Reasons for manufacturers to have physical shop in internet shopping era

Amazon package has become a part of everyday life for Japanese living in Tokyo area. Like Starbucks,  it has come to be recognized without any sort of mass media advertisement. In advanced countries, combination of IT, logistics, e-money (including credit card), good packaging, and other factors made Internet shopping easy, satisfying, and mostly safe. So… Continue reading Reasons for manufacturers to have physical shop in internet shopping era

Love of leather, paper

Designers with capability to create and has in reality created things that are truly wonderful to those designers who can talk about design are like real plants to fake plants. Mike Abelson is one of those real designer.  He often talks about about his love of working with leather, and recently, he was telling me… Continue reading Love of leather, paper

Longing for beautiful, long life, things that fulfills human needs

People who live long lives begin to yearn for things at some point in their lives, things that fulfill the human needs. For us, the aging population in Japan, who had good active lives, the desire for such things grow. We no longer want to clutter our lives with objects that titillate our senses, perhaps… Continue reading Longing for beautiful, long life, things that fulfills human needs