) in Japan. ELEY KISHIMOTO is cacharel new designer from 08/09 AW.
The textile of ELEY KISHIMOTO is very interesting.
Pepsi NEX with free gifts STAR WARS Bearbrick is now on sale in Japan.
They are deformed well.
There are 16 types in all. It is the 30th anniversary of STAR WARS screening in Japan.
Yukata is a traditional fashion of Japanese summer. At a fireworks display, a summer party and other summer events, Japanese girls wear Yukata.
by tata_aka_T
The Japanese fashion magazines feature of Yukata.
Japanese fashion chain store, UNIQLO sells Yukata, too. You might buy it only in a Japanese website. A price is 4,990 yen. It’s very reasonable.
How to wear Yukata is carried on the site. The person whom I want to know more watch YouTube. Watch YouTube if you want to know it more.
Yukata [store.uniqlo.com]
YouTube - How To Dress Yukata & Kimono Part1
Yukata（Wikipedia）
We’ll leave Japan for the United States next week.
And we are going to hold an exhibition called “Fugeiten” in Santa Monica. Let’s meet in Santa Monica if you are in the suburbs of LA.
Fugeiten is a project of textile crafts with a modern attitude, collaborating with traditional craftsmen in the provinces, or making with vintage clothing in japan.
DAY : July 18th(Fri.) - August 3rd(Sun.) 2008
AT : tortoise
In this exhibition we would bring “Koginzashi” bags and crafts. “Koginzashi” is an old handcraft In Aomori province, north of Japan. The farm women embroider on hemp in snowy winters.
“Koginzashi” is one of the technique of quilting to come to Aomori province in the northern part of Japan.
The farm clothes had called “kogin” in Aomori, so it’s called “Koginzashi”. A white cotton thread quilted in a blue “hemp cloth” in old days.
During the Edo Period (1603-1867), farmers did not wear clothes made of cotton; instead, they wore layers of clothes made from hemp to withstand the cold.
The women from the farming villages then began to stitch cotton thread into the hemp cloth in necessary places to reinforce the fabric and keep the body warm.
The product of these women’s knowledge, those who made a living amongst the harsh nature of the northern country, can be seen today through “koginzashi” embroidery.
“Koginzashi” embroidery is known for its hand stitching technique, in which white cotton thread is stitched through each hole of the indigo-coloured fabric.
Today, either wool or cotton is used depending on the function, and the colours available and the times have changed, the colour scheme has increased as well.
This beautiful and simple geometric pattern, which continues to be created by hand and stitch-by-stitch, has become a symbol of the strength and delicateness of the women of the northern country.
“Koginzashi” was reevaluated by “Mingei-movement“(Japanese original art movement of a folk-art) about 70 years ago. Now, we’ll do it again.
tortoise: greeting
Mingei (Wikipedia)
koginzashi (Aomori pref.)
