Dudua

Dudua Creative Space in Barcelona which hosts exhibitions, workshops and many other creative happenings!









How can people get so cool I wonder?

Lately I was lucky enough to hang out with the four coolest Spanish people ever! This quad look like they have stepped off the scenes of this little movie.

It all started when the lovely Alicia Rosella purchased my Hello Sandwich Tokyo Guide. A few emails later and we discovered we had a friend in common and we decided to meet up for a little Shimokitazawa tour. When I went to pick Alicia up from Shimokita station, I was greeted by the four coolest Spanish people you can imagine:

Alicia Rosello

Jordi Ferreiro

Elisa Riera

Carlos Carbonell who is performing this Friday night (12th November) at Tokyo's SuperDeluxe. Apparently he is making a giant piano which he plays by walking over it! I hope you can come along it's going to be so much fun!

Open: 18:30
Start:19:00
Price: Adv ¥2300 / Door ¥2500 (plus drink)

It was so inspiring meeting these lovelies! I especially love how the four collaborate on many creative projects making art, music, design, food, exhibitions, together! I really want to go to Barcelona one day and hang out at Dudua. You can see more here.







Oh, did I mention Alicia also hosts Fantasy Cake Baking Contents and has the cutest clothing label ever called Sirena con Jersey. Sigh! These kids are so cool it hurts!







Love Love
Miss Sandwich
xoxo

P.S. TOKYO ZINE LOVERS ALERT
There is a Zine Gathering on in Tokyo on Sunday for any zine-lovers out there!

Tokyo Design Week Guest Blog at The Design Files

Sandwiches, I am guest blogging over at The Design Files this week sharing some of my favourite highlights from Tokyo Design Week. A new post will be updated daily so please pop on over and have a look at some of the amazing things on show during Design Week in this incredible city.

I hope you will enjoy!

Thank you lovely Lucy for this little introduction. I blushed when I read it! xoxo


Love Love
Hello Sandwich
xoxo

Kandagawa

I once read about it in gaijin's favourite magazine 'Metropolis' whilst sitting on the Narita express train from the airport. It's a river that stretches 24km from Kichichijoji's Inokashira Koen, taking in Suginami, Nakano and Shunjuku before flowing into the larger Sumida river in Taito-ku. The article said the river makes for beautiful bike riding along the river side path.

I first stumbled upon Kandagawa by accident after ignoring the directions suggested by my icrew and instead taking the 'more interesting' backstreets. Although it was approaching evening when I first rode along Kandagawa, I vowed to return soon to take Sandwich photos. So today, taking advantage of this beautiful sunny Tokyo weather, I set out with fellow Australian Tokyo resident Miss Wong (who takes the most beautiful Tokyo photographs) on a lovely slow ride along Kandagawa. There is nothing more fun than riding bikes with someone who loves stopping to take just as many photographs as me!






There are just so many things I love about this river path. The colourful fences (in colours like Tiffany blue and coral) which change colour at almost every road break.





I adore the multi-coloured scallop patterns adorning the bridges.





Hello Fuji-san!



Baby blue and pale pink floral fence palings.



The best thing about this river path are the paintings of Pandas on the side railings that are painted with impressive perspective so that visitors can make out the Panda as they are riding up to it, but it disappears as you get closer.



Another feature of Kandagawa are the illustrative tiles scattered throughout the pathway.













The gardens lining the river are also not to be overlooked.







レモン



I'm not sure I've ever seen a Tokyo potted garden as sweet as this.







And this cactus garden brought both Miss Wong and I to a strong skidding break on our mamacharis to take some photographs!







If you are in need of some slow time, I can highly recommend a ride along Kandagawa, and right now the weather is just perfect. Do as Miss Wong and I did and eat handmade onigiri in Inokashira koen.

Bike Riders in Tokyo will also love recently launched iphone application 'Navinko'. This application uses social networking to allow members to pin point ‘landmarks’ to share with other riders via GPS tracking and sound alerts. Fascinating Stuff!

I hope you had a lovely weekend Sandwiches.

Love Love
Sando
xoxo

Hello Sandwich Gift Wrapping Zine COMING SOON!

A little sneak peek of my new Gift Wrapping zine COMING VERY SOON to Hello Sandwich Shop!

xoxo

I'd like to live at Dictionary Club

Dear Dictionary Club,

I hope you won't mind if I take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Ebony Bizys, but you can call me Sandwich.

I visited your D ♥ Y market on Sunday and didn't ever want to leave. Stamping workshops, magazine presentations, emoticon doughnuts, mulled wine, a knitted octopus, and a new love heart currency? Um, can I please move in?

I look forward to a reply at your earliest convenience.

Kindest regards,

Sandwich

xoxo




Cutest shoes ever!



The woolen watch making workshop.



Hot mulled wine has been popping up everywhere I go in Tokyo lately. With the cool chill coming over Tokyo, it smells so cosy and delicious. I think I need to have a mulled wine + kotatsu + nabe party soon!






These little heart tokens were used as currency instead of ¥. Adorable no?



My dear friend Mogu-chan's new Omoshiro zine.





Caffe latte hotto de = 4 love hearts



Hello emoticon doughnuts!



Visitors could make their own ceramic 2011 year cups with the help of designers Satoko Sai and Tomoko Kurahara.

If you're in Tokyo, be sure to attend an event at Dictionary Club!

xoxo

D ♥ Y Dictionary Club Tokyo

There are some amazing things happening in Shibuya this weekend at the D ♥ Y Dictionary Club Craft + Art + Food Festival!

The festival includes a market, an exhibition, workshops and a selection of artist / designer talks. If you love creating, you'll love D ♥ Y Tokyo!

You can find the event timetable here.

October 30, 2010 (Sat), 13:00 to 22:00
October 31, 2010 (Sunday) 11:00 to 19:00

Venue: Club Dictionary
1-2-5 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 〒 150-0041

Visit media club king for more information.

Admission: 1000 yen (each day)


「D♥Y (読み：ディーアイワイ）」は2010年に東京でスタートした、体験、共感型の新しいイベントです。お店とお客、作り手と受け手といった一方向の関係ではなく、相互が作用しながらその場でしかできないモノやコトを生み出す場所が「D♥Y」です。クラフト、デザイン、アートやフードといった垣根を超えた、あらゆるジャンルから「D♥Y」的な活動をする人たちが参加する、DOとYOUを♥でつなぐDIYなイベントです。
日時
2010年10月30日（土）31日（日）（雨天決行）
10月30日（土）13:00-22:00
10月31日（日）11:00-19:00
会場
ディクショナリー倶楽部
〒150-0041　東京都渋谷区神南1-2-5
http://www.clubking.com/
入場料
1000円（各日）
※会場で使用できる独自通貨「♥（アイ）」5♥（500円相当）付
D♥Y通貨「♥」について
D♥Yでは独自通貨、「♥（アイ）」を発行します。1♥=100円で入場者に10枚単位で販売します。
会場内にて独自通貨「♥（アイ）」をご購入いただく事で商品購入や各種イベントへの参加にご利用いただけます。

Thank you lovely Sirena con Jersey for the heads up!

Also worth seeing this weekend in Tokyo is Tokyo Design Week and Tokyo Design Tide!

Love Love
Sandwich
xoxo

Tupera Tupera Workshop (Momiji Ichi Markets)

Today's fantastic Tupera Tupera, 'Let's make a cardboard city together', workshop at Momiji Ichi Markets.



















The rest of the Momiji Markets were so much fun too! Here are a few other pics of the rest of the market below.

















This is a model of the market layout. Have you ever seen a market model so cute? Only in Japan!



A mini city shoe display? You won't find anything so cute at Glebe markets!





A pretty Tanabata-like tree filled with drawings held up with mt washi tape.



Click here to watch youtube movies of the Momiji craft makers in action.

Love Love
Sandwich
xoxo