NEW WEBSITE!

We have just made the second major revamp of our webshop, with the new website we hope you will enjoy a better shopping experience at uguisustore.com!  We have worked on improving the categories and navigation, and now you can shop by artists and makers. Each artist/maker page includes a brief introduction about them. We hope to introduce small makers and individual artists in better ways now.




We hope you enjoy our new website!!
Please visit UGUISU ONLINE STORE to see the fresh new look - thank you :)

NEW FROM AUGUST!

Many new items were added last month in August, please check all the wonderful items from Japan!

The latest zines, art cards and cute stickers by Mogu Takahashi.


Unique and beautiful porcelain ceramic jewelry by Kimiko Suzuki

The most amazing cookie-like brooches by fragola!

More cute ceramic handmade flower pots by Polkaros
There are many more, see them all here in the New Arrivals page
And also many items restocked!!
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UGUiSU IS COMING TO MELBOURNE

\ UGUiSU IS COMING TO MELBOURNE /

UGUiSU is very excited and honoured to be coming to Melbourne and have a pop up store at the wonderful Melbourne store The Boroughs from the Sunday 17th to Sunday the 24th to bring many wonderful items selected for this event from our store all the way from Tokyo!
There will be some special products made in collaboration with amazing designers and artists both from Tokyo and Melbourne exclusively for this event.

If you will be in Melbourne during this time please pop by and say hi!
Hope to see many of you in Melbourne very soon!!

To those who will not be in Melbourne to come and visit our pop up store, UGUISU online store will remain open so you can enjoy shopping online, however your orders will not be shipped until close to the end of July. If you are happy to wait, here is the discount code HAPPYJULY for you to receive US$2 off your purchase to say thank you for waiting and for understanding! I wish you all a happy rest of July!

Hiki xx

ORANGE AIRLINES 2016 Weekly Planners/Diaries by Grace Lee

Weekly planners/diaries with gorgeous cover drawings by the wonderful Tokyo based illustrator Grace Lee whose brilliant works have been seen all over Japanese fashion and lifestyle magazines only became available from UGUiSU one week ago but the first batch sold out instantly so we managed to get more!

These weekly planners run from September 2015 through the first week of January 2017 so you can start using it right away! There are 3 designs available: "Everyday", "Mugs" and "Pens" - see all 3 here (I know it's hard to choose!) Happy and enchanting illustrations are printed on both front and back which will make you smile every time you take out your diary throughout the year :)

ORANGE AIRLINES 2016 Weekly Planners/Diaries by Grace Lee - yes we ship worldwide!

New Arrivals from End of Summer

Hello from Tokyo! Please let me share some of many exciting new arrivals from the end of summer. All very pretty and all Japanese. Thank you for checking them out :)

(from top left)
01. Exclusive handmade Japanese traditional tosa-washi papers in A4 size
02. Omamori-bukuro Amulet Pouch Necklaces made with obi silk fabric created by Japanese textile artist Tadashi Maruyama
03 & 08. Karmi Wood Tea Canister in new design "Moto" in brown
04. JAS Certified Organic Tsukigase Sencha First Flush Green Tea also available --> HOUJICHA
05. SAKURA wood tea cup made with Japanese cherry (yamazakura) wood by skilled artisans of Yamanaka Shikki
06. New "Lullaby" art papers by Natsuko Kozue
07. Unique and beautiful silver charm necklaces by Yasushi Jona, made locally in Tokyo.
09. New addition to our great collection of Japanese paper balloons: Set of mini octopus and blow fish!

See all the new arrivals here -->
See the latest restock here -->

You can also follow much more frequent updates of new and restock on Instagram!

New Link Collective Furoshiki by Hannah Waldron

The latest design from the LINK furoshiki collection is by Hannah Waldron, titled Stockholm it's a map of Stockholm where she had spent 2 years living and studying. This design celebrates the wonderfully unique Swedish summer and documents Hannah's observations from the vantage point of a kayak from the many expeditions she made on the water in the summer of 2014. Available in Red-Green-Blue and Blue-yellow-grey colour schemes.

Furoshiki is a piece of printed cotton textile that can be used in so many ways and is generally and traditionally used for wrapping and carrying things but this unique and stylish design furoshiki can also be used for table cloth, picnic mat, scarf, or as a carrying bag using simple furoshiki folding techniques (also you can watch it here on youtube).

Measurements: 90 x 90 cm (35.5 x 35.5″)
Material: 100% cotton satin
Handprinted in Japan using traditional techniques by Japanese artisans.



Also newly released from Link is the fresh yellow & light grey colour for the long loved design Stripe by Lucinda Newton-Dunn.









SEE ALL THE WONDERFUL FUROSHIKI MULTI CLOTHS ON UGUISU -->

MOGU TAKAHASHI x AIRVASE

This Airvase comes as a set with an envelope ready to send in the mail. It's a part of the new Creator Series that a bunch of young Japanese artists created for the airvases. Mogu Takahashi, a Tokyo based artist/illustrator created a series of artworks for the airvase. Her cute illustrations are printed on airvase and it feels so special!

Each pack includes one sheet of Airvase (two different designs printed on each side) and a matching envelope with instruction card written in Japanese and English. Write a message on this amazing shapable paper container/bowl and send to someone special to make them happy!

Designed by TORAFU ARCHITECTS of Tokyo, Airvase is a paper bowl that can be stretched into a vase, plate or bowl that enfolds air. It comes as a flat sheet of paper with perforations so that you can pull up each side into the preferred shape.

See the amazing movie of how AIRVASE works here.

SEE ALL AIRVASES AVAILABLE FROM UGUISU-->>

YUKI NISHIO SMALL CERAMIC FIGURES

A series of adorable ceramic figures by Japanese artist Yuki Nishio who creates unique earthenware dolls/figures newly arrived to UGUiSU. All of the characters of these figures are created from European literary fairy tales such as The Puss in Boots, Alice in Wonderland, Little Red Riding Hood, etc, and are made in collaboration with Masashi Abo who produces Shitakawara Pottery Earthenware Dolls, traditional crafts of Tsugaru region in Northern Japan. 
 
SEE ALL YUKI NISHIO CERAMIC FIGURES-->>

RESTOCKED - Jan/Feb 2015

Check out all the lovely items that have recently been restocked!
http://uguisustore.com/collections/all/restocked-january-2015

Forest Animal & Plants Paperweights / Paper Objects by Hana Akiyama & Jin Kuramoto

Beautiful paper crafts made in collaboration with a Japanese illustrator Hana Akiyama and a product designer Jin Kuramoto using special printing method to make Hana's illustrated animal and plants into 3D objects.
Ready-to-assemble cut-out paper will quickly turn into amazing paper object. You can glue some weights (included in the set) to the bottom surface inside to make sure the object will be stable and can be used as paperweights when they are assembled.

Available in pretty birds (3 different colours sold by each colour), wolf, trees (set of 2) and timber logs (set of 2). Each set includes: Paper cut-out sheet, instruction sheet (in Japanese but with illustrations), weight (lead) & adhesive tapes.

VIEW THIS ITEM ON UGUISU ONLINE STORE

NEW // AIKO FUKAWA Die-Cut Greeting Card {Reading Dog Husky}

New addition to the adorable die-cat greeting card collection designed by a Tokyo based illustrator Aiko Fukawa of ai. - "Reading Dog Husky". Perfect to send to your special someone with a little message written on the blank back side. It can also be used as a bookmark or would be cute to be added in your inspiration board! Comes with a matching size tracing paper craft envelope.

SEE ALL ITEMS BY AIKO FUKAWA ON UGUISU

NEW & RESTOCKED FROM FOG LINEN WORK

fog linen work Herringbone Cotton Towels

Assorted Colour Linen Remnant Set (Large)

Linen Massage Bath Mitten - Restocked

SEE ALL ITEMS BY FOG LINEN WORK ON UGUiSU