We take a look at the graphic designers behind some of Japanese indie rock’s most memorable album covers.

If you want a big bookshelf but don’t really have a comfortable place to sit and read, one designer has the answer.

Sure you can sit in a…

Iconic Japanese shoe company Onitsuka Tiger (aka ASICS) is know worldwide for athletic performance. Like other shoe companies, they also produce fashionable sneakers. Onitsuka Tiger sneakers are…

Cash Money Distribution give us a hot tee with a dash of Japanese stylee.

The simple-yet affective design of The Tokyo Hustler Tee stands out as cool.…

Here is an excellent use of a wall, an air vent, and some paint to drive home a point. It’s a wonderfully done mural with a the serious ‘pollution’ message.

Waiting for or done with dinner? No need to bang on glasses to make a clangy rhythm surely to make your tablemates yell “stop!”. Instead put down the fork and strike the table.

The balancing act of life is by no means fun, but when it comes to balancing physical objects, it can be suprisingly amusing. “Maintain The Balance of Your Knowledge!”

They once rolled on a wheel, but now a particularly inventive device uses bicycle spokes to roll sushi. The Spoke sushi roller by recycles old bike spokes, making a perfectly useful sushi roller out of them

Kokeshi are ornate, handmade dolls. Dumbbells are handheld weights made for lifting. The two don’t have much in common other than their shape — sort of. Perhaps that resemblance inspired the Kokeshi Dumbbell.

Everyone’s favorite light doodlers are coming back with a new movie for release in March. Their new short film, “Light On” will come out March 7, 2008. A 30-second teaser features a ground camera with light doodles popping in and out.