Category Archives: Japan

Murmur’s Shop

December 10, 2018 5:03 AM \ \ Image
We never leave Japan without browsing stationery stores.  Elated that we found these paper cut wreath tags on the online handmade market, Minne.  The unknown artist from Okinawa carefully cut and pasted paper to create these delightful designs. The items are sold on Minne and on Taiwan’s handmade marketplace, Pinkoi.  For now only Pinkoi delivers internationally.

Images:  Courtesy of Murmur’s Shop.
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Fuyuki Shimazu

December 3, 2018 12:03 AM \

Japanese artist Fuyuki Shimazu travels globally to pick up cardboards and turn them into wallets, coin purses and whatever items spark his imagination.  The upcycled and fully functional items are sold under the brand name, Carton, and has garnered international audiences.

You can find out more about his designs and process on his website, Facebook and Instagram.  His portfolio can be found here.

Images:  Courtesy of Fuyuki Shimazu.

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Morozoff

November 28, 2018 12:03 AM \

Often we purchase items not necessarily for the product inside but for the packaging.  A sample of these are the packages for the “Lycka Till” line of  chocolate from Morozoff confectioner of Kobe, Japan.  Morozoff is well known in Japan as the company that first introduced Valentines Day to the nation.  Really liking the Scandinavian designs on these products so we just had to post.

You can learn more about the company on their website, Facebook and Instagram.

Images:  Courtesy of Morozoff.

 

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