SPACE SHOWER BOOKS | Chinatsu Kanbayashi's Book Launch Event
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April 3, 2015

SPACE SHOWER BOOKS | Chinatsu Kanbayashi's Book Launch Event


SPACE SHOWER BOOKS


“I found it! Little treasures of the world”


Chinatsu Kanbayashi Book Launch Event




A new book, “I found it! Little treasures of the world,” which compiles Chinatsu Kanbayashi’s “Found in Countries Around the World!” series from JAL Group’s in-flight magazine “SKYWARD,” will be released by SPACE SHOWER BOOKS on October 18 (Friday). A book launch event, doubling as a pre-sale, will be held at “Found MUJI Aoyama” from October 11 (Friday) to 24 (Wednesday).




Text by KAJII Makoto (OPENERS)





Display and sale of select items featured in the “SKYWARD” series

The book “I found it! Little treasures of the world” re-edits items introduced over four years from 2009, setting 13 unique themes such as “Hello Babies,” featuring gifts for babies worldwide, and “Merry Christmas,” showcasing Christmas goods from various countries.




Interior stylist Chinatsu Kanbayashi, who also directs the lifestyle shop “Early Birds” in Kamakura, has selected 220 items that make you wonder “What is this?” gathered from around the globe, compiling them into this book.



Chinatsu Kanbayashi | Book 02




Chinatsu Kanbayashi | Book 06




This new visual book, sometimes like a picture book, sometimes like a guidebook, can be enjoyed by children and adults alike through intuitive visuals and anecdotes.




To commemorate the release, author Chinatsu Kanbayashi will visit “Found MUJI Aoyama” on October 13 (Sunday) from 2 PM to 5 PM.




Exhibition

Period | Friday, October 11 – Wednesday, October 24, 2013

*Author Chinatsu Kanbayashi will be present on Sunday, October 13, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Venue | Found MUJI Aoyama

5-50-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Nakajima Bldg. 1-2F

Hours | 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM (Sundays and holidays 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM)



Chinatsu Kanbayashi | Book 07




“I found it! Little treasures of the world”

“What is this?”


Release Date: Friday, October 18, 2013

Author | Chinatsu Kanbayashi

Format | Hardcover, 160 pages

Price | ¥1,785 (tax included)

Publisher | SPACE SHOWER NETWORK INC.



Chinatsu Kanbayashi

An interior stylist. After studying interior decoration, she moved to the UK. Upon returning to Japan, she worked in magazine editing before becoming a freelance stylist. In 2000, she co-founded “Jamo Associates” with interior designer Norihito Takahashi. Viewing clothing, food, and living as a total fashion concept, she styles for magazines, advertisements, and catalogs, as well as handling exhibition and shop window displays, and coordinating shop spaces. In 2012, she opened her own gift boutique, “Early Birds,” in Kamakura. She currently resides in California.

Jamo Associates: http://www.jamo.jp

Early Birds: http://www.earlybirdscalifornia.com