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loving these lamps from Japan

I am a big sucker for everything minä perhonen from Japan ... when I saw his gorgeous fabrics being used for these lampshades and then styled together with ceramic stands my heart just melted ...

A Japanese online shop called Flame is selling them and although I couldn't read a word the images made me want to push the 'buy' button :)

I know it is a bit of a darkish ambiance but I kind of like it ... do you too or do you rather go for bold and bright or black and white? ps. there is another collage below the break...

Inspired :: Kusafune

This whale is a vase and the blowhole is where you put your bitty flowers. So adorable! 

How fabulous are these ceramics? They are from a company in Japan called Kusafune, and I have to admit there are some things lost in translation that not even google translate is making clear, but that's what is fantastic about such gorgeous creativity - you really don't need to know the language to fall in love. You can find out more about Kusafune on their blog here, and check out the retailers that carry their ceramics here. 

This sweet elephant vase with the little bird on the back would make any shelf look better.

There is just something about sheep that I can not resist. Where I live they are everywhere, and I am always telling my husband that someday I will own sheep, so before that is possible...I think I'll take all of these please. - Tiffany King

{Kusafune}

Minä Perhonen in Kyoto

 

{Minä Perhonen store in Kyoto}
If you ever consider going to Kyoto ... then visiting Minä Perhonen is an absoluut MUST! Minä Perhonen is a Japanese fashion house founded by Akira Minagawa...who is often characterised by his feminine, romantic style...and for his detailed tailoring, embroidery, patterns and quilting...Akira wants to create garments that goes beyond the limits of fashion and can last, rather than following the existing trends...please look at his stunning textiles right here...

A collaboration between Danish furniture manufactuer Fritz Hansen and minä perhonen resulted in these stunning chairs...The Egg, The Swan and Seven Chair designed by Arne Jacobsen were all dressed in minä perhonen fabrics...

...above you see an image of the minä perhonen store in Shirokanedai (a district of Minato Ward, in Tokyo)...i could sit forever on that cough and just dream away...last year minä perhonen launched a line for children, in the same style of patterns and details...by the way...'Minä' means 'I' and 'Perhonen' stands for butterfly...i have really have fallen in love ...

:: click here to see a map of where the store is located in Kyoto::

Amy reporting from Kyoto

...yes the World Tour continues...twice a month on Friday a report will be brought to you by a a special guest...I'm extremely happy with this new feature, because traveling is such a great part of my life and I strongly believe that you learn so much from seeing other places, being introduced to new cultures and meet people from all over the world...and  because it's not possible to physically visit all the places in the world, I hope with this Tour we can make the world a little smaller and get some impressions of what is happening at the other side of the world...

Amy from Kuala Lumpur, Yes she also lives here...  but unlike me Amy really is from Malaysia and has been living here for a very long time..then you probably think why not a report from Kuala Lumpur...well Amy is currently staying with a friend in Kyoto an she really wanted to share some images of that, according to her, great city...most of you probably know Amy from her blog re:makeables, but she became really famous in blogland from her new blog Pikkaland, a super place were mainly illustrators get a chance to show their work...but now back to Kyoto, click here to view Amy's photo's and read her information...the full Report

* * *Amy from Re-makables
* * *Pikkaland