Hacoa Ju-Baco and Donguri

Quite a few items arrived this month from Hacoa, including stacked Ju-baco boxes, in walnut,  Donguri Korokoro, Donguri Papa and Donguri Mama toys, as well as two Tenugui Towels! As usual, this month’s Thanks Magnet, in karin, was included, as well as a special one for Father’s Day out of purpleheart wood!

Tokoname pottery

Some very beautiful Japanese ceramics from Tokoname!!!

nanoblock Fukusuke

Fukusuke, the second special New Year themed set for 2014 (earlier post), has been just completed! Also, it was a good chance to use the nanoblock pad for the first time and I have to admit that it makes initial steps so much easier!!!

New Hacoa goodies plus Mokulock bricks arrived!

Today some new wooden goodies arrived straight from Japan! My order included a Donguri Korokoro Toy (どんぐりころころ) in green, a LongTray Sumimaru out of alder wood, same as the one arrived last month (earlier post), a Wasurena (勿忘)  out of walnut and Mokulock (モクロック) wooden bricks!

The Wasurena is very impressive item and it’s a shame that the photos don’t do it justice. The Mokulock bricks are made out of different tree species (e.g. maple, cherry, birch, hornbeam) and they are simply amazing to look at!!!

Lexus LS L-Select program: Escape Journey

There many beautiful items produced in Japan that unfortunately are not available outside the country. The same implies for the L-Select customization program available for the Lexus LS.

As part of the L-Select program (more info), there are six ‘worlds’ from which to choose the look and feel of your interior. Those "worlds" are the Presidential Suite, Escape Journey, Japanese Modern (my personal favourite), Royal Therapy, Wild Beauty and Passionate Spirit. The most distinct ones are definately the Escape Journey and the Passionate Spirit and although they may seem as extreme at first glance, the craftmanship and colour combinations are simply amazing.

The Escape Journey (more info) in particular conjures the image of a Mediterranean style yacht. The Marine Blue (マリンブルー) leather on the dashboard is spread in such a way that reproduces the scene of a steering cruiser aiming at the horizon (Kajiwokiru 舵を切る)! The aluminium trim also conjures the image of how the water reflects light.

Source of photos: Luxury TV

Source of price list: kotakunのページ