Shadows of the past
Many moons ago at glue, we had a great idea to augment passers by’s shadows in Oxford St shop windows for Camper (think Selfridges). Like so many projects, budgets and […]
Tag Archives: Japan
Tripping the light fantastic…
What a sweet lamp from Ken Ishigiro. Reminds me of the first sculpture brief I had at uni – to make something that was more inside than it was outside. […]
Doritos Japan – building a believable brand ;-?
This spicy pack design from Doritos in Japan (courtesy of my good friend John-Patrick) is so wrong, and yet so right… Not sure what it says about them as a […]
The sky is falling…
What a beautiful visual image this is, courtesy of Pink Tentacle: “Japanese precision machinery manufacturer Castem has sent nine origami space shuttles to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) office […]
Incredible styrofoam housing
Pink Tentacle covers the use of styrofoam domes in prefab housing, by Japan Dome House Co. Ltd. I want one! This beats our yurt idea hands down… Watch one being […]
Fantasy headgear V1 – Nagi Noda
brilliant hairpieces by the Japanese artist/filmaker/poodle-dancer Nagi Noda. I just found out today that she has recently launched a clothing label with fellow art-star Mark Ryden. Sweet…
Yellow Mouse Orchestra
Courtesy of Pink Tentacle (again), Kaseo’s modified Pikachu toys playing a version of the original Yellow Magic Orchestra track, Rydeen. And a punk version:
Robot Sea Bream
Courtesy of one of my favourite blogs, Pink Tentacle. Engineers at the University of Kitakyushu have developed an underwater survey robot that looks good enough to eat.
Big in Japan
Great report on mobile + social media trends in Japan by Ryan*MacMillan.
The Wonderful World of Nagi Noda
The portfolio site from one of the kookiest, and most intriguing Directors/Art Directors around – Nagi Noda – fresh from Japan.http://www.uchu-country.com/
