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.
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
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
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
Yaki-imo (roasted sweet potato) advertisement on lamppost. Constructed of a cardboard box, plastic twine, and wire ties.
Materials: Cardboard Box, Plastic Twine, Wire
Location: Kunitachi, Tokyo
Signage stablized with a chain threaded through a breeze block.
Materials: Breeze Block, Chain
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Commercial signage stabilized through use of simple wooden strip.
Materials: Wood
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Chair used to signal location of store, and display products…as well as possibly discouraging parking.
Materials: Chair
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Bricks stablize a streetside display which juts out over the curb and onto the road.
Materials: Brick
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
The gap between two vending machines provides ample storage for polystyrene box lids.
Materials: Vending Machine Gap
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
The outdoor menu for this food store is secured with plastic twine taped to two bricks, the base evened out with broken paving tiles.
Materials: Bricks, Paving Slab, Plastic Twine, Duct Tape
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Lunchtime signage on polystrene food packaging lids – written in markers, stabilized with crate. Signage is attached to hinged board for easy storage/transport (see last image).
Materials: Crate, Markers, Polystyrene, Tape, Hinged Boards
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
