Posts from — January 2008
Beijing Mosaic Made Out of 28,000 Acrylic Fingernails
A manicurist in Beijing pays tribute to the upcoming Olympics by creating a mosaic out of 28,000 acrylic fingernails.
Technorati Tags: Beijing, fingernail mosaic, manicurist, Olympics
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January 31, 2008 No Comments | 414 views
Top Ten Japanese Horror Films
Japanese horror is noted for its unique thematic and conventional treatment of the horror genre in the light of western treatments.
The List Universe have posted their Top Ten Japanese Horror films, which include Audition, Ichi The Killer and the anime Akira.
Technorati Tags: Akira, Audition, film, horror genre, Ichi The Killer, Japan, Japanese horror film, Top Ten Japanese Horror films
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January 30, 2008 2 Comments | 1,723 views
Chu Enoki’s Futuristic City Made From Old Drill Bits and Machine Parts
Japanese artist Chu Enoki created this piece called RPM-1200, a diorama built from junk metal, old drill bits and spare machine parts polished into gleaming, shiny spires of a futuristic city.
The sculpture is actually pretty big, measuring 3.4m by 4.6m in diameter. The details are absolutely fantastic! and look more engulfing the closer you are!
Check out more on Chu Enoki’s website
Technorati Tags: art, Chu Enoki, futuristic city, Japanese, RPM-1200, sculpture
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January 29, 2008 No Comments | 293 views
Ten Things To Do for Chinese New Year
Squat Magazine suggests ten things to do for the fast approaching Chinese New Year, which for 2008 is the Year of the Rat.
Their suggestions include ‘Eat like there’s no tomorrow‘ and ‘Get a new outfit‘. Nothing like dieting or saving money in case you’ve made those your New Year’s resolutions then!
The actual day is Thursday 7th February with celebrations in London’s Chinatown taking place on the following Sunday 10th February.
Ten Things To Do for Chinese New Year
Technorati Tags: cultural festival, culture, Squat Magazine, United Kingdom, Year of the Rat
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January 28, 2008 No Comments | 550 views
Amazing Japanese Tree Houses
This amazing treehouse was designed by Takashi Kobayashi, one of Japan’s leading tree house creators.
It was created after an advertising agency in Tokyo, commissioned him to design a treehouse for a Nescafé commercial now running on Japanese television.
Mr. Kobayashi built an oval bird’s nest of a house, 12 feet high and 9 feet in diameter, reached by a circular staircase, and the final price for this tree house was about $38,000.
The house is located on a field owned by the town of Kamishihoro, where it remains an enticing, if off-limits, gift from Nestlé, the makers of Nescafé, to the people of Hokkaido.
Here’s another tree house designed by a masters student in Toronto, which poses as a Japanese lantern on stilts.
See other Amazing Tree Houses from around the world
Technorati Tags: Japan, Kamishihoro, Takashi Kobayashi, tree house
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January 27, 2008 1 Comment | 655 views
Kozyndan Bunnyfishes at the Giant Robot Show, Incidental Nature
Here are some cool Bunnyfish pieces by previously posted illustration duo, Kozyndan, on display at the Giant Robot Show Incidental Nature.
The show is on from 19th January until 13th February in Los Angeles, but if you can’t get down there, you can also buy a bunnyfish online.
Buy Bunnyfish and find out more info
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January 26, 2008 No Comments | 342 views
Loch Ness Monster in Japan
Here is a seriously cool promotional tool for an upcoming movie, The Waterhouse Legend of the Deep, which is about the Loch Ness Monster.
I’ve no idea what the connection with Japan is though.
However, check out this video clip, which shows that the combined effect of light projections on perfectly timed water jets, creates the illusion of a cool looking illuminated monster rising out of Tokyo Bay, dripping with water!
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January 26, 2008 1 Comment | 850 views
The World’s Unique Festivals
Syamsulariff has just blogged an interesting post on the world’s most unique holiday festivals.
The variety and strangeness of some of these festivals, some resulting in century old traditions, will make for interesting reading! There’s a cross section of countries from around the world, but here are a couple of the East-Asian ones…
Inazawa, Japan: Hadaka Matsuri, The Naked Festival
Hidden somewhere in the midst of all these men in loincloths is one fully naked man. Touching him is believed to bring good luck and happiness.
Lopburi province, Thailand: The Monkey Buffet
Every year, all of the province’s approximately 600 monkeys are invited to eat fruits and vegetables during an annual feast held in honor of Rama, a hero of the Ramayana, who, it is said, rewarded his friend and ally, Hanuman the Monkey King, with the fiefdom of what is now Lopburi.
Organisers of the annual monkey buffet use more than 3,000 kg of fruits and vegetables for the festival.
See more of The World’s most unique holidays
(Thanks for linking to OneInchPunch in the first place Syamsulariff!)
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January 26, 2008 2 Comments | 393 views
