Posts from — March 2008

These toilet paper origami ads for Kellogg’s All-Bran Plus cereal by Leo Burnett, Dubai hit the spot to say the least! Even more so, since they hint at the benefits of their product by going where family friendly ads usually do not go!

And if you are still mystified, admire the origami handiwork all you like, but wonder why someone would have so much time (and access to toilet paper) to create these pieces. Clearly, they do not eat Kellogg’s All-Bran Plus…

From Via

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Its been awhile since I’ve found and posted any desktop icons, but here come 2 sets courtesy of Talos Tsui on the Iconfactory.

Doraemon and Aibo X

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Here are some more lovely East-Asian themed illustrations in the portfolio and blog of the French Miss Tigri.

Check out her gallery or blog (in French)

Via Notcot

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Australian artist Luke Feldman sent us details of some of his nice, slightly East-Asian themed artwork. Luke dabbles in fine art, digital art, skatedecks, giant vinyl adhesives and toys.

Check out more on SKAFFS.com

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Check out these step-by-step instructions for how to make your very own origami x-wing!

This was done using a 15cm square of thin paper, coloured on one side and white on the other - the x-wing ends up coloured all over.

Origami X-Wing instructions

Via Neatorama

Technorati Tags: crafts, Japanese, origami, Star Wars, X-Wing Fighter

Japan’s champion Yutaka Niida reacts after defeating challenger Jose Luis Varela from Venezuela at the World Boxing Association (WBA) minimum-weight title bout in Tokyo, Japan on March 1, 2008.

Via Activate.us

Technorati Tags: boxing, Japan, martial arts, Tokyo

Waiters Ritsuki Sunomiya, Yuta Asami, and Makoto Aoba (left to right), dressed as schoolboys and schoolteacher, pose at the Edelstein cafe in Tokyo, Japan.

The café is designed as a boarding school and is part of the growing trend in role-playing eateries where customers and employees play characters from manga comics.

Here, as part of the theme, the schoolboys wear lip-gloss, the headmistress has a weakness for homoerotic comic books, and there is only one subject: how to serve female visitors.

Via Activate.us

Technorati Tags: Japan, Tokyo, Edelstein cafe, cafe, culture, role-playing

The world’s first set of bamboo folding chopsticks, the FlipSticks intrigued me a little.

The combination of wood and stainless steel did catch my eye, and for those minimalists who want to minimise any waste of space, these chopsticks might appeal as they take up half the space when folded. They could try *not* buying them right?

Via Gizmodo

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