Jimi Hendrix: Electric Banjoland: "
(Via hey okay.)
This makes my mouth water. It's one of the things I miss the most about eating in Japan.
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by Laura Neilson
Just in time for grilling season, Japan Premium Beef recently opened its first retail shop in New York's Noho district to much acclaim. Now discerning carnivores can take meaty matters into their own hands by purchasing various cuts of the importer's Wagyu-style beef, formerly available to restaurants only.
The superlative-quality beef, best known for its vividly marbled appearance, high percentage of unsaturated fat and refined flavor, comes from Oregon-raised Wagyu (or Washugyu) cattle.
Originally, Japan Premium intended to export the beef to Japan, but recent international shipping restrictions foiled the plan, resulting in the upscale butcher shop.
While the beef is certainly the main attraction, the presentation and aesthetic of the storefront itself shouldn't go unnoticed—even vegetarians can appreciate its spare, minimalist decor, befitting a scene from sci-fi flick or contemporary art installation.
'We believe that Washugyu is art,' explains manager Taiki Otsuka, of the store's all-white setting which deliberately lets the product speak for itself. Given this conceit, it seems almost fitting that Japan Premium Beef's home is a storied building once owned by Andy Warhol.
Japan Premium Beef
57 Great Jones Street
New York, NY 10012 map
tel. +1 212 260 2333
"(Via Cool Hunting.)
What a great idea. I look forward to the day this becomes the standard.
With Boxed Water Is Better, the only thing you're really consuming is the water itself. A new brand—and concept—Boxed Water has successfully taken the bottled water phenomenon to eco-friendly heights.
(Via Cool Hunting.)
Nothing makes your day like a dog on a bunch of cheeseburgers.
via Flickr
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[from I Love Type:]I have a big soft spot for this kind of over-printed wood type letterpress. This is a piece by Matt Busher from the London College of'Communication.
And this piece is one of the very best examples of this method. The work of Nick'Sherman:
For a veritable wood type feast be sure to check out Nick’s wood type Flickr'set.
Parachute has a great interview with printer Justin Knopp of'Typoretum:
(Via i love typography, the typography and fonts blog.)
OK, let’s take a breather. Got a few minutes (hours) to kill? Then try the type-themed Pong from Hype for'Type:
(Via i love typography, the typography and fonts blog.)
Nothing makes you wanna go out and grab the latest portable cassette tape recorder like a celebrity in a Sombrero and a holster. I'm guessing this print ad is from the 1970s.
nakano:アイドル・芸能人モノ - 昭和の雑誌広告・懐かしモノ - Yahoo!ブログ: "
(Via たんぶらうざ.)
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In the not so distant future, we'll all work in these futuristic offices.
quartodisecolo:
retrozone:
hugo-strikes-back:
Retro Thing:...: "
"Retro Thing: Painfully Beautiful Vintage Tech
(Via Aspettando Ellis.)
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Simple and relevant best known as the leading editing software company. Conceptual design at it's best. Great work, Brand Union.
(Via Brand New.)
A sculpture to remind people to take the airport bus and save the emissions of 50 cars. Great idea and apparently it's created quite a buzz.
[from creativity-online] Acne Advertising created a sculpture from of 50 scrap cars to look like the airport shuttle service's coaches alongside the highway to a Swedish airport. Fifty cars represents how many fewer cars are on the road when one airport shuttle bus is full of passengers. The campaign website hosts a live feed from the installation and counts all the cars en route to the airport in the video. Counters exhibit the number of cars next to the equivalent number of buses that would be on the road if those car passengers had taken the shuttle service. via creativity-online
[from creativity-online] Acne Advertising created a sculpture from of 50 scrap cars to look like the airport shuttle service's coaches alongside the highway to a Swedish airport. Fifty cars represents how many fewer cars are on the road when one airport shuttle bus is full of passengers. The campaign website hosts a live feed from the installation and counts all the cars en route to the airport in the video. Counters exhibit the number of cars next to the equivalent number of buses that would be on the road if those car passengers had taken the shuttle service. via creativity-online
An electric car that was just announced by Chrysler. The specs seem to be more like a suped up golf cart than a real car but you can't help but smile at it... as it smiles back at you. 
via Peapod
via Peapod
With the proposed alliance of Chrysler and Fiat, would there be melding of the car designs as well?
bo-rude:xlheads:gkojaxlabo:07042803.jpg: "
(Via たんぶらうざ.)
Timeless and modern. Reminds me of old Japanese tapestries. "
(Via たんぶらうざ.)
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I've noticed a lot of these ornamental retail structures in Japan. Has it caught on anywhere else?"
(Via たんぶらうざ.)
The world lost an amazing photographer recently. I love this beautifully composed shot. 
New York, 1980
(Photo: Copyright Estateof Helen Levitt/Laurence Miller Gallery, New York)
Helen Levitt, who died last week, at 95, made the life of the street come alive in her photographs. Pictures of children playing, standing on stoops in Spanish Harlem, or just lost in their own worlds vibrate with the secrets of existence, and the pleasures of the sidewalk. An American Henri Cartier-Bresson, she turned a world of strangers into our extended family.
New York, 1980
(Photo: Copyright Estateof Helen Levitt/Laurence Miller Gallery, New York)
Helen Levitt, who died last week, at 95, made the life of the street come alive in her photographs. Pictures of children playing, standing on stoops in Spanish Harlem, or just lost in their own worlds vibrate with the secrets of existence, and the pleasures of the sidewalk. An American Henri Cartier-Bresson, she turned a world of strangers into our extended family.
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