Umami Mart is one part Japanese kitchen and barware shop and one part Scandinavian-design aesthetic heaven. Designed by Anders Arhoj from Copenhagen, Denmark, Umami Mart began as a Japanese food blog and webshop and is now serving as a brick-and-mortar popup shop importing specialty and luxury Japanese kitchen goods.
Production Company: Variable - www.WeAreVariable.com
Creative: Variable
Post Production/Editorial: The Mill - www.TheMill.com
Directors/Cinematographers: Jonathan Bregel & Khalid Mohtaseb @ Variable
Executive Producers: John Rule & Mike Sutton (@MNS1974)
Producer: Tyler Ginter @ Variable
Line Producer: Viraj Velinker
Phantom Tech: Nick Midwig
The Mill: New York City
Post Production Producers: Dee Allen & Alex Maxwell
Editor: Ryan McKenna
Colourist: Sal Malfitano
Original Score/Sound Design: Salomon Ligthelm - www.ligthelm.tv
Patrick Masterson of Burning Bones Press introduced me to this amazing Japanese printmaker, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川 国芳, January 1, 1797 - April 14, 1862.) I am excited to see more of his work. Compared to his contemporaries, Kuniyoshi's style has a strong western influence that looks very 21st century. This style can be clearly seen in many of his monster battle images.
His influence is reflected in the work of many modern Japanese artists, such as Miyazaki and Goseki.
Some of his work can be seen on www.kuniyoshiproject.com and monsters on a flickr site.
Takayashi the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre
Morozumi Masakiyo Kills Himself in Battle, 1848
Saw this on Cool Hunting today. I love these transformed globes by Wendy Gold. She uses a decoupage technique of original artwork onto vintage globes.
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I love these neighborhood coasters by Seattle, Portland, Chicago and San Francisco.
Buy them here!
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I saw these on Cool Hunting the other day and I haven't been able to stop thinking about how sexy they are. These Rapha approved bikes are a limited-edition run available for the next two years. They have a commuter bike, Beloved Every Day, designed by Cycle Works Oregon and built by Chris King for $5,195. Racer XCR Criterium designed by Cinelli and Columbus Steel. This bike takes four months to build for €3,500. For distance, XS frame by Independent Fabrication. XS bikes take eight to ten weeks for completion and start at $6,795. The all-terrain bike Continental was dreamed up by select Rapha team members, Ira Ryan and Tony Pereira. The Continental will be produced twice a year in two batches of 50, $5,000 each and takes four months for completion. If you have an extra $5k or $6k lying around, buy one of these.
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