Baden Baden

Monday, 10 August 2009
Baden Baden is a WONDERFUL shop that features Japanese artists' products from futniture, interior accesories, stationery to fashion items including bags and jewelries. "To express aesthetics of Japanese traditon in the modern day" is Baden Baden's philosophy and is full of beautiful unique items of contemporary designs created in Japan by designers many of whom are yet to be known.
I first heard about Baden Baden at yasu's aaA, and I was reminded of it at Bree's ii-ne-kore. I've been so familiar with the area where Baden Baden is but had never heard of it before these two lovely bloggers mentioned about it! (Thank you so much ladies!!) And I finally visited the shop last week and I just fell in love with it. It's now my very favourite shop/space in Tokyo, number one!!
The above 4 images are from Baden Baden.
I don't know how it could happen, but the top photo ended the roll of film I had in my camera and so that is the only photo I could take of the place :( Above images are from their website, their online shop is also very nice.

I also found a bag of my dream there, (actually had to go back there again to get it!) It's made of plywood and lovely fabric designed originally for Baden Baden by Akin Drum. I'm so pleased with it! ;)Baden Baden
2-31-7 Chuo-cho Meguro-ku Tokyo (google map)
About 5 minuite walk from Gakugeidaigaku Station on Toyoko Line. (It's in a residential area and is a bit hard to find.)
Openin hours: 12：00~20：00 / Closed on Wednesdays
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New Lens and Frida.

I got a new lens for my SLR and these are some of my experimental shots from when I went to see an exhibition "Masterpieces of Modern Mexican Painting" at Setagaya Art Museum which is located right next to a park. The exhibition, though not so big, was quite interesting. Frida Kahlo is one of my favourite artists, and her "Self-Portrait in Medallion" was the feature of this exhibition and was just amazing. So powerful and I felt as if it was speaking to me something she could not put in words. Oh I'd love to go visit Museo Frida Kahlo in Mexico! Has anyone been there?
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Patterned Floors.

Friday, 7 August 2009
Another photo set - patterned floors. Doesn't really seem to relate to Japan, but they were all taken in and around Tokyo ;)

It's Friday morning here, boiling hot! Hope you will have a great weekend!
And thank you so much for visiting my shop, arigato♪ Lovely Dawn of +handmadelove+ has done a great post for my shop so do check her wonderful blog too!
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UGUiSU Shop Update!

Wednesday, 5 August 2009
I have updated my shop and now there are lots of new stuff available including cute Japanese stencil print goodies by Kyoto-based artist Mihoko Seki. All from Classiky, a Japanese maker known for beautiful Crafts and Designs by Japanese Artisans.Very delicate letterpress cards and little letterpress label books.
Really cute hanko (stamps)!
Lots more new Japanese Masking Tapes!
That's it for now, thank you!!
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Noren

Saturday, 1 August 2009
暖簾：のれん
Noren are Japanese fabric dividers traditionally used by shops and restaurants in front of the entrance usually with their logo printed. It's not hard to find shops that hang Noren all over Japan, but usually traditional type shops use them.

The noren you see in the top photo is from a traditonal Japanese confectionery called "Toraya", and this particular shop of Toraya uses Noren very differently. It's probably about 6-7 meters wide and is working as a room devider/screen/front door/shop sign/curtains. It works so well! I love it when I enter the shop through this noren, somehow it feels very nice :)

The first 3 photos are found in Tokyo and the bottom five from my recent trip to Kanazawa.

You can also see a wonderful post on Noren here at ii-ne-kore. So check that out too!
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