Rather stoic 'Sannomiya Light Shade'

This is a fairly smart pleated shade made by Innermost. It looks kinda melancholy and actually quite discreet. Not as showy as Norm 69 or other Skandium lighting but it delivers. It becomes part of the house say naturally. Also, it comes in flatpack with non-twiddly assembly instructions.

heavy.com

When slackers’ dojo was first founded, it recognized its place in the .com community. At the same time across the US, heavy.com intuitively formed more or less at the same time. It’s nice to know that we are not alone here. Admittedly heavy.com may have profited more from its counterpart due to its sheer velocity than slackers’ idleness. We would like to express our respect and spread the word on how hilarious this site is. So big up to heavy contagiousness! This is how we would have been if we weren’t that laggard.

Tizio 35 desk lamp

A classic still although it’s 20% smaller than the original. In fact, it’s hardly noticeable. It’s a wonderfully designed task light. It can rotate 360 degrees around its base, and its counterweight and arm system are truly unique. Move it around and then stop and it’ll stay there. A timeless piece since its first version released in 1972. Designed by Richard Sapper and manufactured by Artemide.

EASY Chair by Hans J. Wegner

We've got ourselves a classic with this original Hans J. Wegner EASY chair from Furniture Dome, Nagoya. I didn’t know it’s fairly compact as it fits inside the Vitz (Yaris or Echo, depending on where you are). Sweet!

Barriors

One thing that gets stuck at the back of my head is Barriors. It relinquishes its hold on the cartoon/ animation sector. With their US background and a lot of input on their roots, they have created a mixture of East meet West concept. Personal in appearance and with innovative philosophy, it makes you wanna embrace this website and even join the cause of their tribe. It's definitely a must-see. Plus as a bonus, you can get a free download of the Barriors Headhunter Figure. Wicked!

崖の上のポニョ Gake no Ue no Ponyo

I finally saw Ponyo as with its complete title Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Its legendary creator Hayao Miyazaki this time wants to remain a traditionalist and uses hand-drawn animation only. Although it may have taken ages to do, the result is very astonishing indeed. The waves, for instance, had a very galloping effect. Although it felt like watching cartoon in my youthful years, there is somewhat a balance of old and new.

The storyline may have a certain je ne sais quoi but I can’t help it but compare it to Disney’s The Little Mermaid which I shouldn't really as the plot is completely different. In brief, it has all the twists and catchy tunes of a Ghibli classic and I don’t know how he does it but he can understand somehow how my little niece think. Weird!

InI Mailbox

Made by Kuma Design believes the mailbox is a reflection of your house. It’s not only intended for incoming mails as well as other items for the addressee eg newspapers, small parcels, etc., but it is also part of the furniture outside the house. As it is often neglected, Made by Kuma Design makes the mailbox alive and part of the overall landscape and architectural exterior of the house. This design is InI which sends a message that a likelihood of an additional existence might be added naturally to its core unit that transmits waves of effect. Thus yellow = cause and green = effect. The text is an ambigram which reflects how the unit will consistently have its own entity.