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Anti-Aging Ramen with Blue Colored Soup

Anti-Aging Ramen with Blue Colored Soup

That is right, this delicious but bizarre-looking dish is colored blue.   Starting July 18, Beehive Genki no Moto (ビーハイブ ゲンキノモト) ramen shop in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, is serving this cold ramen dish with blue colored…

Cloud Series "golden rain" and "silver rain" by Tadao Shimizu

Glowing ‘Cloud’ Series by Tadao Shimizu

The 'Cloud' series by Tokyo-based designer Tadao Shimizu (清水忠男) is like something out of a dream.  This series, designed for ABOVO in 2010, includes pendant and floor lamps, featuring 3D washi-paper shades.   source:…

The Ring's Sadako Throws Opening Pitch in Japan

The Ring’s Sadako Throws Opening Pitch in Japan

Remember that creepy character from the horror film "The Ring"? The one who is responsible for scaring half the world population to death by climbing out the TV screen with her signature hair style?…

Floating Interactive Ball by teamLab

Floating Interactive Balls by teamLab

Tokyo-based Visual design studio teamLab has created a unique interactive experience that allows a space to react to the audience action.  "teamLab BALL" is a patent-pending interactive light ball that changes color when…

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White Rain by Takahiro Matsuo

White Rain, an interactive light installation by Tokyo-based artist Takahiro Matsuo brought down the rain inside Pola Museum Annex.   With the help of LED bar lights and lighting software, the artist was…

Romantic Petal Gate by Yuko Takada

Romantic Petal Gate by Yuko Takada Keller

Japanese artist Yuko Takada Keller was commission by BVLGARI to create two large scale installations, 'Romantic Petal Gate' and 'Romantic Petal Veil', for the BVLGARI bridal fair. Each petal was made with two…

Stephen Wiltshire Draws Brisbane from Memory

Stephen Wiltshire Draws Brisbane from Memory

British artist Stephen Wiltshire has a particular talent for drawing lifelike, remarkably detailed panoramas of iconic cities, sometimes after having only observed them briefly. Starting with Tokyo in 2005, he has drawn Rome, Hong Kong,…

YA-NE-SEN a Go Go by Shishi Yamazaki

YA-NE-SEN a Go Go by Shishi Yamazaki

Japanese artist and animator Shishi Yamazaki has created short films with a highly distinctive style that has captivated the heart of many.  In this short film YA-NE-SEN a Go Go, you'll see her character…

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Torafu Architects Teaches Kids How to Make ‘airvase’

After the success Torafu Architects had with 'airvase' last year, they organized an Airvase Workshop at Shibaura House in Tokyo recently to teach people how to create their own airvase.  A variety of…

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Shibuya Shop Installation by CocoBongo

Spanish brand Berksha opened its first store in Japan.  This store is located in Tokyo's Shibuya district, and features some of the most cutting-edge interactive technologies and a glass facade outlined in pop…

Bang by Ryuji Nakamura

Bang by Ryuji Nakamura

Japanese artist Ryuji Nakamura has created a site-specific installation for Costume National: 25 Years exhibition.  This installation is on view 1st September – 25th October 2011 at CoSTUME NATIONAL Aoyama Complex in Tokyo….

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Stunning Paper Sculpture by Jeff Nishinaka

American artist Jeff Nishinaka works wonders with paper.  He felt a kinship with this particular medium during his days in the prestigious Art Center College of Design.  From then on, he began experimenting…

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