Konatsu: Kawaii Japanese Calligraphy

By Olga Davydova

Posted 8 August, 2008 in Art

Konatsu is one of my all time favorite illustrators, who creates pretty graphics and unique kawaii artworks in the style of traditional Japanese brush calligraphy.

See the artist’s gallery and blog over at the official website, Tunacan (in Japanese).

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“Aketsun!”: a Famous Doll Designer

By Olga Davydova

Posted 31 July, 2008 in Art

“Aketsun!” is a doll artist famous among Blythe collectors. Her designs are colorful and memorable. Her doll won a runner-up prize in the first annual Blythe Beauty Contest a few years ago.

1. CWC Charity Auction “あけつん！”, 2. 11_Aketsun_2, 3. Dollchick+ ~ あけつん！, 4. Dress Set “Fall Whispe”

This year “Aketsun!” has designed a beautiful dress set for Blythe that will be officially manufactured and sold by the CWC. The dress set is called “Fall Whisper”.

You can browse “Aketsun!”’s blog (in Japanese) or read an interview with her (in English) on Blythe’s official website.

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Atelier Matin: Fabulous Style

By Olga Davydova

Posted 21 July, 2008 in Fashion

Please look at the fantastic works of Matin-san (aka Masanari Arakawa) from Tokyo.

1. auc301, 2. From Linda/addictedtoplastic, 3. sunglasses & ray-gun set on ebay, 4. sunglasses & ray-gun set on ebay

Matin-san designs out of this world sunglasses, toy guns, bags and sofas for Blythe and Emerald Witch under the brand name Atelier Matin. His handmade miniatures are so finely detailed that Re-Ment weeps in shame.

1. entry pics2, 2. ymy0101, 3. from tibiloo 1, 4. Outfit with Sunglasses #04 on eBay, 5. entry pics6, 6. entry pics4, 7. entry pics3, 8. s1, 9. s5, 10. s2, 11. from micca1, 12. from tibiloo 5, 13. from micca

Matin-san’s style reminds me of the 60s Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent feel with a modern twist, and his furniture design skills surpass the imagination of Salvador Dali.

The cute sunglasses are so sought after by Blythe collectors that when Matin-san puts them up for sale on Ebay or his Etsy shop all the quantities get sold out in a few minutes! Too bad he doesn’t make glasses or sofas in human size.

1. 0004, 2. 0002, 3. sofap, 4. 003

Enjoy browsing Atelier Matin’s Flickr, Japanese blog and English-language Etsy shop.

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Japanese Fashion Magazines: a Roundup

By Olga Davydova

Posted 14 July, 2008 in Fashion

Fashion Hayley blog gives an in-depth roundup of the cutest Japanese fashion magazines, including street fashion mags. Hayley points out which publications fit certain styles and shares photos of herself, her husband and her friends right from the pages of the Japanese fashion media.

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Japanese Illustrator Wakako Miki aka BQ.Channel

By Olga Davydova

Posted 10 July, 2008 in Art

Check out the elegant illustrations of the Japanese artist Wakako Miki aka BQ.Channel.

The illustrator’s blog is in Japanese.

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Illustrator Ishiguro Kouta aka ikou

By Olga Davydova

Posted 19 June, 2008 in Art

Enjoy the beautiful and elegant works of the Japanese illustrator Ishiguro Kouta aka ikou. Click here to see ikou’s homepage with a gallery of illustrations.

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Japanese Illustrator Anne Imai

By Olga Davydova

Posted 11 June, 2008 in Art

 

Check out the cute, simple and beautifully naive illustrations of Anne Imai from Japan. You can view the artist’s website here.

The illustration above (featuring bunnies) is called “Hot Sprins”. Can anything be cuter than that?

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Stunning Bento Photos and a Bento Book

By Olga Davydova

Posted 30 May, 2008 in Food

Fashionably Cute’s Flickr buddy Luckysundae from Japan creates absolutely stunning bentos for her kids and takes mouthwatering photos of these works of art. Her pictures have even been featured in an English-language book about bentos called “Face Food”.

Click here to view Luckysundae’s Flickr photostream with her bento photos.

Click the links below to see larger versions of bento photos.

1. Russian doll bento box, 2. hedgehog bento, 3. Gingerbread Man bento, 4. Marching mouses bento, 5. Russian nesting doll? bento, 6. car bento, 7. Piggy bento for the bento class, 8. Moo, 9. Octi gratin bento

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Teresa Chiba - Japanese Illustrator

By Olga Davydova

Posted 23 April, 2008 in Art

Teresa Chiba is a Japanese illustrator whose blog can be found here.

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Kawaii Plush Artist Chikro aka Sayaka Imai

By Olga Davydova

Posted 17 April, 2008 in Art

Chikro, also known as Sayaka Imai is a japanese plush artist and character designer. Sayaka’s softies are created in a unique style, they are very cute and very colorful. The artist’s website can be found here.

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