Japanistic/Blog

I have seen a lot of papercraft, and yet, I was still blown away when I saw the work at K. Hayashi’s Paper Gallery. How does he do this? And how does he make his paper look like felt? If the blog weren’t in Japanese, I might know a little more but suffice to say, [...]

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Somehow, I think when my mind travels through Japan, it’s already time lapse. This movie is the real thing. (Thanks Snow Mag!)
 

 
Hayaku: A Time Lapse Journey Through Japan from renowned Snowboard filmmaker,  Brad Kremer. Completely mesmerizing. (You can check out more of his work here.) If his snowboarding movies are anything like this, I might [...]

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My mom is one of those mothers who brings me clippings. Magazines, bits ripped from the newspaper, and armloads of  tidbits she thinks I’d be interested in. This visit she brought me the catalog from an exhibit I wish I’d been able to see in NY.
The work of Tokihiro Sato makes me want to build [...]

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I am drooling over the fabric from Toyko Monyou and just trying to figure out how I can incorporate it into our life at home. Gorgeous! And in some ways, reminds me of Marimekko.

Gorgeous, but alas, not available in the U.S. Perhaps one of these days…

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I have spent way too much time today obsessing over these gorgeous new lamps from designers Tatsuo Yamamoto and Jun Hashimoto, a result of their research on traditional Japanese lanterns. (via)
To me, these lamps embody a big part of what Japanistic is all about–contemporary design rooted in a long historical tradition and then tweaked. The only [...]

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There’s something to be said for going all the way in retail–really embracing whatever your particular niche is. That is certainly the case with Grimoire, a Tokyo store at the forefront of the Dolly-kei movement. “Dolly-kei…takes inspiration form antique (and slightly spooky) dolls and movies such as Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, and Harry Potter.” (via)
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I love these Cherry Blossom illustrations by Masaki Ryo, available for download as your Spring desktop wallpaper. Originally designed as catalog images for Henry Beguelin (an Italian Leathergoods company), now we all can share in the Cherry Blossom wonderfulness. Available in two designs, the downloads have so many options, they are virtually guaranteed to fit your [...]

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