For Gods Saké

Lovely sake jars by J-Period and a great excuse for a sneaky eastern tipple.

 Megawa sake jar made from cedarwood and urethane resin from Akita prefecture.

Porcelain Sabikomasuji sake jar from Arita prefecture

Megawa sake jar in cedar from Akita prefecture. 

Back to School

Cute little "Mobilier d'ecolier school chairs from La Chaise Longue. On show at Maison & Objet earlier this year.

Fog-bar

The latest hair-product to hit the Japanese male grooming market is Shiseido Uno's Fog Bar hair spray. It has been causing a storm with their retro website with detailed instructions on how to use the product so you get your hair just right. Fogbar even has a dedicated FOG TV channel on Fogbar.tv. Shiseido Uno is one of the most innovative in products targeted for the trichologically aware. Via Japantrends.com

Andreas Gursky - The Kuwait Stock Exchange

Amidst a sea of dish-dasha's Bloomberg terminals are scattered over the trading floor of the Kuwait Stock Exchange in a digitally mastered photograph by photographer Andreas Gursky whose work focuses on the effects commercialism and capitalism blowing up his photographs to a huge scale. On display at The White Cube Gallery stand at last week's Frieze

Pianofart

A playful wooden take on the upright piano titled "Pianofart" by Richard Artschwager from Berlin's Spruth Magers gallery. On display at last week's Frieze

He's got the love

Lovely stamp to receive on a letter from a loved on sale at Miyo Wada's favourite Paris shop Merci founded by the owners of kid's clothing label Bonpoint.

on the sauce

Get drunk in serious style with DQ Vodka

Thank you ...

Thank you cards with a sarcy fun twist by Bob's your Uncle

Baba

Japanese illustrator Mr. Baba joined us for the opening of the Pop Art exhibition at the Tate Modern fresh from the opening of the new Uniqlo store in Paris and its Jil Sander collaboration. Love his fun illustrations and fashion line BCG

Love Mr. Bab's fiery take on the roller skate (below)

 

Midas touch

Limited edition (ten) of Scabetti'siconic shoal light made with 186 bone-china fish plated in 24 carat gold.

A fishy 24-carat detail

Out with a Bang

"White Chocolate"wooden chair by Eun suk bang looks hard but is bendy where your bum and back sit. To see more works by the Korean designer who stood out among the group of Korean designers exhibiting at 100% design in London last week during the capital's design week click on iambangcom

Sit down

Sitting down is the best first-aid for tired legs. Designer Petter Knudsen's "tubular" chairs echo our thoughts exactly.

Wood

Lovely little wooden blocks at Tent London by Miller Goodman. This year the Tent opening party was rather empty and invites came with two drink "vouchers". The place to be seen in London Design Week was Tom Dixon's new shop in Derwent's new development "The Dock". More to come on this