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Uniqlo

I heard many people comparing Uniqlo to H&M, but I think it’s like comparing fish and meat…Uniqlo is a Japanese brand based on simplicity, good quality and simple design. Same philosophy of Muji, another worldwide famous Japanese brand, but maybe Uniqlo is less “posh”. and it produces just clothes. They have a great choice of …

JAPAN MUSIC VIDEO

Koichiro Tsujikawa

Koichiro Tsujikawa is the name behind most of Cornelius videos. He is a self-taught video artist who began to create concert visuals at the invitation of his friend Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius). He has worked as a freelance director in a variety of fields doing music videos and commercials. According to his point of view, music …

FASHION JAPAN PRODUCT

Mint Designs

Hokuto Katsui and Nao Yagi founded Mint Designs in 2001. Together, they have been creating amazing and playful fashion, but they also explored different fields of design collaborating with various brands like Shu Emura, sony Ericsson, Nume…

JAPAN PRODUCT

Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami “Kumo-kun (Mr Cloud)“ 2002 Resin, acrylic / Résine, acrylique 31 x 31 x 9 3/4 inches / 80 x 80 x 25 cm  More @ Gallerie Emmanuel Perrotin

EVENTS MILAN

Partyharders @ Rocket, Milan

DON’T FUCK ABOUT + INESCO MAGAZINE + FRIDGE MAG presentano PARTYHARDERS, un sabato d’eccezione in compagnia di SO ME (Ed Bangers) e MON COLONEL (Partyharders). Ad immortalare gli istanti più caldi della serata ci sarà Bronques di LASTNIGHTPARTY, direttamente from New York. SABATO 27 SETTEMBRE ROCKET – MILANO Via Pezzotti 52 Dalle 22:00 Ingresso libero

FASHION JAPAN

Hirocoledge

The concept behind Hirocoledge is simple: a repetition of circles which creates amazing patterns. Japanese designer, Hiroko Takahashi, was successful in the difficult process of evolving traditional culture. She has mananged to give a fresh and more contemporary look to Japanese traditional items such as kimono, yukata, furushiki and tenugui, and at the same time …

JAPAN PRODUCT

Luminodot

I saw Luminodot on a Japanese TV programme, where a young idol was handing a board with a luminous Mount Fuji to Jodie Foster. At the beginning I wasn’t really impressed, maybe it was Jodie Foster’s skeptical face or the Fuji itself. But I looked for this gadget in the toy shop and when I …

JAPAN PRODUCT

Sushi Roll Machine

Che risultati si ottengono quando si uniscono le menti creative giapponesi di una ditta di giocattoli, Bandai, e una di videogames, Namco? Ovviamente una Sushi Roll Machine. Un must per tutte quelle bambine giapponesi che aspirano a diventare la casalinga perfetta che prepara bento superdecorativi da cartone animato. Io, ovviamente, cuoca giapponese disastrosa, l’ho già …

JAPAN MISC VIDEO

Nagi Noda Died

September the 7th, Nagi Noda – Japanese art director, creative genius and extraordinary artist – died at the age of 35. She created ads for Nike and Coca Cola and music videos for various artists. In 2003, she established her studio, Uchu Country, and has been an active member at Partizan. Nagi was a brilliant …

CYCLING FASHION PRODUCT

Balkan tango

Balkan tango was established in 2004 to come up with useful and pretty fashion accessories for town dwellers. Behind this brand there is Ipek Türkoglu, the founder and designer of Balkan Tango. You can find amazing bags made out of used bicycle innertubes on Supermarket. This is a recent interview from el-oso. How did you …

JAPAN MISC VIDEO

Qrio

Japanese government would like to build a real Gundam, so we are still a little far from it. But, for sure Qrio by Sony is pretty entertaining and it can compete with Honda’s Asimo.

JAPAN PRODUCT

Product Project Party

PPP is a design group of six professionals:Spring Daisuke,Mihara Teppei, Hiroyuki Kato, Haruki Senda, Yu, and Yusuke Tsujita. They focused on bamboo as primary material for their production, since it provides high environmental performance. In particular, they investigate the many subjects concerning glued laminated bamboo. Product Project Party

ARTS JAPAN PRODUCT

BobFoundation

Bob Foundation is a creative group by Mitsunori Asakura and Hiromi Suzuki.They communicate, share and explore their interests with people through art work, design, film and anything else that present possibilities