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Several oil cans cut apart, joined together with duct tape and painted form a large commercial-use outdoor rubbish bin.

Location: Nagoya
Materials: Duct Tape, Oil Can, Paint

Hand made map showing shops and attractions in the center of Nagoya’s shopping district, Sakae.

Various fonts, paper, and hand written annotations, along with fading, wear and tear evoke the temporality of commerce.

I wonder what rules and regulations hold for the those allowed to add to the sign. What are the penalties for unauthorised editing?

Materials: Paper, Marker, Laminator
Location: Nagoya, Sakae

Going through a dusty 2003 hard drive I find this fantastic example of PET bottle-on-bottle planters at a gardening exhibition in Nagoya.

The top image features PVA glue planters. The middle image shows how to create flat floral wreath from 2L PET bottles and sturdy wire. The last image features upright 2L planters, with the fine touch of a bottle-in-bottle construction to store the watering can for the planter-sculpture. I think the cut-away bottle hanging from the bottom is a scoop for soil and fertilizer.

(Originally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening)

When burning eyes threaten to fail, extreme zooming is the key to completing Google Spreadsheets work.
Sometimes you just can’t find the energy to escape, and palliative measures are the only way to go…….

Location: Shibuya, Tokyo

Path through garden worn by junk mail delivery people trying to avoid the watchful eye of the apartment complex security/maintenance workers. It is not only the actions of the residents that slowly mold the building and surrounds over time.

Location: Setagaya, Tokyo.

This example is a note for a pamphlet on “Hand Made Aspects of Mass Produced Housing”. Subscribe to my somewhat-frequent letter HERE if you want to keep in touch easily.

Instructions on the disposal of glass bottles/jars – take the lid of first. Note emphasis over ‘lid’, cute portrait, and signature from the ‘Clean Trio’ who take care of the rubbish/recyling center.

Materials: Paper
Location: Setagaya, Tokyo.

This example is a note for a pamphlet on “Hand Made Aspects of Mass Produced Housing”. Subscribe to my somewhat-frequent letter HERE if you want to keep in touch easily.

Easel legs thread through bricks for stabilization of a entrance menu.

Materials: Bricks
Location: Nagoya

Lantern decoration for restaurant secured with a length of rope and a brick.

Materials: Brick, Rope
Location: Nagoya

A bit of greenification helps keep this inner-city commerce spot free of parked bicycles.

Nice contrast with residential areas, where pots trump cars – see [HERE] and [HERE]

Materials: Potplants
Location: Central Nagoya

Painted wood scraps form signage for a coffee house in central Nagoya.

Materials: Paint, Wood Scraps
Location: Nagoya

Railing at the entrance to a below ground level restaurant transformed into an oversize menu/promotion board with extensive use of tape and laminated paper.

Materials: Laminated Paper, Railing, Tape
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo

Traffic signage put to a different traffic related use with the help of marker and paper.

Materials: Paper, Marker
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Narrow frontage and cluttered streets combined with a fast-pasted real estate sector call for flexible, cheap and prominent signage on Shibuya streets. This one combines laminated paper attached to a horizontal signpost and secured with wire and duct tape.

Materials: Laminated Paper, Wire, Duct Tape
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo

Laminated A2 signage with a backing of cardboard box displays six levels of information on the alley/service gate to the main building. Another layer of MS Office default text added to the already cramped Shibuya street.

The (off center) cut-out for the door handle maintains the practical use of the gate while rendering the QR code unreadable.

Materials: Cardboard Box, Laminated Paper
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo

The temporary stalls in Shinjuku Station are powered by overhead sockets, necessitating umbrella storage on-site for the morning plug-in.

Materials: Umbrella
Location: Shinjuku Station, Tokyo

Marble strips support and allow drainage for pot plant decoration outside of local clinic.

Materials: Marble
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo

Train timetable on small izakaya wall helps patrons get home in timely fashion, saving them taxi fare and saving the bar staff from having to deal with stragglers.

Materials: Paper
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo

Sign stabilized against wind with water filled PET bottle.

Materials: PET Bottle
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo

Cigarette marketing in a DIY/guerilla style outside a convenience store.

Materials: Paper
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo

A construction of traffic cones and barriers held together with wire and plastic twine supports an old awning and cordons off the unused shop front.

Materials: Plastic Twine, Wire, Traffic Cones, Traffic Barriers,
Location: Nagoya, Aichi