PASS THE BATON Vintage Store

Ever so adapting to market trends and conditions, Nigo of BAPE (or A Bathing Ape) franchise opened PASS THE BATON. While the premise of the new retail concept is a shop for vintage rags, the store design is that of a more opulent atmosphere. Built by architect Masamichi Katayama and his Wonderwall design firm, the store is a jewel-box in the high-end retail neighborhood near Marunouchi in Tokyo (now with a second location in Omotesando Hills), PASS THE BATON’s intricate fusion of antique furnishing, clothing, accessories, and purchasable goods.

Items are cataloged and arranged similar to that of a personalized closet space, while key items are highlighted by stylists, designers, and influencers on its blog-roll online. Its certainly a must-visit locale while in Tokyo.


PASS THE BATON – Marunouchi
2-6-1 Marunouchi  | Map
Marunouchi BRICK SQUARE
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan


PASS THE BATON – Omotesando Hills
4-12-10 Jingumae | Map
Omotesando Hills West B2F
Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan

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Multi-layered Papercut Illustrations by Owen Glidersleeve

London based designer/illustrator Owen Gildersleeve, is known for his precise multi-layered, paper cut illustrations, (like the one above) a piece made up of 2000 squares of colored paper for Wired. His work has been commissioned for The TATE, the Guardian and the New York Times, amongst others, and he was recently feature in Computer Arts illustrators to watch.

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Alison Berger Glassworks

Describing her style as romantic modernism, Alison Berger uses hand made techniques to creates a variety of glass products, from sculptured chandeliers and floor lamps to vases and vessels.

Based in West Hollywood, California, Alison wasn’t always working with glass, as she started with a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Rhode Island School of Design, and then went onto Columbia University School of Architecture where she became an architect. Having worked with Bausman-Gill and Associates as well as Frank O. Gehry Associates, both architecture firms, it wasn’t until 1995 that Alison decided to concentrate on glass design full-time.

Apart from studying to be an architect, Alison also studied glass blowing for more than 25 years and was an apprentice with Dale Chihuly.  Each piece that she makes is hand blown, annealed for two to three days, and then is hand finished and in some cases, hand etched.

When asked about her major influences, Alison said “My work is influenced by the glow of fireflies, candlelight,16th Century scientific objects ,  the first and last hour of sunlight know as the Golden Hour, and  found objects I come across in my travels.

When asked about the best thing about being a designer, Alison said “Freedom. I’m able translate the things that inspire me, whatever they may be, into physical objects”, and the worst is “the struggle to balance and perfect what I see in my mind’s eye.”

Alison has had various amount of success with her work being part of the permanent collection at the Corning Museum, and she has also had her work displayed at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York.  Alison has also been part of many exhibitions in the United States, Europe and Asia, and has designed objects for film and music videos including work for Madonna’s Bedtime Stories.

Visit the website of Alison Berger Glassworks – here.

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Erick Sakal Furniture Design

See more of Eric Sakal’s designs here.

Via CuratedMag

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From The First Sketches to the Runway: Exclusive Ralph Lauren Backstage

Here in exclusivity is the sumptuous backstage photography of Nathan Copan for the Ralph Lauren Fall/winter 2010 collection – The story is meticulously shot from the first sketches to the actual production and then to the runway.

All photography by Nathan Copan – All Rights Ralph Lauren

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