these cigarettes are not for smoking but writing.
these cigarettes are for lighting ideas
these cigarettes are not lightened by lighter or matches
but sharpened by pencil sharpener or knife.
these cigarettes are not bad for health, can be lighted at any amount per day.
these cigarettes are no smell, no smoke and no toxic but effective as thinking tool.
* I found these cute the cigarette pencils in the real cigarette size with “no smoking” copy printed on the side, from my Tokyo trip last March.
Japan is one of countries that often face natural disasters.
However Japanese are never familiar but alert and prepared for such cases all the time.
As a 手ぬぐい tenugui collector–tenugui is Japanese all purpose hand cotton towel,
once I saw this pattern–prevention of disasters, I can’t help but buy it.
Graphics indicate useful goods to be prepared including handy stuffs,
emergency telephone no., how to use tenugui in different ways
and a space to fill your name, birthdate, blood type, allergy record and contact address.
The real useful and all purpose hand towel!
compact sized billboard. easy to carry. easy to install. easy to store
either folding board or folding steps
or a chair or even a cabinet!
or a model room of the shop.
up to creativity
not a giant size but kicking the eyes.
small but brilliant with saving budget
*from daikanyama and minami aoyama, Tokyo
Amazing Poladroid!
Get Polaroid-like pictures without any film and Polaroid camera.
So cool and so cute!
Check how it works at Poladroid
When Naoto Fukasawa meets Onao, Japanese paper making company,
SIWA, a new paper products brand was born.
Together with the development of the new kind of paper, Naoron.
It is hard to tear and washable.
Well balance of Washi, Japanese paper feeling and new technology!
wasara, amazing disposable paper ware from Japan. Wonderful combination of Japanese aesthetic and value sense. Products range from plate, bowl, tumbler, coffee cup to wine cup! Available at the end of August in Tokyo.
photo by Yoshio Shiratori
I always love to walk around to admire how public space in various places are designed.
Now public space seems to be in good care. It becomes a space to show creativity rather than be ignored and left empty. One of my favorite public space in Tokyo is on 7th floor at Lumine Est (formerly named MyCity) in Shinjuku.
photo by Yoshio Shiratori
Super Potato by famous designer, Takashi Sugimoto designed SHUN/KAN 7th-8th floor MyCity (now is Lumine Est) in 2002. Amazing walls were made by wasted materials from the city — wood, paper, plastic, glasses, etc.
photo by Yoshio Shiratori
Other Super Potato works are such as Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Park Hyatt Seoul, Hyatt Regency Kyoto and also Muji at Tokyo Midtown.
Summer rice cracker transform into watermelon look with sweet color
but remaining the traditional taste of arare, rice cracker with crispy, crunchy and salty
Black beans that scattering over are the prominent accent lifting up the deliciousness
Another lovely summer souvenir from Tokyo reflecting Japanese’ thoughtfulness and
their bond with season.
*natsu arare from Tomoe ya, Tokyo
Stationery lovers certainly know LAMY from Germany very well.
Lamy design is simple, modern and so functional.
This year Lamy has launched new product LAMY noto
designed by the famous Japanese designer, Naoto Fukasawa
It is really the perfect match according their mutual styles,
ending with essential functions and good writing as always.
miffy always has event activities all year round in Japan
from exhibition to the musical play.
natchan is fruit flavored soft drink by Suntory, launched in 1998.
This is the second year that Natchan and Miffy are collaborated.
Find their special wallpaper/screensaver at their website
or play games to get cute wallpaper here (in Japanese)