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Design & Life | non-fat minizine | issue 03 Apr.13 .CONTENTS | Design & Life minizine D&L News We provide the news that you don't want to miss. This is your basic protein. 4 12 Designers’ Circle 30 The Moment There are a lot of moments in one's life. We treasure each precious moment. From A to B, from B to C; it is the world of designers; it’s designers’ circle. D&L Lifestyle Only enjoy the life can make a difference. 34 1/2 Recipe Cooking is Art. There are no rules. 1/2 recipe shows you the smartest way to cook. 50 w w w. d e s i g n a n d l i f e . c o m .D&L News | Design & Life minizine Naoto Fukasawa / ideal house cologne D&L News We provide the news that you don't want to miss. This is your basic protein. Naoto Fukasawa / ideal house cologne 01. Your ideal house - imm cologne Imm cologne is one of the largest international furniture fair. It is held in Cologne, Germany.

D&L News

We provide the news that you don't want to miss This is your basic protein.

Designers’

Circle

From A to B, from B to C;

it is the world of designers;

it’s designers’ circle.

The Moment

There are a lot of moments in one's life We treasure each precious moment.

D&L Lifestyle

Only enjoy the life can make a difference.

1/2 Recipe

Cooking is Art There are no rules 1/2 recipe shows you the smartest way to cook.

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Your ideal house - imm cologne

Imm cologne is one of the largest international furniture fair It is held in Cologne, Germany Each yaer, besides commercial aspect of the fair, they also will invite designers to present their ideal houses which gives the visitors an opportunity to know the contemporary developments Several designers such

as Karim Rashid, Konstantin Grcic, the Campana brothers, Hella Jongerius, and so on, had been invited And this year, Zaha Hadid & Naoto Fukasawa have been invited to show their point of view While Hadid set up a cave-like house growing directly from the ground; Fukasawa developed a systematic space with surrounding objects integrated into the wall

www.imm-cologne.com www.designboom.com/snapshots/cologne07/

idealhome_naoto.html

Naoto Fukasawa / ideal house cologne

Naoto Fukasawa / ideal house cologne



Naoto Fukasawa / ideal house cologne

Naoto Fukasawa / ideal house cologne



Zaha Hadid / ideal house cologne

Zaha Hadid / ideal house cologne

Zaha Hadid / ideal house cologne

Zaha Hadid / ideal house cologne

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A reminder for the future

Where will you be in 5 years? Are you going to marry him? Want to quit the job in 2 years? Or you want to remind yourself to quit smoking?

Time is flying, and sometimes we just simply keep forgeting things Here is your life saver FutureMe

org is a fresh idea developed by 2 young fellas that allows you to write yourself a letter to be delivered

at a later date How cool would that be!

www.futureme.org

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MONOCLE - Brule rules!

In 1990s, Wallpaper was launched, and since then,

it became the most popular trend magazine in the world And now, Tyler Brule, the founder of Wallpaper, has done it again Monocle is the latest magazine

by Brule If you think Monocle is just an extension of Wallpaper, you are wrong The content of Monocle includes Affairs, Business, Culture, Design and Edits(A,B,C,D,E.) It tells you everything around the world in a decent way Want to know more about Japanese Self Defence Force? Or want to know what

is happening in Oman? How about inside story of Tokyo Midtown?

You might want to check this magazine!

www.monocle.com

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Tokyo Midtown grand opening!

Tokyo is always at the top of the world in terms of fashion or trend Before it is fashion, it is in Tokyo

Few years ago, we saw Roppongi Hills had been built up; last year, Tadao Ando's Omotesando gathered the spotlights; and now, just half mile from Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown has grand opened proudly

Besides fashion, Midtown provides more end living needs, such as beauty, interiors, design and unique restaurants "It is not about people with money, it's about people in Tokyo who have a sense

high-of discernment," said Tetsuya Matsufuji, the PM high-of Tokyo Midtown

www.monocle.com

Photograph by Jean Snow

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Designers’

Circle

From A to B, from B to C;

it is the world of designers;

it’s designers’ circle.

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Hello! Mike & Katie! It's nice to have you here!

Please introduce yourself & TADO to our readers!

Hi! TADO is our partnership, we specialise in Illustration, Character Design, Animation, Toy Design, and all kinds of other rubbish as well!

We've been trying to think of an interesting story about what 'TADO' means, unfortunately the boring truth is that it's just parts of our surnames put together!! how embarrassing!

Your works are all so cute & colorful! How do you start a character? Do they all have their own story? Which character is your favorite?

thankyou! we really try to draw new characters all the time - sometimes they come easily, sometimes its more tricky! we usually start with an idea for a particular part, like the eyes, or shape for the head

or something like that we then draw the rest of the character around this element its not always that simple though! :):)

some of our characters have stories, it depends on what they are being used for quite often they will have stories and relationships with the characters around them but we dont go out of our way to explain this too much we like to hear other people's interpretations of them!

We're afraid we dont have particular favourites - it changes every week!

How did you two get together?? Tell us a little bit romance? XD

We met at University back in 2001 when a Uni tutor

of ours suggested we try working together We hit it off straight away and have been inseperable since!

These days we live and work together in our home in sheffield Its nice and we eat lots of nice things!!

What inspires you the most?

Our friends! we are very lucky to have some extremely talented friends knowing people who are busy and active doing things they love keeps us excited and motivated

Do you cook? What is your comfort food?

We aren't the most amazing cooks in the world, but

we do know how to make a mean pie - we tend to prefer the eating side of things though!

Our comfort food would be buns from the chinese bakery near us!

Which project so far is your favorite? Could you introduce it a little bit?

We really cant pick out one particular favourite - we're very fortunate that we enjoy pretty much all our work!

Often its the people we get to work with rather than the artwork itself that make the project a favourite with us That said, some of our personal highlights would be the Smart Car project (most excellent people to work with!), The Intermix Exhibition Project, our 'Purity' animation, and more recently some work we've just finished for a branding agency in London called Communicator The communicator project was one of the bigger projects we've taken

on - it involved a re-brand of the company and then the accompanying website as well The client was pretty much happy for us to go nuts with stuff and wanted a rich and crazy flash site The theme for the project was 'channeled energy' so we created a world that revolved around the process of growing and developing ideas, as well as ecology We teamed

up with some really good friends of ours Unwrong who did all the hardcore coding and such which gave the little guys who inhabit the site world artificial intelligence The site is set to go live in the next few weeks, we're very excited to see it happen!

Personally though, we've never had a proper argument and rarely argue despite living and working together 24-7!

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As a popular creative team, you must travel a lot!

Which city is your favorite? Why?

Hmmm, thats a toughie! We do travel a lot but we tend to go to the same places! We love hong kong for its crazyness, and taipei for the people We visited Chicago last year which was really nice and very different to what we expected Dublin is our favourite place for drinking with friends!

What is your favorite restaurant or lounge or cafe

in your city? Why?

Our favourite cafe would be the 'Creamy Coffee' chinese bakery we just mentioned It's the first one in Sheffield and their cakes and coffee are fantastic! Our favourite pub is called The Cask and Cutler It's a bit run down and a very traditional british pub It's great!

Each week they have new guest ales and guest crisps

as well! Lots of old men with beards talking about classic cars

What do you do in your leisure time?

We're sorry to say we lead pretty boring lives! haha!

most of our time is spent infront of our screens

When we do get a chance to relax we enjoy mountain biking, going to see bands, looking after our fishtank, and restoring our tiny japanese honda car

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What kind of music do you like? Which album is

a must-buy? Is music a big factor that influence your works?

We like a pretty wide range of stuff - music is always

in the background in our home so we get through

a lot of it! We like to go and see bands play with our friends - recently we went to see The Bouncing Souls who were supported by The Draft That was a fantastic gig If we had to pick one album it would be Against Me's 'Re-Inventing Axl Rose'

We're embarrassed to say that we're also huge fans

of Puffy Ami Yumi

You have involved in many different fields: web design, graphics, magazines, t-shirts, interior, Ads What do you want to do next?

We're always looking to find new and exciting stuff to

do If we could choose anything we'd love to design a crazy concept car for Honda, make our own clothing label with properly designed garments, and open a store! We'd love to work for the council of our city, Sheffield as well There are some really run-down areas which we'd love to make over! :D:D

If you have 1 month vacation, how are you going

to spend it?

We'd hope on a plane and finally make it to Japan

We've been trying to get out there since we left University 5 years ago! Every year we say we will

go but never get round to it We would love to work our way round the whole country, finishing off with a huge shopping binge in Tokyo We have a lot of good friends out there as well whom we havent seen for

a while We'd go chill out with them and their mums and dads!

You seem to be so happy and energetic all the time! What's the secret?

A heady mix of coffee, buns and each others silliness!

We know how lucky we are to be able to do what we

do every day Being able to do something you love

as your work and being able to do it together is a brilliant thing

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This chapter is designer's circle We hope you can introduce one of your friends who is a designer, and will be interviewed in the next issue!

Could you introduce him(her) a little bit ?

After a lot of thought and deliberation we think you should drop a line to our friends at ILoveDust Mark and the gang are very good friends of ours but a total bunch of oddballs They've been doing a lot

of amazing stuff recently and the company itself is evolving at a crazy rate We're sure they'd make very interesting interviewees!

Who is the best? Mike or Katie? Any more secret

to share? :D

Katie is best because Katie is always right

hmm, any more secrets ?? fraid not!

next on Designers' Circle : Mark / ilovedust

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The Moment

There are a lot of moments in one's life We treasure each precious moment.

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Photograph by Shibo

Photograph by Shibo

SanYo Foods CupStar Fuggokuhan (Old-fashioned) Instant Noodle

Sanyo Foods re-produced old-fashioned instant noodle It is from 32 years ago Great soy sauce flavor!

www.sanyofoods.co.jp

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MUJI Old-fashioned candies

Another old-fashioned product from MUJIwww.muji.net

ラムネ (La-Mu-Ne) marble icecream soda (old-fashioned)

Old-fashioned soda by Sangaria! Our favorite from childhood!

www.sangaria.co.jp

Paul Motian / I have the room above her

Nice record by Paul Motian Featuring Joe Lovano(Tenor Saxophone), Bill Frisell(Guitar)Great for summer night

www.ecmrecords.com

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Lifestyle

Only enjoy the life

can make a difference.

Printed textile pattern is adopted by lots of brands again recently in the field of fashion In this trend, Marimekko

who has been designed creative fabric pattern for 50 years is getting lots of attention Especially the Maija Isola’

s unikko pattern of Marimekko, designed over 40 years ago, blooms as never before With new colors and sizes,

Isola’s abundant flower has acquired a new, broadly audience and market

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Marimekko was founded by Armi Ratua and Viljo in Finland in 1951 Marimekko means “Mary-dress”, and Mekko

is an old Finnish word means “little girl dress” There is a further reason in the name: “Mari” is an anagram for Armi, thus linking the company closely to its founder Since the beginning, they have been encouraging their designers to create unique and beautiful patterns and objects related to human environment The basic philosophy of the company is – Design is inspired by beautiful everyday life Flowers, organic structure, and nature are often being used as a subject for their creative design

The distinctive fabric pattern shows its Finnish identity, which is strong colors and progressive design, and created a unique company image

From fabric print to fashion industry

Unikko pattern is one of Marimekko’s most popular patterns, which was introduced in 1964, the same year

as Andy Warhol’s cerise Today, most scholars have treated Marimekko in isolation as a uniquely Finnish

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From living spaces to Architecture

The geometric structure and minimal color of the pattern reveals a modern design consistent with the character of progressive Finnish design

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The vision of lifestyle

Like no other brands, Marimekko has experienced in fashion, fabric, and architecture Colorful, fashion-forward pattern and all aspects of living are building this outstanding fashion kingdom We can expect to see this brand bright the world for another decade

I love to cook and collect recipes, but I never exactly follow the steps For me, cooking should be playful

I always put my imagination to someone’s recipe and bring it to my vision

My cooking rules are easy and healthy Modern people are always busy, and I believe, with 1/2 effort, 1/2 steps, 1/2 fat, 1/2 time of cooking, will also bring you to a lovely cooking experience and healthier dish That’s why I called this chapter “1/2 Recipe” Cooking is art Let’s play

Cooking is Art There are no

rules 1/2 recipe shows you

the smartest way to cook.

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This dish called the “origin” of pasta is because there are only 4 ingredients, including spaghetti, olive oil, chilli, and garlic Each ingredient must be good enough, especially spaghetti I highly recommend you choose spaghetti

of De Cecco Once you try it, you will know why I insist on choosing it In this recipe, I use “Spaghetti 12”, which

is a long rod pasta format with a round section with a diameter ranging between 1.92 and 2.00 mm Drop by its website (www.dececco.it), and you will learn how they type pasta in a sophisticated way

Hint ! De Cecco – Spaghetti 12

Serve for 6

1 pack of Spaghetti 12 of De Cecco

2 tablespoons salt

25 clove garlic, cut into shards

2 fresh long red chilis, deseeded and cute into stripe

12 tablespoons olive oil

6 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 Put spaghetti in to a salted boiling wat

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Cook for 12 minu tes.

2 Add garlic, chili stripe , olive oil into a cold pan.

Heat over a lowish flame till spaghet ti is ready About 12 minu

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Do not let the garlic b rown or it will become b

itter.

STEPS

3 Drain Spaghetti and add them to pan

Turn off the heat and add parsley Toss them well.