sushi towels | Jenny Pokryvailo

kitchen towels you can roll up again and again

and make your own sushi to dry your dishes with!

Designed by Jenny Pokryvailo

cotton bud packaging

happy cotton bud packaging spotted in Japan Town San Francisco

concombre mugs

stacking animal mugs by concombre

Upon a Fold - Tenugui

this is so sweet, Tenugui from Upon a Fold

Happy Gloves - Miyako Kanamori

crafty fun Happy Gloves - Miyako Kanamori see her website too

cutetape - giveaway

I am super happy to be hosting a giveaway for cutetape the prize is a $35 coupon.
Its easy to enter, just leave a comment on this post, the winner will be picked at random and announced on the 21st March.
Please make sure there is a valid link to contact you should you be the lucky winner.
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Adorable Japanese Book

Does anyone recognize these sweet images?
We were in Kinokuniya in L.A. a few weeks ago and I came across this book it was the last one and a bit bashed up, now I wish I had got it!
okay I figured it out, its by Doi Kaya

YOZO craft

I would like these, I think I would frame them up.
From YOZO craft.

Rice and Soup Bowl Set

we just bought one of these for a friend at one of my favorite local stores, I also found them online here there is a boy version here.

NYC and fun stuff

We have been traveling around for the past few weeks hanging out in Virginia, NYC and other places on the way. We saw a bit of the Thanksgiving Day parade when we walked through Central Park.
We had fun fun fun, one of my new fave restaurants was Naya, great food and a super cool interior.
Now I really had better get back to work....
photo via Yahoo News

Tatsuro Kiuchi - illustration

I always wondered who designed these Royal Mail postage stamps in 2006.
Tatsuro Kiuchi Japanese illustrator.

Air Vase by Torafu Architects

These wonderful delicate creations are made from paper. One you pull them up you can then move them into different shapes.
Does anyone know where you can get them?
via: Dezeen
update: you can get them right here from the delightful store Upon a Fold who we blogged about here before.
Thanks Justine!

Happy Little Things - etsy

Super cute delightful goodies from Happy Little Things.

Loule

Adorable postcards from the Japanese store Loule.

Canon Japan - CD DVD cases

Its always fun to browse all of the paper crafts and cards over at Canon Japan.
Check out these two music and travel cd/dvd cases

Mother's Day - free downloads from Canon Japan

this is so adorably cute for Mother's Day is by Japanese illustrator Shoko Sugiyama.
From Canon Japan available for free download for you to print and make.

Japanese Beer Label

Somebody sent me this cute label, I think its lovely, the owl is so sweet and I like how he is perched on the 'ALE' text.
Cheers everyone.

Shinzi Katoh - Ginko Papers

sweet cute Shinzi Katoh sticky notes from Ginko Papers.

Karel Capek - Utako Yamada

Here's a few of the adorable tins by Utako Yamada - from the Karel Capek tea store.
There's also a selection of Karel Capek images on flickr.
image via tiny candy

Cherry the Pig - Utako Yamada

This book is so sweet, the illustrations are so pretty and delicate and the story is really adorable.
Story and illustrations by Utako Yamada, who is also the illustrator behind the tea shop Karel Capek where I could buy every tea tin and never use them because they are so cute.
copies here