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The Big Bento Box Of Unuseless Japanese Inventions
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	By: Kenji Kawakami
	Publisher: WW Norton
	Page Count: 304pp
	Size: 5 x 7.75
	Notes: Color
	Date Published: 2005

THIS ITEM IS SOLD OUT, OUT OF STOCK, OUT OF PRINT OR UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE DO NOT ORDER. In Japan, Kenji Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the unuseless idea. Kawakami has developed aentions are not alowed to be patented or sold. Fans of the unuseless will love this completely absorbing collection of 200 Chindogu including: the Drymobile (your laundry dries as you drive) the Solar-Powered Torch (never runs low on batteries Duster Slippers for Cats (now the most boring job around the house becomes hours of fun ... for your cat!) Walk 'n' Wash Ankle-Attachable Laundry Tanks (a perfect solution for the problems of inadequate exercise and hygiene) ... and many, many more. These hilarious inventions have taken Japan by storm. Every one of the 200 items in The Big Bento Box Of Unuseless Japanese Inventions has been manufactured to the highest standards, fully tested by pioneering members of the Japanese public, and documented in their unuselessness with photographs. Staff Review This book is amazing in both concept and visuals. Kawakami is a promoter of something known as Chindogo which is the art of an invention that is impractical but possible. The idea is to create something that people could use but would never actually go to the trouble of making. The book is considered humor and while the inventions are funny I saw it more as art that's inspired and interesting. Some notable inventions: A business tool belt which resembles a conventional one but is filled with things like a phone, calculator and bank slips, portable armrests that you wear over your shoulders, and my favorite, a turf covered toilet seat to bring the great outdoors to your bathroom. -Lauren Eichelberger, Atomic Books Blog



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