Peter Machat’s 51 Japanese Characters collectible postcards is an insightful collection of figurines showcasing several typical members and cultural phenomena of Japanese society.

An easy and playful approach to Japan, turning the character loving Japanese society itself into characters.
Find out more on the 51 Japanese Characters website

Via The Awesomer

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If there was anything to rid me of my iPhone, it would have to be the Nokia N96 - given the edge with this Bruce Lee association.

The limited edition Nokia N96 is engraved with the martial artist’s portrait and signature and includes an action figure and mini-nunchucks.

See more on the Nokia-Lee promotional website

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Christian Dior recently commissioned a set of top Chinese artists to work with some of their archive pieces, which is now displayed since November 15th at Beijing’s Ullens Center for Contemporary Art.

Read more on Selectism

Thanks 7_70!

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Bespoke bikemaker Chicara Nagata creates super amazing, custom bikes that look good and as well as different.

Nagata spends a staggering 7,500 hours perfecting his mechanical creations and hand-crafts everything but the drivetrains.

See more on Chicara’s website

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Ekubo means “dimple” in Japanese. Artista have a series of ekubo tableware pieces that are gorgeous and a little subtle too.

See more on Spoon & Tamago

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New York based Jinyoung Shin has an amazing portfolio of stunning illustration work featuring intricately detailed, tall and thin characters.

See more on Jinyoung’s website

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Tetsuya Ishida was an incredibly talented Japanese painter whose artworks were known for their dark portrayal of Japanese life. Just looking at his work makes you wonder how limitless his imagination could have been.

On the one hand, they’re very strange and surreal. On the other, they can be very literal ideas conceived visually.

The artist unfortunately died in 2005 after being hit by a train leaving behind around 180 works created during his 10 year art career, some of which are below.

From Toxel.com. Thanks Dave!

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Tokyoplastic (award winning 3D animation team) and mphlabs presents Koguma, the third character from the Tokyoplastic series to make the jump from 2D to 3D. Koguma like wine, comes in either red or white…

The red edition features Koguma lounging in the classic red chair complete with swivel action, is made of vinyl and measures in at 8.5 inches in height.

The super limited White Koguma is a myplasticheart exclusive colorway. With only 125 pieces made, this is the smallest Koguma edition size.

The figures will be available on the 24th November.

See Koguma on myplasticheart

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