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From the "too good not to share" department ...
In Japan, where it rains a lot this time of year,
people love to talk about the weather.
The Japanese language has over 50 nouns for rain.
The Japanese design studio Nendo chose just 20 words
for rain and artistically captured each in a bottle.
They used clear acrylic bottle to create delicate dioramas to
illustrate the different types of rain.
The installation wascreated in response to considering
the relationship between language and design.
This installation was on display
earlier this month at Maison & Objet in Paris,
mizore meaning rain mixed with snow
left: niwaka-ame meaning a sudden rainfall
left: kisame meaning rain that falls off tree branches | right: shigure meaning autumn rain
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And one more ...
from the "too good not to share" department ...
Almost Perfect:
100-Year Old Tokyo Rice Shop Converted to a Space for Creatives
Tokyo based illustrator Luis Mendo
would often travel to the neighborhood of Asakusabashi to pick up
sketchbooks.
And over time he began falling in love with the creative
and artistic vibe of the town. He and his wife Yuka were weary of feeling isolated in Shinjuku. Their tight apartment was putting a
strain on their love for hosting artist friends from overseas. So when
they stumbled onto a 100-Year old building that formerly housed a rice
shop, it immediately checked so many boxes for them.
It was almost
perfect.
An essentially a short-term residency
program for foreign creatives who want to come to Japan to learn, be
inspired and display their work. The 1st floor serves as a gallery and
cafe space. Luis & Yuka added a wall to showcase art and kept
the old rice machines in place as a tribute to the owner’s past hours
of labor.
the 1st floor exhibition and cafe space
The 2nd floor has been completely renovated and now functions as a
sleeping quarters for the resident artist, as well as a shared office
space. The top and 3rd floor is where Luis and Yuka reside.
Built right after the 1923 Kanto earthquake, the 100-year old
building survived the WWII bombings and is in surprisingly great shape
with lots of old elements remaining as a nod to its past. Almost Perfect
has already completed its 1st residency with French comic artist
Charles Berberian and is currently hosting their 2nd creative resident,
British photographer Hugo Tillman.
the resident creative’s sleeping quarters
the 2nd floor residency and studio
If you’re interested in becoming a
resident,
How cool is that?
