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It's no secret. I've said this many-o times. Muji is the life. I could live Muji everyday, and now I can! (kind of). They have a new super neato animated screensaver thingy you can download that's half calendar, half drool-worthy-I-want-everything. Check it all out here and download the screensaver.

Muji : what happens naturally

I've talked about Muji products briefly before. Muji is happy mundane. I've been a devotee of theirs since I saw an ad in British fashion magazine ID many years ago. It was of a simple cola can. It was genius. And when I finally got to go to one of their stores in Japan, I was forever hooked. It's really their philosophy and aesthetic that I aspire to. I know I'll never achieve it, because I'm too much of a packrat/slob/tchotchke collector, but boy, in my perfect world, I would be living Muji. Muji is..the life. Unfortunately, I've only been able to get a fix via online shopping or my rare and random trips abroad or to NY. I've heard that Muji is planning on opening an 11,000 square foot store in NY sometime this year... which would be amazing, (although a tad depressing, as i'm on the opposite side of the world here.) I recently got a release from Muji about this month's Elle Decoration (british) lovely insert, and now via the UK Muji website, they are showing us what only the Japanese folks get (but lucky us via the good ol' interweb), Muji television commercials! check them out- so simple. so brilliant. So Muji.

Color me mine

It's no secret that i love color, (despite the fact that I'll also be the first to enjoy a muted, tonal, minimal Calvin Klein/Muji/japanese modern Yoji/Issey/Comme des Garcon palette as well.) I just know that the reality is, I'll always gravitate to more colorful surroundings. If you're looking to add a little more color, I found this great Pantone inspired set of dishware at Fishs Eddy. (I posted about their fun woodgrain ones on Itsknotwood.) I love the simple bold stripes and the hand written PMS number, as well as the descriptor names. Kind of reminds me of the funny ones Crayola used to give their crayons. (remember "burnt sienna?")
Anyways- they come in dishes, plates, and cups... Which one's your favorite color? check them out!