Posts from — March 2008
Origami Blog Site
Origamiblog.com is a website dedicated to the joy of origami - concepts, products and inspiration.
I recognise some immediate posts as links that have featured on OneInchPunch before, but nevertheless, there are some good things in there too. I like the non-paper items like the chair or the fabric items…
Technorati Tags: crafts, Japanese, origami
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March 20, 2008 No Comments | 564 views
Kinky Japanese Surreal Art
Mari Yamagiwa is a very original Japanese painter, mother, musician and sometimes model from Kyoto (Japan).
She has a unique personal style, with challenging and teasing erotic psychedelic aspects. Her work can be described as “kinky surrealism”.
Technorati Tags: art, Japanese, kinky art, kinky surrealism, Mari Yamagiwa, painting
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March 19, 2008 No Comments | 490 views
Made in Hong Kong - Buy Hand Picked Hong Kong Products from Design Shop Kiosk
Every so often, NYC design shop Kiosk rotates in an entire stock from an individual country.
Past nations have included Japan and Sweden, and the latest is China, or more specifically, Hong Kong.
They range from a paper Ping-Pong set (made for burning during Chinese funerals) and a scarlet lampshade (insert “red light district” joke here) to so-called harsh tobacco, which is exactly what it sounds like (and comes in a cool matchbox-sized paper container).
The selections are also online, where you can peruse owner Alisa Grifo’s oddball product descriptions, like the one of the pictured handmade knife: “Zing! Only nine fingers left!“.
See the shop at KioskKiosk.com but hurry before they move onto their next country!
Technorati Tags: China, design shop, Hong Kong, Kiosk Design Shop, Made in Hong Kong
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March 18, 2008 No Comments | 658 views
Illustration - A Lesson in Preparing Sushi
Los Angeles stationery company, Fomato, has created a colourful and humorous line of greeting cards that include the following lesson in preparing sushi!
From the RoadsideScholar, via NotCot
Technorati Tags: Fomato, greetings cards, illustration, Los Angeles, preparing sushi!, sushi
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March 17, 2008 1 Comment | 578 views
Expensive Japanese Mobile Phone Bling
TokyoMango unearths these overstated mobile phone covers that shout over the top bling!
I prefer my stuff simple, so these aren’t for me, but I’m sure loads of you out there like the thought of such colourful designs plastered next to your faces!
Via TokyoMango
Technorati Tags: bling, Japanese, mobile phone, mobile phone covers
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March 16, 2008 1 Comment | 2,012 views
China Design Now Exhibition at the V&A Museum in London
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum hosts an exhibition titled China Design Now from the 15th March until the 13th July, 2008.
From the V&A’s website:
“China is huge. China is becoming topical. Yet China remains mystery to most people in the West. ‘Made in China’ has become a familiar tag, but the spectacular creative energy in modern China is barely known. During the last twenty years, the Chinese have rediscovered their pre-socialist past and begun to combine their own traditions with global influences to produce a cultural rebirth. At the heart of this lies a new culture of design.
“This exhibition will take you on a journey along China’s coastal cities to experience the country’s creative landscape. The journey starts in the far south, where graphic designers in Shenzhen began to explore new directions in the early 1990s. Next we move up to Shanghai. Here consumerism and urban culture have combined to produce astonishing fashion and lifestyles. Finally, we travel to Beijing, where monumental architecture for the Olympic Games is transforming the skyline of this ancient capital.
“China Design Now explores China’s dreams and hopes over the last two decades, from individual designers to the nation as a whole. It is our hope that this exhibition will bring contemporary China closer to you.”
Technorati Tags: China Design Now, design, United Kingdom, Victoria and Albert Museum
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March 15, 2008 No Comments | 953 views
Choplery - The Cutlery / Chopstick Hybrid Utensil
“East meets west” in designGO!’s newest tabletop design which fuses a choice of chopsticks on one end of each item and one of three basic utensils (fork, knife and spoon) on the other end!
Choplery is made from 100% bamboo and allows for a choice while eating. Coming soon from designGO!’s website!
Technorati Tags: Choplery, chopsticks, cuisine, designGO!, bamboo, utensils
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March 14, 2008 No Comments | 445 views
Malaysia Picture Moment : Malaysian Boats
Boats sail off the coast of the Malaysian island state of Penang, Malaysia at dawn on March 7, 2008.
Technorati Tags: boats, Malaysia, Penang
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March 13, 2008 No Comments | 547 views
