CONTENTD&L NewsWe provide the news that you don't want to miss.

This is your basic protein.

Designers CircleFrom A to B, from B to C;

it is the world of designers;

it’s designers’ circle.

The MomentThere are a lot of moments

in one's life. We treasure

each precious moment.

D&L LifestyleWe are surrounding

by brands.D&L tells

you the stories behind

your lifestyle.

1/2 RecipeCooking is Art. There

are no rules. 1/2

recipe shows you the

smartest way to cook.

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Vitra Edition

Vitra Edition is a project held by Vitra, a design furniture company founded in 1950. This project is orientated

as a laboratory that gives designers or artists the freedom to create experimental furniture objects and interior

installations, and to explore the possibilities and new ways of seeing design. A lot of designers have contributed

objects to Vitra Edition 2007: Ron Arad, Jurgen Bey, Naoto Fukasawa, Frank Gehry, Konstantin Grcic, Zaha Hadid,

Jasper Morrison, Jerszy Seymour, Tokujin Yoshioka and so on. The prototypes were shown for the first time at

the Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein, from June 13th to July 22nd, 2007. The Vitra Edition may be seen as part of the

public architectural tours offered daily by the Vitra Design Museum at 12.00 and 14.00.

vitra.com

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Go get your 3,000,000 Yen!

Uniqlo's annual t-shirt design competition "UT Grand

Prix" will be launched on August 15. The deadline is

September 20. As usual, the grand prize winner will

receive a 3 million yen award and also, you might

have a chance to meet Sato Kashiwa, Tadao Ando or

Yayoi Kusama as the judges if you win! Don't miss

this chance this year!

ut.uniqlo.com/utgps

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Scribbled Tiger

A new design from Onitsuka Tiger for the fall/winter collection is announced. Tiger has done a "rakugaki" treat-

ment to a selection of their classic footwear. Rakugaki is a Japanese term which roughly translates to "scribble"

or "doodle" and that's exactly this selection looks like. The Mexico ‘66 and the Samatore features high quality

leather uppers with a graph paper like print.

Also, take a look on their website. You can design and make your own custom origami tiger. Onitsuka has

collaborated with the most famous paper artist Shin Tanaka to create a unique origami design.

www.onitsukatiger.co.uk

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MUJI @ NY

Japanese top brand of life style retailer, Mujirushi

Ryōhin, as known as MUJI, is about to open up its

first and second stores in New York. The first one will

be in New York Times Building at 8th Ave between

40th and 41st streets. It will be its flagship store

with a 5,000 square foot space. The other one will

be at Broadway, between Grand and Howard. While

Uniqlo is also setting up its flagship in NY, it will be

interesting to see how these "Fuji apples" melt into

the Big Apple!

www.muji.com

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it is the world of designers;

it’s designers’ circle.

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BrenBissue 06

BrenB is our guest this month! Besides his funky style

of illustrators and comics, we found out he is also

a humorous man, good cooker, and...Want to know

more? Let's welcome BrenB from Ireland!

www.brenb.net

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Hi Bren! Please introduce yourself!

BRENB was born in 1974 at a house called "Mum &

Dad's" in Dublin, Ireland. As a boy he watched too

much TV. But, as a girl he did write little plays which

to be fair to him was pretty creative. Then again he

did act out these plays by himself in the nearby park.

Which at the very least has probably led to him to

talking about himself in the third person.

He continues to work in solitude as an illustrator and

cartoonist.

I am very enjoyed your funky style illustration with

hand written typography. Is your style inspired or

influenced by anyone, anything?

Glad you enjoyed them. Yeah I love hand-drawn type.

As a cartoonist I’ve always been fascinated by the

combination of words and pictures. Artists like Dave

McKean, Henry Darger & Basquiat are never far from

my mind. I’m a huge fan of Nate Williams as well. I

like making it look like the computer never came near

it even though it always does.

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Are you one of the founders of Illustrators Guild of

Ireland (IGI)? Tell us a little bit about IGI.

No, I’m not one of the founders although I am a

director at the moment. It’s a small voluntary organi-

sation that started out to promote Illustration in Ire-

land. At present we have 50 full time members, run

exhibitions, small book projects and host artists talks.

What is the most interesting project you've done?

Being involved in the recent VADER PROJECT was

such a thrill. 25 European artists were asked to cus-

tomize a replica Darth Vader helmet that would then

be exhibited in London at the 30th anniversary STAR

WARS exhibiton. Ummm, I recently completed a large

scale series of illustrations to accompany Ireland’s

entry for the Venice Biennale for Architecture. Doing

the cover for the birthday issue of CANDY magazine

was pretty sweet too but Vader rocks!

Where do you live? Any suggested place in the city

if we are visiting?

I live in the center of Dublin. I’d recommend a visit to

the Chester Beatty Library, amazing collection of rare

books and a really nice cafe for lunch, my treat!

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Do you cook? What is your comfort food?

Yes I love to cook. My house is full of cookery books.

If I’m feeling like a treat I’ll cook my sweet chilli

peppers stuffed with mushrooms and sausage meat.

I’m getting hungry now…

What do you do in your leisure time?

Well when I’m not working, which is all the time, I’m

a bit of a movie buff. I used to watch 4-5 movies

every day now I’m lucky if it’s 4 a week. I watch a lot

of football on TV, I like to shower, laughing is good,

read magazines, drinking alcohol, started going to

the gym a lot recently probably because of the

previous replies.

Could you choose one interesting object from your

everyday life and tell us why you like it?

I’m afraid it’s going to have to be my IPOD. I find it

hard to sleep at night so I listen to podcasts on my

IPOD and eventually I get my 2 hours sleep. But we

also bought this crazy vegetable slicing machine

recently that is totally addictive. I’m spending a lot of

time using that.

What is your dream project?

I have a few...I’d love to work on a book with Mark

Murphy Design. I’d love to do a line of Vinyl Toys. I’d

love illustrate a Harvey Pekar comic strip. I’d love to

be commissioned to do a New Yorker cover. I’d love

to be commissioned to do a series of book covers for

Penguin. But basically I’m happy working with clients

who are excited about their job and are enthusiastic

about the possibilities.

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2�Do you think if there is any unique design style in

Ireland?

I think Ireland has developed a very eclectic style.

It’s a European twist on America with a big shake of

the UK. Up until recently we have been a poor country

that exported it’s talent, now we are rich (kinda) so

everyone is staying and we are much richer design

wise because of it.

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2�What kind of music do you like?

Any favorite band?

I like good music, almost exclusively, although my

girlfriend would probably disagree with that. Favorites

at the moment include Anthony & The Johnsons,

Bettye Lavette, Bonde De Role, CSS, Battles, Hot

Chip, Interpol, Modest Mouse, Postal Service, THE

KNIFE, etc etc

If you have 1 month vacation, where are you going

to spend?

Well I’ve just come back from a month In New York,

so if I couldn’t go back there it would have to be

Florence, Italy.

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2�Many designers would love to have their own

coffee shop. If you are going to have a shop,

what would it be??

I like to own a shop that sold screen printed posters

and small press books, maybe a little gallery space

and a couple of tables for coffee. It would have to be

in Florence though, can you make that happen? Is

that my fee for the interview?

What does Design & Life mean to you?

Striking the right balance! Hopefully someday I’ll

achieve it.

Any words for your friend Jon Burgerman?

MONKEY PIRATES!

Thanks for the interview! This chapter is

designers' circle, and we hope you can introduce

one of your friends, and will be interviewed in the

next issue! Who will be the victim? :D

World champion book illustrator and all round hot

stud…Oliver Jeffers!

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D a y d r e a m i n g

W h i t e d r e s s e s , w h i t e s k i r t A V e n t i c u p o f h o t c h o c o

W i n d o w s e a t , o n e a l o n ew i t h r a i n b o w t h r o u g h t h e w a l l

M y d e a r e s t , m y s w e e t n e s sm a r v e l o u s l y h a p p i n e s s

w i t h o u t t i c k e t a n d m y s u i t c a s eI a m f l y i n g t o V e n i c e

H o t , h o t , a s u m m e r d a yR u n , r u n , t o m y d r e a m y l a n d

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alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto / vrioon, insen, revep

Nice experimental records from alva noto and ryuichi sakamoto

www.raster-noton.de / www.sitesakamoto.com

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mop - modern organic products - basil mint shampoo

Organic shampoo with fresh smell

www.mopproducts.com

Matsuyama grapefruit+lemon handsoap

Organic handsoap

www.matsuyama.co.jp

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the art of home appliance

Amadana is a Japanese home appliance brand, founded in 2003. “Amadana” was originally an area in Japan

during Edo Period (1603~1867), where gathering lots of lacquer workers and wholesalers. The lacquer craft

combining the technology of Japan and its beauty can be as the basic design symbol and philosophy of Amadana.

The director of Amadana is Shuwa Tei, who was born in 1968. In 1996, he established Intentionallies with Jiro

Endo and Shin Ohori. Later, he cooperated with Toshiba to start up this home appliances brand, Amadana. (He

also worked with the Wallpaper founder, Tayler Brule, building a stationery brand called Craft Design Technology.)

3�Home appliance is used to be made for function with cold material, such as steel, iron, and plastic. However, the

products of Amadana are more like furniture than just functional machine. Amadana uses natural elements, such

as white oak and bamboo, to balance and soften the feel of its products. This is a wisely idea to create a modern

interior without hiding your microwave in the kitchen corner. With modern design and Japanese traditional lacquer

techniques, Amadana is definitely one of the most innovative lifestyle brands in 21st Century.

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Coffee maker

White oak is used for the handle of the bottle. There is no heater to keep your coffee warm so that the taste

of coffee is fresh. With stainless filler, it’s economical and no more paper smell in your coffee. Please read the

instruction manual of it web page. The description is funny and interesting. (The instruction paper of their product

is also one of their great ideas to catch your eyes.)

3�Electronic Calculator

This calculator has 10 unique conversion unit functions that usual ones don’t have, such as centimeter to inch,

yard to meter, and pound to kilogram, etc. It feels great when you hold it. The key top has slight dents to fit

your finger, and the touch of it gives you satisfaction, and the color combinations of these calculators are well

designed and fashionable.

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3�Stick type cleaner

This is the most elegant home appliances

I have ever seen. The shape is designed

without occupying too much space, and

it’s only need a space wide that enough

for two pairs of shoes. Furthermore, it’s

like a piece of art and you can display it

everywhere in your house.

We belive that AMADANA has shown us

their sense of design, influenced our daily

life and improved our living environment.

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�1Tuna Salad on toast

& egg salad

1/2 RecipeCooking is Art. There

are no rules. 1/2

recipe shows you the

smartest way to cook.

I love to cook and collect recipes, but I never exactly follow the steps. For me, cooking should be playful.

I always put my imagination to someone’s recipe and bring it to my vision.

My cooking rules are easy and healthy. Modern people are always busy, and I believe, with 1/2 effort, 1/2 steps,

1/2 fat, 1/2 time of cooking, will also bring you to a lovely cooking experience and healthier dish.

That’s why I called this chapter “1/2 Recipe”. Cooking is art. Let’s play.

for two

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This is a much healthier salad recipe without cheese, and you can taste the sweetness of corn and a little bit

acridness of onion. If you can find Kewpie Mayonnaise in grocery, please buy it and try it once. Egg salad is

another simple but delicious side dish. You can also use it as sandwich filling. Try to make it without any ham,

cheese, and vegetable. Believe it or not, you will make it as often as you can.

Hint !

STEPS

Mix all ingredients up.1.Place tuna mixing on the toast.2.

Toast in the preheat 350 degree oven for 5 minutes.3.

TUNA SALAD1 can of solid white tuna in water (80g)1 t fresh lemon juice1 1/2 T mayonnaise3 T corn1 T finely chopped onion1 t salt1 t pepper

EGG SALAD2 boiled eggs1 T mayonnaiseSalt and pepper

STEPS

Use fork to mash hard boiled eggs.1.Mixing up with mayonnaise.2.

Season with salt and pepper3.

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Like some luxury brands, Uniqlo has gone beyond fashion and embraced new product categories with their Hotels

Homes line of home and personal accessories. The modern packages are designed by Kazunari Hattori. They also

have a growing collection of goods for everyday life, from a full line of body and hair-care accessories to linens

for the bedroom. We expect to see more from this new concept of Uniqlo.

hotelshomes.uniqlo.com