New Japanese Marshmallow Confections Almost Too Pretty to Eat
After over a year and a half in development, an aesthetically impressive brand of innovative sweets has been launched by the long-established Japanese confectionery store…
japanese design
Tokujin Yoshioka Creates Prism for Dom Pérignon
Each year Champagne house Moët & Chandon invites an artist to collaborate on a limited edition art piece inspired by their Dom Pérignon vintage champagne.…
Five Fun Fumi Mailboxes by S&O Design for Sugita Ace
Japanese designers Hisakazu Shimizu and Eizo Okada of S&O Design have created five new stylish mailboxes for Japan's Sugita Ace. Fumi Mailboxes by S&O Design The Fumi…
Lucasfilm and Run’a Release Stunning Star Wars Japanese Woodblock Prints
Lucasfilm has teamed up with Run’a, a Japanese manufacturer, to create three traditional woodblock prints featuring the beloved characters of Star Wars giving the sci-fi film franchise a touch of a centuries old Japanese tradition. (more…)
Big Rice Straw Beasts Sculpted For The Wara Straw Art Festival.
You may or may not have seen images of Wara Straw Art Sculptures. Giant beats and other objects are made of sticks and straw by…
Prepare To Be Amazed. And Hungry. Over 50 Sushi Rolls Too Cool To Eat.
Here are over 50 incredibly impressive sushi rolls too cool to eat. Rolled with dyed rice and vegetables and wrapped in seaweed, they are then…
Daisy Balloon. Crazy Couture Creations Filled With Air.
Daisy Balloon is balloon artist Rie Hosokai (born 1976) and art director/graphic designer Takashi Kawada (born 1976). Together they have created fashions, hats and more…
The Bird Apartment – Collective Housing For 78 Birds and One Human.
The Nendo Bird Apartment is a an unusual treehouse designed by Japanese design firm Nendo for the Ando Momofuku Center, a facility devoted to promoting and increasing access to nature activities. The facility is located in a forest in Komoro City in Japan’s mountainous Nagano Prefecture. Nendo’s treehouse is designed to be collective housing for many birds and one person. (more…)
The Balloon Bench and other Wild but Thoughtful Designs from H220430.
Satoshi Itasaka and Takuto Usami collaborated to establish h220430 on April 30th, Heisei 22 (Heisei is the current era name in Japan). Their design activities…