Yuru chara by Jun Miura

“Yuru chara” means weaker characterized characters. Japanese illustration artist, Jun Miura named that concept “Yuru chara” firstly. Yuru Chara does not like Disney’s charactor and Japanese animation. Most of them are designed with amateurism.

Japanese loves characters. but sometimes they feel business mind inside of characters. So they prefer to amateurism. Jun miura gathered lots of Yuru chara at his exhibition.

His idea is very unique.

Jun miura (japanese)
Yuru chara (Wikipedia Japan)

Classic pen from bonboog

My friend has stationary brand, bonboog. She made new item. It’s a ball pen with dry flower. That name is Classic pen. I have mimoza flower pen.

There are also another kind of pens with artificial flowers, such as anemones.
They available at some museum shop in Tokyo.

bonboog

Suso Akiko Hat and Hair bands exhibition

Suso Akiko is a cute woman who works as an illustrator and also a hat designer.

An exhibition featuring her works as a hat designer was held in Aoyama, Tokyo.
The exhibition was inspired by Japan’s prehistoric Jomon earthware.

Everybody is trying funny but cute hat and Hair bands,and having happy fun time at the exhibition.

Suso Akiko official site (japanese)
Suso Akiko (1101.com /japanese)

The Colors of Mary Blair

Mary Blair is famous for concept art at Disney films, like Alice in wonderland, Cinderella, and Peterpan.

I’m a big fan of her arts, so happy I could see her original pictures!!

Tons of souvenirs were sold for this exhibition, I know I was very easy victim (lol), but I couldn’t help buying cute goods!

The Colors of Mary Blair
Mary Blair (wikipedia)
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sakiori (woven cloth made by used cut cloth)

art-bookshop&cafe is specialty craft book store in Jinbo-cho, Tokyo. They have gallery space and sell products made by hand-craft artist.

I bought a sakiori bag & card case made by Asako Murakami. Sakiori is woven cloth made by used cut cloth. She is famous sakiori artist, lives in Aomori. She has many fans. I’m one of them, too.

art-bookshop&cafe
Asako Murakami

Fugeiten at Kagoshima DWELL Playmountain

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.

We held it at Kagoshima DWELL Playmountain for Jan. 9 - 25. It also was held in Venice, US.

Our exhibition was popular among many people in Kagoshima. Now Japanese people revaluate old Japanese crafts.

Fugeiten (DWELL Playmountain)

Kagoshima DWELL Playmountain

DWELL Playmountain is a modern furniture shop at Kagoshima that is restored from the old storehouse.

Zakka and cafe space are on 1st floor and modern furnitures, clothes and exhibition space are on 2nd floor.

Here is very popular shop in Kagoshima.

DWELL Playmountain

kami no kousaku cafe (paper craft cafe)

kami no kousakujo (means paper craft house) held the exhibition named “kami no kousaku cafe”.

they showed some latest products and gave us some explanations with hot tea and Japanese tiny hexangular sugar “wasanbon”.

piece of cake shaped birthday cards in the cake box, DIY tiny paper panoramas, easy to make paper plates memos… and more. these products are stunning!

kami no kousakujo