Techno Goth II

Yuima Nakazato Spring/Summer 2011

As the saga continues, the aggression of industrial beats and broken toilet mirrors is molded into fragmented versions of the men's dress. Quoting the stylised idea of a post German underground techno club.
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Techno Goth II

Yuima Nakazato Spring/Summer 2011

As the saga continues, the aggression of industrial beats and broken toilet mirrors is molded into fragmented versions of the men's dress. Quoting the stylised idea of a post German underground techno club.
/HORST

Le 23 Dimanche

Collections Wooyoungmi, Ryunshu, Qasimi

Paris is going all leather, And tribal. De mon plaisir! Do I have to feel wrong and guilty if I like that? Will I go to goa techno parties all summer? Probably not. But I will dream of it. Peut-être.
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Suggestion #9

Noguchi table, 1944

Life wouldn't be complete without a Japanese classic. Black triangular shapes creating the optical illusion of lightness and floatation. And always remember: the joy of giving is priceless.
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Denomination

Gabriel Stunz Spring/Summer 2011

Although the collection's title 'Gakona' refers to a small village in the mountains of Alaska, its sound and final outcome does evoke a notion of Japanese tradition. Paired with German severity and craftsmanship, it results in the emphasis of two elements, two sides, the elusiveness of belt and scarf.
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Spanking

Artworks Misaki Kawai

She is concentrated glycose. Creating fictive worlds of naïvety. Drawings of absurdity. Sculptures and installations conquered by weird hairy dolls. Paintings of sailing poodles, kissing seahorses and fat ladies on bikes.
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Shasei

Artworks Sadao Hasegawa

Mythology and male anatomy. His works inherit a Japanese momentum, this very notion of directness hidden behind surreal expression. The explicit, masochistic and sexual seemingly tolerated when stylised. And almost like a gay artist's tradition, Sadao Hasegawa committed suicide following the example of Mishima Yukio and leaving behind works of undaunted kitsch.
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#100410

Green tea cake, Imori, Frankfurt

Time to revive an old tradition: the Detail Diary. Green tea cake and coffee at the amazing Imori café. Being served by Japanese ladies in dirndl dresses. I'm still on a caffeine overdose.
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Slow Killers

Artworks Saeko Takagi

More works of wonderful Saeko Takagi. Portraits of cruel insanity. Studies of schizophrenic happiness.
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Zeitaku

Artworks Saeko Takagi

The intensity of colour and the immediacy of time evoke parallels to the works of Elizabeth Peyton, Norbert Bisky or Richard Kern. Diffuse images of opulence. Super light interpretations of romanticsim espied through an aestethic filter of Japanese identity.
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¥ 54600

Lad Musician Fall/Winter 2009

How beautiful. A triangle symphony. Pointy edged waistcoats and jackets creating zigzag layering. I'm quite tempted.
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Complicated/Simple

Natsumi Zama LCF BA Graduate Collection 2009

Interlaced layers creating structured yet plain shapes, torn between stiffness and smoothness. Pieces reminiscent of military filt blanket origami. Complemented by a beautiful colour palette of muddy greys and greens.
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Image credits Catwalking

Bliss For Spliss

I'm sorry but I'm having a trash day. And even though I know I am the only one: I love hair colour commercials. There is nothing more beautiful and relaxing.
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Intensity

Artworks Eiko Ishioka

Her images are more than intriguing. Provoking a nearly orgasmic visual impact. Seduction and power can be read as highly aesthetic connotations in every creation. Artworks that never leave you unimpressed or untouched.
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Concave Attack

Photos King Goji

Horst loves Godzilla. Mesmerizing plastic kitsch. Weird body transformations and metamorphoses. Silly ugliness bearing inner beauty. Ridiculous toys quoting teenage boy's phantasies.
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Wishlist 10

House of depth by Kouichi Kimura Architects

A concrete house. Rough and cold. Minimal cubes, open floor, industrial materials. Yes, I want.
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Totally Clean

Especially for you, Paul, the iconic pubic hair. An art-theoretical/cultural analysis on special request.
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P.S.: Translation: When I grow up, I am gonna be Shibuya Parco.