Stills from “Iblard Jikan” イバラード時間 produced by Studio Ghibli (2007)
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Kira Kira Burger by Shanti Sparrow
Goldfish by Mika Nina
Titled ‘Chocolatetexture‘, the latest project by Japanese design studio Nendo explores the various effects between texture and taste in one single bar of chocolate.
Sticker Calendar designed by Mayuka Henmi
Works of Chiharu Shiota 塩田 千春 Berlin based Japanese installation designer
A giant typographic installation named CNJPUS TEXT by Japanese artist Ryo Shimizu, sees typography take centre stage in a gallery environment. This 15 foot by 41 foot installation showcases what perhaps an Asian/English hybrid font might look like. A staggering 2,500 words painted by the artist scatter onto the floor bringing the flat artwork to life. The words are actually a hybrid of Roman and Chinese characters and the artist explains that the exhibition is actually ‘about Japan’s culture of appropriation, in which everything originates from somewhere else.’