Keeping Onions Tasty
Simple hanger made of Tokyo DIY essentials plastic twine and s-hooks (Tokyo’s superglue) keeps onions tasty in early autumn.
Materials: Plastic Twine, Hooks
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
A Clothesline at the Right Height (2)
All apartments are fitted with built-in washing lines which are below the line of the railing. Unfortunately, these are too low, meaning that sheets and futons have to be hung carefully to prevent them from resting on the balcony floor. This resident has erected his own (more common style of) washing line at a more practical height.
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.
A Clothesline at the Right Height
All apartments are fitted with built-in washing lines which are below the line of the railing. Unfortunately, these are too low, meaning that sheets and futons have to be hung carefully to prevent them from resting on the balcony floor. This resident has erected his own (more common style of) washing line at a more practical height.
Materials: Plastic Line
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.
Drying System for Rags
Clothes rack repaired with tape and repurposed as a drying + storage system for rags used by rubbish center staff.
Materials: Clothes Rack, Coat Hanger, Duct Tape, Bags
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.
Clothesline in String
Apartment structure and door frame form two posts for a clothesline made of string right in front of the washing machine.
Materials: String
Location: Nagoya
Drying To Recycle in Pegs and Hangers
To recycle your plastic, you need to dry it. To dry it you need pegs and clothes hangers.
Materials: Pegs, Clothes Hangers
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Umbrella Drying
Umbrella drying on a stairway railing (courtesy of Tokyo-based designer Edith Prakoso)
Materials: Stair Railing
Location: Itabashi-honcho, Tokyo
Umbrella Drying
Umbrellas drying on apartment balcony (courtesy of Tokyo-based designer Edith Prakoso)
Materials: Railing
Location: Nogizaka, Tokyo
Storing Cabbages, Drying Shoes
Metal window ledge provides ample space for both storing cabbages and drying shoes.
Materials: Window Ledge
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Rubbish Bin Drying With Bicycle
Rubbish bin cleaned and out to dry on a spare bicycle.
Materials: Bicycle
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Clothes Hanger Garden
Using hooks and modified clothes hangers, this suburban car port has been transformed into a hanging garden.
(Note: This garden is also multifunctional, with the upturned ends of the clothes hangers used to dry shoes and store slippers – see here)
Materials: Clothes Hangers, Hooks
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
(Originally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening)
Drying Shoes on the Wall
Block wall used for drying shoes.
Materials: Wall
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Extra drying space in carport fork
Laundry pole in fork of carport provides extra drying space for towels.
Materials: Laundry Pole, Carport
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Glove Drying/Storage in Hanger and Potplant
Two types of gloves out to dry on a clothes hanger and garden rods.
Materials: Clothes Hanger, Garden Rods
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Chopping Board Drying
Chopping boards leaning on the wall to dry outside a soba shop.
Material: Air Conditioner
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
