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(Pics) Garbage Bag Art Work

(Pics) Garbage Bag Art Work

Similar to Adrian Kondratowicz’S InDisposed, Greenz.jp points us to another urban beautification project using garbage bags as the medium.

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(Video) The Future of Nissan and Pure Living

(Video) The Future of Nissan and Pure Living

In this video, Francois Bancon, Nissan’s General Manager, Marketing and Communication Group, Global Zero Emission Business Unit, took a few minutes to chat with the audience about Nissan’s vision for a zero-emission future.

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(Pics) Unconventional Light Switch Designs

(Pics) Unconventional Light Switch Designs

Transforming the lowly light switch into a sculptural design element, Normal Design has added visual and tactile interest to the utilitarian device.

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(Pics) Opening Ceremony, Tokyo

(Pics) Opening Ceremony, Tokyo

Photos from PSFK’s visit to a store filled with storytelling.

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(Pic) Whimsical Barcodes From Japan

(Pic) Whimsical Barcodes From Japan

Design firm d-barcode brings a playful touch to the usually bland and forgettable graphic element.

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Wonderwall’s Uniquely Fluid Site Reacts to Mouse and Browser History

Wonderwall's Uniquely Fluid Site Reacts to Mouse and Browser History

Design site Wonderwall employs a unique user interface that dynamically reacts to a user’s mouse, responding based on browser history.

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Small Scale Rice Farming in Japan

Small Scale Rice Farming in Japan

Rice farming usually conjures mental images of vast, sprawling rice paddies. That’s not always the case, as Tokyo Green Space recently discovered.

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Good Ideas Salon Tokyo: 3 Questions for Peter Rojas

Good Ideas Salon Tokyo: 3 Questions for Peter Rojas

PSFK asks Peter Rojas, one of our panel members at the upcoming Good Ideas Salon Tokyo, what pure living means to him.

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Japanese Suit To Protect Against Swine Flu

Japanese Suit To Protect Against Swine Flu

Haruyama Trading Co. of Okayama, Japan has developed a suit for men which promises to guard the wearer against swine flu.

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Ogori Cafe: Service With a Surprise

Ogori Cafe: Service With a Surprise

Cabel Saasser brings word of a mysterious cafe that he recently experienced in Kashiwa in Japan. Located inside the Urban Design Center Kashiwa-no-ha, the Ogori cafe looks innocuous enough, but holds a surprise in store for its patrons.

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Mio I-zawa: Throbbing Tumors And Hearts With Wheels

Mio I-zawa: Throbbing Tumors And Hearts With Wheels

Mio I-zawa is a Japanese interactive media artist that utilizes flesh-like masses of material that resemble hearts, tumors, and skin cells. These items are placed into situations where they interact with computers, humans, or both.

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Wooden Mobile Phone Prototype Unveiled in Japan

Wooden Mobile Phone Prototype Unveiled in Japan

Japanese mobile phone monolith Docomo has developed a mobile phone called the “Touch Wood” built from the excess wood collected during forest thinning.

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12 Amazing Japanese Robots

12 Amazing Japanese Robots

Advancements in robotics are being made at a rapid pace. From machines that carry out tedious domestic tasks to highly specialized devices, we’ve gathered a selection of innovative robots from Japan.

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Retro Cameras from the Streets of Tokyo

Retro Cameras from the Streets of Tokyo

Old cameras are becoming a stylish accessory, and in Japan the youth eagerly show off their retro cameras to the Tokyo Camera Style blog.

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Ingenious Label Design Ensures Food Safety

Ingenious Label Design Ensures Food Safety

TO-GENKYO has designed an innovative hourglass shaped label for packaged meat which uses a special ink that changes color as ammonia is released inside the package.

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