Ryuichi Ogino
Ryuichi Ogino is a Japanese artist,working between Tokyo and the West Coast. For his creations, he uses a variety of mediums: from handmade paper-clay toy figures, acrylic paints, wood, lined paper, and canvas, to digital renderings. He has more recently shown his works at Giant Robot, Receiver Gallery, White Walls, Park Life, and Project. His artworks, which are definitely a result of the contemporary pop culture’s trends, can be purchased at Panorama, an indipendent publisher based in Tokyo.
大日本人 Big Man Japan
If you are into Japanese pop culture, the bizarre sense of humor and the absurdity of Big Man Japan will surely entertain and amuse you. Director, protagonist and famous comedian, Hitoshi Matsumoto, has reinterpreted the familiar path of traditional daikaiju (big monster) pics, creating a mockumentary with CG monster battles and Power Rangers parody. But don’t expect the action and speed of Hollywood super-heroes movies and of course it’s to be expected that some people will get the joke and some will not.
Oded Ezer
Oded Ezer is an extraordinary Israeli typographic artist and type designer. He stands out for his unconventional ideas which has transformed the concept of typography: many of his creations often are inspired by sources not related to typeface like nature, architecture, and science. Ezer’s works cannot be simply categorized under the name “typography” since fonts have become tridimensional paper-made biological creatures.
If you want to discover more about this visionary designer, Gestalten will realease in April the monograph “Oded Ezer. The Typograper Guide to the Galaxy”
Q-pot
Do you like French macaroons? Do you love chocolate? Do you crave for sweets? Japanese brand Q-pot creations cannot satisfy your discriminate taste, but they are a joy for your eyes and they will make you drool.
Q-pot designer, Tadaaki Wakamatsu, makes small jewelry pieces out of wax: he moulds and cuts the wax to create an ideal shape and then he casts it in metal. He aims to make people happy, positive and excited through his accessories, which become a communicative vehicle: wouldn’t you strike up a conversation with someone wearing a creamy blueberry cake ring?
Graniph Design Award
The famous Japanese T-shirt brand, Graniph, has launched is annual graphic design award. The prize is 1.000.000 yen (asbout 9.000$) and the commercialization of the design by Graniph. So let’s start to create and good luck!
Busta supports JagerNoctis e le sue notti di luna piena!!!
Giovedì 11 dicembre JagerNoctis festeggia a Roma l’ultima notte di luna piena dell’anno. Busta non poteva perdersi questo evento al quale parteciperà con un’edizione davvero speciale di “Busta Su Misura”, ricca di sorprese. Infatti per l’occasione Busta si rifà il look in formato small size (19×19) e stampa a 2 colori! E ancora: i contenuti, gadget e creatività come il poster/calendario lunare 2009 saranno interamente dedicati a JagerNoctis e alla luna piena . Tutte le altre informazioni sull’evento sono disponibili sul sito www.jagernoctis.it
Uniqlo
I heard many people comparing Uniqlo to H&M, but I think it’s like comparing fish and meat…Uniqlo is a Japanese brand based on simplicity, good quality and simple design. Same philosophy of Muji, another worldwide famous Japanese brand, but maybe Uniqlo is less “posh”. and it produces just clothes. They have a great choice of basic garments and, for T-shirts fans, I suggest to visit the special UT section, where you can purchase on-line. Obviously, Uniqlo Japan has a wider range of products than its western and Asian brothers, and you won’t find a great choice on American or British websites. Therefore, I suggest to give a look directly to the Japanese site to get an idea.
Koichiro Tsujikawa
Koichiro Tsujikawa is the name behind most of Cornelius videos. He is a self-taught video artist who began to create concert visuals at the invitation of his friend Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius). He has worked as a freelance director in a variety of fields doing music videos and commercials. According to his point of view, music videos are “another form of music, a kind of record sleeve”.
