Tag: design
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.
I love sweets, even it’s not edible…
now we can know how to make fake sweets easily from this book :D
macaron, donut, cream puff, roll cake, & more.
all of these are made from some kind of silicon, clay, acrylic colors or so.
just for enjoy decorate ourselves or our places. ;)
calories FREE!
These are Black Dokuro Stuffed Dolls by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.
You can get them from the Brookly Museum exhibitions.
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.)
These are the stylish disposable paper dishes which are eco products.
The materials are reeds and pomace of the sugar millet.
In Lake Toya-ko summit started from July 10, These are tried to use.
This terry small chair of mushroom motif is actually for kids,but you will love it if you are mushroom lover.
Taro Okamoto’s was born in Kawasaki 1911, so the museum is in that city park. His most famous work must be Tower of the Sun, made for Expo 70 in Osaka 1970.
Unique, cute, sometimes serious his arts in & around the museum! You can take a photo with board sets of Taro or Tower of the Sun ;)
Taro Okamoto Museum of Art
Taro Okamoto （Wikipedia）
Design Festa is a big art event open to all artists.
It is one of the biggest art event in Asia.
You can enjoy every type of arts, live painting, many zakka, performance, SFX make-ups, or something we can’t say what it is ;)
I’d like to share you some kawaii at the festa! Enjoy~!
Sake cup for exhibition of Yoshitomo Nara ;)
the exhibition was held in Aomori 2006, however this kawaii sake cup is sooo popular still now.
I will reuse when the cup become empty… simply for cup? or bud vase? or jam bottle? what is the best way do you think? ;)
A to Z (Yoshitomo Nara exhibition )
about A to Z cup House; sake maker
Mika Ninagawa is a photographer most popular among Japanese girls. The photographs which she takes seems to be the picture that a girl nurses delusions.
She took a fashion photo and CD jacket from 90’s. A lot of models and musicians, an actress respect her, and there are many fans of women from the teens to 30 generations.
I am excited to watch the pink, red and the blue light and shade in her photograph.
