Articles tagged with: Japan
Posted in Diamond, Jewelry, Luxury Brands, News on 3 June 2009
Recession might seem like one big joke to those in Tokyo. Well, we don’t mean to only refer to the 12K yen that government shelled out per person in Japan to aid in the financial crisis, but also to the marketing strategy adopted by French jewelry store Mauboussin. Believe it or not, but as part of the launch of its new store in Ginza, the brand gave away 5,000 diamonds for free.
Each diamond was worth 0.1 carat with a cost of $55. This strategy was used to encourage people to invest in luxury gems during the hard times. But we do have serious doubts about the finances of a company who is offering diamonds like promotion cookies.
Posted in Luxury on 28 May 2009
In this fast moving world, everybody needs a break to pamper oneself once in a while. One thing that attracts me the most at the moment is Hitoma. It is a gigantic portable tea room and it has the ability to transform any ordinary room into the perfect tea or meditation retreat. We often neglect to focus on medication as we are too occupied with our daily routines.
Hitoma is originally dispatched from the Japan Brand Pop Up Shop and is currently available at NYC’s Felissimo till 30 May 2009. Besides the latest fashion accessories, kitchen props and home decor, which come straight from Japan, Hitoma is the centre of attraction. Hitoma literally signifies a room that is used to promote a time and place for relaxation. It is built using Kishu timber. It is a high quality cedar from the city of Gobo.
Posted in Elite Blogger on 22 May 2009
Steve has been on our elite list long ago before Deborah from Life In A Fast Lane could remind us of our missing him. We had always admired his writings over Inventorspot with little knowledge that he has started contributing on other renowned blogs well i.e. Weburbanist. Wish Steve could spare sometime for elitechoice also and breed his creativity here.
Hailing from Toronto, Steve is our first elite guest who is consciously aware of Japan’s economy in and out. Here, we managed to get more insight of Japanese culture from him and also, his take on other areas.
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Posted in Mobile Phone, Products, Watch on 20 May 2009
Bluetooth is no longer the forte of just mobile phones. Citizen has just announced the advent of a new Bluetooth…watch. Aibato M, wireless connects to your cellphone making it cell phone compatible, and can with some chosen few handsets, trigger the camera, browse emails and show all message alerts too.
Each watch measures 43.6 mm in width, 54.3 mm in length and has a vertical thickness of 13.3 mm except for the button. It comes in two colour versions – black with a rubber strap and silver with a metal strap.
The watch weighs 100 grams. It can be charged via a desk-stand, with a full battery for five days. It also has audio and visual alerts and can vibrate to work as a reminder. It can receive 20 email views.
Posted in Car on 9 December 2008
Decades have gone by talking about Japanese creativity and technology. But I think, it can never be enough! Well, the country gives more reasons than one to say so. The latest offering by the genius land is their newest Himiko. Yep, the makers Mitsuoka Motors have a great knack of coming up with technologically sound cars that look as if from the old school, and they have done it yet again with us drooling all over.
The latest Himiko is a hard to believe but true blend of the British sports icon Morgan and the Mazda Mx-5. The grand Morgan Roadster (well, that is just what it looks like) even has a folding hardtop roof into its tiny frame.
The 2 L four cylinder engine and the six-speed automatic transmission generating 170 hp and 190 Nm torque allows three models of the good looking Himiko, like Himiko Standard, Himiko Premium and Himiko Hi Premium.
Posted in Automobile, Car, Luxury on 16 November 2008
Too goofy becomes cool! Yep, that is the funda if the Japanese electric car Eliica is anything to go by! Designed by a team of students led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu at Keio University, Tokyo, the Electric Lithium-Ion Car (ELIICA) prototype has been around since 2003.
The design of the car is absoultely unique. It comprises of eight wheels with the axles one in front of the other. All four tires in the front turn simultaneously to give a good steering radius. Now they are working on giving the same edge to the rear wheels for easy parallel parking.
Posted in Diamond, Mobile Phone on 31 October 2008
Guess, in times like these, only the gilded could afford to be decadent. Recession does not seem to dent lifestyles of the rich and opulent! So for those who aren’t wary of financial slump world over, here’s an offering from those who dare to brave rough waters. Diamonds it is yet again as we still can’t seem to get enough of it. Japan’s Softbank Mobile Company has unveiled a line of mobile phones encrusted with Tiffany diamonds! It is going to be a limited run of just 10 of the phones, so line up already you guys and gals (or ladies and gentlemen!).
The Softbank 823SH Tiffany, as it is known, that’s limited to just 10 units, comes studded with 537(18.34 carat) diamonds from Tiffany’s and will sell for around 13 million yen (130,265 dollars!). The phone has a top that flips open to a display is designed by the New York jeweler.
Posted in Diamond, Worlds Most Expensive on 24 September 2008
A little 5 year old girl and a young lady quarreling over a doll could well have been a reality if at all the doll in question here were affordable! Little girls feel incomplete without their dolls just like every damsels heart races for a diamond. And if a doll is adorned with Diamonds, a girls best friend, this doll could be the new best friend of a girl.
Tomy Toys, a toy company from Japan has unveiled a diamond doll. The specially produced doll with the name Liccachan comes clad in a tiara and gown studded with 881 diamonds, a total of 51.4 karat. This extravagant doll flaunts a price tag of $935,000! This diamond doll is part of an exhibition of Girlish Culture geared toward what they describe as, happy adult by fashion.
How real the need for blinged toys is even as you grow older this exhibit might try to clarify but it can assuredly find a place in a museum for everyone to admire. Start devising an explanation for your darling daughter if she sights this doll here and wishes to have for herself!
Via news.3yen
Posted in Designer, Elite Find of the Day, Furniture on 22 September 2008
Those who still consider Japan as a hub for electric productions only shall revise their opinion. The rationale is the mobility touch that seems to have influenced Japanese markets thereby inviting prospective consumers. Called the Kenchikukagu, it is the designer range of mobile furniture coming from the house of Atelier OPA based in Japan. The Kenchikukagu series incorporate a mobile work station, a mobile bed and a moible kitchen. Out of all, the mobile bed gathered my attention as it can be pleated when not in-use. It sports a small work space with a lighting touch that can appeal no less than a masterpiece, if installed in an office. Designed to ease your working, sleeping and eating habits, the designer mobile furniture are way beyond those virtual concept designs as are available for sale on Amazon Japan for JPY 800,000(about $7436 US).
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Via SpoonTamago
Posted in Cell Phone, Designer, Gadgets, Mobile Phone on 2 September 2008
Expectant mothers cannot settle at anything less curious for their babies and hence keep on making efforts to gather random stuff that may invite the attention of a newly-born kid. And if you have noticed then each of piled up collection gets converted into phone, enabling mothers to let their month-old baby talk to his dad, who is at work. Replacing the pretentious phone figures of stuffed animals or plastic fruits, here stands a designer teddy bear from Kuma with functionality of a mobile phone. Exhibited at the 2008 Good Design Expo by cellular provider Willcom, the Kuma phone sports a SIM card inside similar to that of a standard phone model and can store up to four speed dial numbers (one for each paw-squeeze).
The incoming calls in this phone model are well identified by the vibration produced by it, and can be ended (after answering) by riveting the bear’s tail. The Kuma Phone is hopeful to invite wealthy eyeballs and make a visible sales by selling off each model for $500.
Via KilanNakamura / TheRawFeed
