Folks, you are in for a treat, because we’re back with this week’s picks! Any illustrator with an ounce of talent can make art look kawaii or cute, but this trio has a little something extra that elevates it to higher artistic planes (without sacrificing cuteness of course). As a result, this makes their art…
If you’re in the market to collect vintage Japanese cat figurines and don’t want to spend a fortune, Takahashi San Francisco is a great starting place. These figurines were handmade and sourced directly from Japanese artisans between the 1960s to 1980s. As they are not particularly rare or highly sought after (at least not at…
Yuko Higuchi is a Tokyo based artist who is known for her dreamlike and surreal illustrations. Her unique style of combining cute and fantasy elements bordering on creepy is known as ‘dark kawaii’ and has garnered her a large fanbase. Although she is most often associated with cat illustrations, she paints a wide variety of…
Last week, I was wandering around in my favorite bookstore and picked up a few newer releases, all published in 2020. I’m now ready to give an account of Catland, by Sarah Archer, which was released in mid-August. She is a writer who specializes in design and culture, mostly known for her work as a…
In a previous post, we looked at two fountain pens, a high-end Namiki Chinkin and an affordable German Online pen for under US$ 25. This one. Today, we dive into everything else in between. In fact, some of these fountain pens are highly sought after by collectors and are pretty hard to get even on…
potterverbto move around without hurrying, and in a relaxed and pleasant way Pottering Cat is a small Japanese family owned company exclusively making cat themed stationery and zakka (Japanese word for miscellaneous household items that improve your quality of life). Founded by Norikazu Machida in 1996, they have a total of 4 employees. Pottering Cat is based in the riverside town of…
