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2018Arcin Sagdic's latest cover story for Numero Homme Berlin is a meditation on surgically-enhanced beauty
2018
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2016Light-hearted and distinctive work by Japanese designer Toru Kase
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2011Numen/For Use: Tape Melbourne
2011
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2013Seriously beautiful - and plentiful - patterned Japanese manhole covers!
2013
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2009James Gilpin (In Tokyo)
2009
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2022Hamburg-based design studio Liebermann Kiepe Reddemann on how to innovate your web design
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2009Lost In A Moment - Tokyo
2009
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2016Berlin-based Cristóbal Schmal’s naive illustrations are an intriguing mix
2016
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2025Craig & Karl’s inflatable Cosmos welcomes Melbourne’s commuters with smiles, shapes and surprises
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2018New work by Melbourne studio Lost Art gives us "reasons to be cheerful"
2018
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2012Data becomes alchemy in Japanese maestro Ryoji Ikeda's jaw-dropping new Berlin installation
2012
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2013Damien Poulain and some kids create awesome space rockets for a German bank
2013
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2012Here's some super clean, crisp, colourful Japanese graphic design
2012
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2016Field of Dreams: Dave Imms photographs the Little League baseball players of Hawaii
2016
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2013Danny Sangra's awesome illustrated interviews for new Tokyo show are a thrill
2013
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2018Catching up with Charlotte Trounce while on a residency in Japan
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2010WIN: Tokyo Bike
2010
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2012Check out the mid-century stylings of Japanese illustrator Satoshi Hashimoto
2012
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2018Shun Ishizuka's designs combine Western design influences for a Japanese context
2018
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2018Ailsa Johnson’s illustrations draw on the everyday magic of Japanese culture
2018
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2013A Week On Monday: Lawrence Zeegen on 80s pop and Japanese junk
2013
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2014Miscellaneous: Behind the scenes of the 1956 Japanese Godzilla
2014
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2011Interview Project Germany
2011
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2013Graphic Design: Australian-based Process Journal gets impressive new look and feel
2013
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2017German illustrator Stephanie Wunderlich’s ode to papercut collage
2017
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2012Japanese studio Nendo use the everyday as inspiration for their compact designs
2012
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2012Traditional Japanese woodblock carvings give Nintendo a newfound gravitas
2012
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2022No Running! Pia Henkel shines a light on Berlin’s 62 public pools
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2024Justin Williams’ paintings take inspiration from an infamous Australian cult
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2013Art: Henrique Oliveira's installation is taking over the Palais de Tokyo
2013
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2015Japanese studio who sent a bonsai to space's Encyclopaedia of Flowers
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2013Elenberg Fraser's staggering myth-inspired infinite lobby for Melbourne apartments
2013
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2024The View from Berlin: meet the defiant and resourceful creatives leading the city’s DIY culture explosion
2024
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2014Art: Thierry Noir – the first man to paint the Berlin Wall – opens first ever solo show in London
2014
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2015Scott King's nice new campaign claims all pop culture in the name of Berlin
2015
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2014Illustration: Paula Troxler's incredible blend of crayon colours and German folklore
2014
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2015A polished and sophisticated update from German studio Bureau Progressiv
2015
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1700Piece
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1700Noh mask
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1790Raincoat
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1700Case (Inrō) with Design of Person with Umbrella and Lantern Approaching Shrine Gate (Torii)
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1900Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
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1900Keman (“Flower Garland” Temple Decoration)
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1701Pair of Gauntlets
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1351Shoulder Defense (Sode)
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1351Shoulder Defense (Sode)
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1801Armor (Gusoku)
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1350Three Shoulder Defenses (Sodē)
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1701Armor of Mail and Plate
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1750Mask for the Lower Face (Hanho-Ate)
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1775Decorated "Shark" Skin (<i>Kazari-zame</i>)
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1730Half Mask (Ho-ate) with Neck Guard
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19281928 German Medal commemorating WWI Admiral Rheinhold von Scheer's Death, obverse
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Schuke-Orgel, Berlin-Temmpelhof
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19281928 German Medal commemorating WWI Admiral Rheinhard von Scheer's Death, reverse
1928
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1944015 1944 - Australian Arrmy races at Port Moresby, New Guinea. Tom comments It looks like the Albury r
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1942Australian Army Hunter Sparks with Tom's truck at El Kantara, Egypt (12336160754)
1942
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Meilenwerk Berlin
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1946Australian National Airways Freighter Service van, 1946 model
1946
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1701Crutch Dagger (Zafar Takieh, "Cushion of Victory")
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Art Deco Melbourne (483217936)
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Wurlitzer 1100 jukebox, designed by Paul Fuller, 1948, metal, glass, wood, plastic - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09472
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
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1915The Australian flora in applied art (1915) (14782211994)
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Weimar Republik 50 Pfg 1919 D Al- Coin. Obverse
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Electric hair dryer, Handy Industries, Racine, Wisconsin, 1934, chrome, bakelite, plastic - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09516
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Weimar Republik 50 Pfg 1919 D Al- Coin. Reverse
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Iron, Model W410, Petipoint, designed by Clifford Brooks Stevens, Waverly Tool Company, Sandusky, Ohio, 1940, chrome-plated steel, bakelite - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09525
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1928Brooch
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1929Bracelet
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1920Button
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1929Necklace
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1920Button
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1920Button
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1920Button
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1925Incense burner
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2017Watches, including Kienzle and Systeme Glashutte - Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection - Gewerbemuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC01888
2017
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2014Pair of Inexpensive Manual-Wind Men's Wristwatches (Kienzle - Circa 1965, Made in Germany & Swiss-Made CustOmtime) (8505591694)
2014
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2014Vintage Caravelle Manual Wind Pendant-Pocket Watch By Bulova, Made In Japan, About 1-3-4 Inches In Diameter (14030529516)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Goldtone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (9633565670)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Electronic LED Wrist Watch With Red Display, Case Made in Japan (11756202854)
2014
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2014Vintage Caravelle Manual-Wind Watch, Made in Japan (11735958495)
2014
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202518th-century German pocketwatch 01
2025
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2014Vintage Junghans Trilastic Men's Manual-Wind Watch, 17 Jewels, Made in Germany (9763626844)
2014
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2014Vintage Garon Watch Company 23 Jewels Men's "Titan" Automatic Watch, Assembled in the U.S. - Virgin Islands from Parts Made in West Germany (8514612012)
2014
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2014Vintage Woman's Silvertone LED Watch by Sharp, Made in Japan (8455582063)
2014
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2017Watches, Roamer Stingray and Kienzle - Karl Gebhardt Horological Collection - Gewerbemuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC01839
2017
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2010LOUIS GEORGE Berlin Taschenuhr montre de poche pocket watch 01
2010
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2015Vintage Frontier E107 Red LED Watch, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16674148932)
2015
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2015Vintage Frontier E107 Red LED Watch, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16487746000)
2015
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2010LOUIS GEORGE Berlin Taschenuhr montre de poche pocket watch 02
2010
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Pendant Watch, Case Made In Japan, Approximately 2.75 Inches In Diameter, Circa 1970s (16958389092)
2015
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2018Vintage Austin Men's Electronic Digital Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1977 (27556638290)
2018
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (13036091113)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11521923005)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11522012386)
2014
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2014Vintage Man's Silvertone LED Wristwatch by Sharp, NOS, Made in Japan, Great Futuristic Styling (8456597442)
2014
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2015Vintage Citizen Men's New Master Wrist Watch, 21 Jewels, Made In Japan (15760892825)
2015
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16058920784)
2015
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2015Vintage Caravelle Men's Watch By Bulova, Manual Wind, Made In Japan (15871776037)
2015
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Original Band, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (23918003082)
2018
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2014Vintage ChronoSonic 100 Men's LED Goldtone Watch, "The Computer Watch", Circa 1970s, Case Made in Japan, Nice Octagonal Shape (8952372956)
2014
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25556073151)
2018
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Pendant Watch, Case Made In Japan, Approximately 1.75 Inches In Diameter, Circa 1970s (16959722625)
2015
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25281055589)
2018
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Original Band, Japan, Circa 1970s (23943619151)
2018
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2014Vintage ChronoSonic 100 Red LED Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (14513739315)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Men's Silvertone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (8973291878)
2014
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2018Vintage Sanyo Women's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25021526784)
2018
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2018Vintage Sanyo Women's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (25625829196)
2018
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2017Vintage Ricoh Men's Automatic Wrist Watch, 21 Jewels, Made In Japan, Circa 1980s (32112504766)
2017
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2014Vintage LeGant QS, Sold by Montgomery Ward, Automatic (Self-Winding) Wrist Watch, Made in Japan (11756267656)
2014
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2012German - Enameled Watch with Cameos - Walters 58120 - Closed
2012
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Dated January 1976 (32687791620)
2018
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2014Vintage Men's Silvertone Compu-Chron Digital LED Watch, Red Dial Face, Case Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (8597989987)
2014
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2014Vintage Vantage 17 Jewels, Manual-Wind Men's Goldtone Watch, Day-Date, Made in West Germany (9721445153)
2014
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (13036362224)
2014
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2014Vintage Vantage 17 Jewels, Manual-Wind Men's Goldtone Watch, Made in West Germany (9721380565)
2014
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2012German - Enameled Watch with Cameo and Jewels - Walters 5811
2012
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2012German - Enameled Watch with Cameos - Walters 58120 - Open
2012
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2018Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (31332323253)
2018
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Goldtone LED Watch, Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (9633146458)
2014
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2018Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (32142950025)
2018
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2014Vintage Compu Chron Silvertone Men's LED Watch, Case Made in Japan, Original Band, Circa 1970s (9629365745)
2014
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2014Vintage Timex Electric Watch, Model 67, Made in West Germany (8663522689)
2014
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2015Vintage Austin Red LED Digital Watch, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Dated 1976 On The Inside Of The Case (19027445555)
2015
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2014Vintage Phasar 2000 Men's Electronic LED Watch, Red Face, Sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co., Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (10598565373)
2014
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Dated January 1976 (32254157573)
2018
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2018Vintage Compu Chron Men's Digital Quartz Watch, Red LED Display, Case Made In Japan, Module Date January 1976 (32913528342)
2018
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2014Vintage Phasar 2000 Men's Electronic LED Watch, Red Face, Sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co., Made in Japan, Circa 1970s (10598542723)
2014
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2014Dazzled by the eye-catching work of Berlin-based studio 44flavours
2014
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2017Laura Callaghan depicts how Germany would look if women were in charge
2017
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2017Node Berlin Oslo talks through its redesign of Haus der Kulturen der Welt
2017
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2016Ricardo Ferrol reinterprets the work of influential German designer Otl Aicher
2016
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2015Vintage Compu Chron Women's Red LED Wrist Watch, Case Made In Japan, Circa 1970s (16493865970)
2015
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2018Volume presents a long-overdue monograph on Japanese type master Takenobu Igarashi
2018
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2016Dutch artist Tymen Visser paints life in Tokyo
2016
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2012Taking eye-trickery to a whole new level – the otherworldly New Zealand sculpture park Gibbs Farm
2012
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2017Karifurav Caihua’s weirdly erotic Japanese-inspired illustrations
2017
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2012Simon Bent is painting Melbourne multi-coloured with his vibrant design
2012
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2015Vintage Austin Red LED Digital Watch, Original Band, Case Made In Japan, Dated 1976 On The Inside Of The Case (18841331379)
2015
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2018Benedikt Rugar’s illustrations for the German Design Glossary use elements of the surreal to tell a visual story
2018
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2015Presenting Wurstbande, or "sausage gang" – a Berlin-based illustration duo
2015
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2021Celebrating the legacy of Kamekura Yusaku’s iconic Tokyo 1964 Olympics identity
2021
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2018Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (36434827051)
2018
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2018Vintage Texas Instruments Men's Digital Quartz Wrist Watch, Model 102, Red LED Display, Made In USA (West German Case), Circa 1974 (36555817601)
2018
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2022Broken Japanese: Why even a “respectful” homage to a country’s culture can be problematic
2022
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2024The View From Tokyo: the fascinating origins, and triumphant resurgence, of Risograph in Japan
2024
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2020Illustrator Joshua Winston Scurville's inspirations vary from Japanese graphic design to jazz
2020
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2012Architects Shigeru Ban to build Cardboard cathedral in New Zealand
2012
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2019Alice Tye's new exhibition presents the everyday details from a trip to Japan
2019
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2012Best of Japanese design scene in Berlin via the Tokyo Art Directors Club
2012
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2015Nuanced and deliciously strange illustration from Japanese artist Yu Fukugawa
2015
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2015Textural, expressive illustration from Berlin-based illustrator Beth Walrond
2015
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2021Maciek Pożoga captures the human-like qualities of Japanese macaques
2021
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2021Art collective Excalibur on using pixel art to blend Japanese myths with reality
2021
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2012Our new Here profile focusses on stunning Australian body architect Lucy McRae
2012
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2014Vibrant, pebble-like paintings from Berlin-based artist Frau Grau
2014
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2015UNIQLO's new Kabuki range takes inspiration from Japanese theatre
2015
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2012Glorifying the suberb portfolio of German graphic designer Alexander Lis
2012
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2013Fun record sleeve design and illustration from Hamburg's Human Empire
2013
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2019Designers Speak (Up) gives visibility to the “unsung diversity” of Aotearoa design
2019
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2014Tom Gould goes behind the scenes in New Zealand's oldest strip club
2014
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2024The View From Tokyo: why Laforet Harajuku is an epicentre for the city’s alternative creative ideas
2024
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2015Japanese illustrator Nimura Daisuke is back with his charmingly naughty gifs
2015
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2018“The beauty of abstraction”: Christoph Niemann on his new mural for a Berlin train station
2018
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2013Graphic Design: Fantastic design for the Berlin Art Prize 2013 from designers HelloMe
2013
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2011Young and Free: Australian Street Art
2011
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2011WassinkLundgren: Tokyo Tokyo
2011
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2017Varied, playful and slightly odd drawings from Japanese illustrator Summer House
2017
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2013Photography: Nissan offer photographers the chance to go to Tokyo
2013
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2013Japanese photographer Takeshi Suga turns his talents to snow-bound serenity
2013
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2019Illustrative painter Alice Tye on capturing the natural beauty of Japan
2019
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2012New Zealand's Pete McDonald dazzles us with his range
2012
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2021Jentwo’s sunny, characterful illustrations are inspired by Japanese City Pop and the friendly folk of Kamakura
2021
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2015Bizarre ad uses synchronised swimmers to advertise Japan’s hot springs
2015
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2012Posthumously introducing the undisputed king of Japanese Graphic design, Shigeo Fukuda
2012
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2012John Diebel's stunning geometric collages ooze Bauhaus perfection
2012
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2013One German pedestrian becomes a sartorial celebrity thanks to What Ali Wore
2013
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2018Photographer Cassandra Klos documents 'life on Mars' in the Hawaiian desert
2018
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2012Design rising from destruction – new show focusses on post-tsunami Japanese revival
2012
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2025This exhibition showcases the universal language of Japanese pictograms
2025
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2017Animator and director James Curran’s amusing 30-day Gifathon project in Tokyo
2017
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2012Plunging into the Hawaiian waters – Christy Rogers photographs it perfectly
2012
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2014Japanese illustrator Nimura Daisuke’s adorable and hilariously rude GIFs
2014
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2026Theo Cottle pays tribute to the slow dancing of Japan’s youngest samurais
2026
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2012Striking images for New Zealand theatre Silo's summer season by Toaki Okano
2012
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2015A minimalist building that moves: Penda’s dynamic entry for Bauhaus Museum design competition
2015