Totally useless? Perhaps. The envy of any desk trinket collection? For sure. These custom emoticon stamps from Tokyo-based company Gung are ready to crank out more than 2000 Japanese-esque smilie faces... http://www.los-list.com/blog/kawaii-gung-kaioro-stamp/feed/ 10 http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-tenugui-at-tenukore/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-tenugui-at-tenukore/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:07:07 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=10758

I'm a big advocate of cloth over paper products, if only that it nurtures yet another one of my collections: dish towels. So, like our inaugural Lo's List post on the little Japanese cloth squares called Furoshiki (commonly used for gift-wrapping), their textile-sibling, the Tenugui (手拭い), is a shot to the heart... http://www.los-list.com/blog/eco-friendlies-tenugui-at-tenukore/feed/ 0 http://www.los-list.com/blog/found-at-etsy-the-sunday-times-market/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/found-at-etsy-the-sunday-times-market/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:02:06 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=9756

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What is a tchotchke? I would say it's an object that you just don't need but, somehow, are drawn towards. In the world of flea markets, antique shops, Ebay, and strange gift-givers, it's hard to avoid the constant barrage of doodads that are daring you to find room for them in your 4th floor railroad walk-up. As our little house has started filling up with bowls of Italian glass marbles, stacks of vintage flashcards, turn-of-the-century typewriters and so forth, I'm realizing that I must become more strict with my collection curating... http://www.los-list.com/blog/found-at-etsy-the-sunday-times-market/feed/ 8 http://www.los-list.com/blog/fashion-scout-christian-peau/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/fashion-scout-christian-peau/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:58:53 +0000 Rebecca Prusinowski http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=9718

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In need of a new carpetbag? Why not step it up a notch?! Japanese designer Christian Peau offers a no-nonsense artisanal line of leather and canvas goods ideal for the modern-day Mary Poppins, Dr. Dolittle, or Johnny Appleseed. Traditionally handcrafted using a combination of premium hides and canvas cloth in the style of Japanese canvas maekake (aprons), Peau's line is designed for everyday life, work and play... http://www.los-list.com/blog/fashion-scout-christian-peau/feed/ 10 http://www.los-list.com/blog/papercuts-moleskine-pac-man/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/papercuts-moleskine-pac-man/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:41:06 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=9433

It was at the local ice skating rink where I first battled Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde. I would feed the game's coin slot with a bottomless pocket of quarters while destroying my pearly whites with Mike and Ikes and Hot Tamales. http://www.los-list.com/blog/papercuts-moleskine-pac-man/feed/ 3 http://www.los-list.com/blog/geekology-focal-point-computer/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/geekology-focal-point-computer/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:17:15 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=8402

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Not that you should be tired of your fancy new iPhone 4G but, if you do have the patience of a newt and your device has lost its luster these lovely Scandinavian hard shells (with matching wallpaper and nifty stand/headphone wrap) from Focal Point Computers might just do the trick... http://www.los-list.com/blog/geekology-focal-point-computer/feed/ 19 http://www.los-list.com/blog/world-cup-fever-svolme/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/world-cup-fever-svolme/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:35:05 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=6979

Just one more day of World Cup action. { sniiiiif... } Today's game for third place (what a doozy) found me screaming at the Celeste to "just score another f***ing goal" in a desperate plea to see the match stretch on for another 30 minutes... http://www.los-list.com/blog/world-cup-fever-svolme/feed/ 6 http://www.los-list.com/blog/world-cup-fever-havaianas/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/world-cup-fever-havaianas/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:04:55 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=6695

Ahhh.. the good life! Not only is it World Cup time, summer is also in full-swing (at least, in our neck of the woods), making these Havaianas just the perfect thing to complete that head-to-toe hooligan look you've been going for. The Brazilian beach shoe legend launched their first World Cup flip-flop for the '98 series which, with the little Brazilian flag on the strap... http://www.los-list.com/blog/world-cup-fever-havaianas/feed/ 9 http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-otete-anyo/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-otete-anyo/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:46:20 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=6285

Oh Japan, you've done it again: perfect concept, perfect design - even the packaging is drool-worthy! Following the age-old tradition of Japanese hanko (判子) stamps (the first of these dates back to 57 AD!!!), Tokyo-based design firm Kawamura Hideo Activity / Rezon has created Otete & Anyo: a service for making custom hanko stamps of your baby's hand- and footprints... http://www.los-list.com/blog/duck-duck-goose-otete-anyo/feed/ 7 http://www.los-list.com/blog/big-screen-vanishing-point/ http://www.los-list.com/blog/big-screen-vanishing-point/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:01:37 +0000 Lo Martin http://www.los-list.com/blog/?p=5275

Argh! It's been so busy here at the EP studio lately ( & exciting: we have a new addition to the team — badass, go-getting, design sidekick Nicky). But, with all this busy-beeing, poor Lo's List has been getting the short end of the stick! So, while we keep trucking forth on these exciting new projects (rolling out this month!), we'll be throwing a bunch of haiku-ed posts into the mix!! http://www.los-list.com/blog/big-screen-vanishing-point/feed/ 5