Time to build and paint your own world

The holidays season is just around the corner! And isn't this globe just a beautiful Christmas gift?  

I love to travel and if you also love it as much as I do, there's no way you won't love the Paper Globe. 

The globe is a neat and beautiful interior item. Not only you can color and draw all the places you've visited, you can also use it as a geography tool. Another plus is that you can easily grab it and dream about your next destination. I definitely do that!!!

The globe has been designed for Geografia by the Japanese duo from the Drill Design studio. 

Beside the basic sectional globe, you can find other globes with different shapes, sizes and materials. I must say, less is more and I love this one the most! 

Here you can see where in your neighbourhood you can buy one or if you prefer you can make it yourself. The French graphic designer Joachim Robert just designed a template and shows here how you can make it! Enjoy and have a great weekend! 

 

You don't need to use glue or scissors!

Pictures: By Lendalia

Kple Kple

On the In and around Nagoya from this week I will take you to another shop in Osu Kannon.

The funny thing about almost all Japanese shops is that you will find a mix of different kind of goods. Stationery is definitely really important in Japan and almost in every shop you will find notebooks, different kind of papers, pens, washitape, stamps and so on...

Kple Kple isn't much different. Here I found some really nice notebooks and stamps. Aside from that you can find beautiful Japanese clothes, shoes, bags and different kinds of accessories. Let you inspire and if you happen to be in the neighbourhood don't hesitate to take a look inside.

Pictures: ByLendalia

Design Nori

I love sushi!

I loved it before and after four months in Japan i love it even more! So when i saw this beautiful seaweed leaves i knew i had to write a post about it. Beautiful leaves for the eye, the soul and to be eaten!!! Great combination!!!

Last image from left to the right:
 'sakura' ('cherry blossoms'), 'asanoha' ('hemp'), and 'kikkou' ('turtle shell')

'Design nori' is a series of intricately laser-cut seaweed for rolling sushi.
Each sheet of five designs is based on an element of japanese history or symbology, meant to bring beauty, good fortune, growth, happiness, and longevity.

Because of the precision required in the cutting process, the seaweed itself is a thicker variety from the sanriku region of miyagi. Umino plans to use the leftover clippings to sell as furikake topping or recompile into other sheets.

Developed by creative agency ISBBDO for the Umino seaweed shop the project was commissioned to respark the sale of nori following the tsunami in japan of 2011, at a time when director Hiroyuki Umino noted that japanese were eating less seaweed than in the past.
Nori sushi never looked better. I'm looking forward for my next sushi party!! Find shop address Here

Images courtesy Designboom