Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Uroko House: Bookcase Bedroom
Like an architectural version of a text within a text, it's the Bookcase Bedroom, aka the Uroko House. Appears to have been built inside a loft somewhere in Japan. I love that someone did this, but I think I'd want to build it against a wall with a window. Must be dark in there.This photo-stealing site shows the building sequence nicely, but the original flickr set provides more photos. Thanks to pyeplant for the link.
Ok, Errata is now officially a blog about bookcases.
Labels: bookcase, decor, Flickr, japan, pyeplant, uroko
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Japanese Buzzwords
Fast on the heels of the OUP's WotY, here's a list of 60 words and expressions nominated for Japanese Buzzword of the Year by publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha.
A few seem uniquely Japanese (#35, "Tetsuko," or female train fanatics), but in general the mix of political scandal, sports, and pop culture that spark coinage appears to be universal. Some (#49, "working poor", #52, "inconvenient truth") could have appeared on any list, in any language.
Thanks to Lampbane for the link.
A few seem uniquely Japanese (#35, "Tetsuko," or female train fanatics), but in general the mix of political scandal, sports, and pop culture that spark coinage appears to be universal. Some (#49, "working poor", #52, "inconvenient truth") could have appeared on any list, in any language.
Thanks to Lampbane for the link.
Labels: buzzwords, japan, lampbane, tetsuko
