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The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions: The Art of Chindogu

The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions: The Art of Chindogu - Paperback

by Kenji Kawakami
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kenji Kawakami, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Editor), Dan Papia (Translator)Publish date:2005-04-17Pages:303
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393326765ISBN-10:393326764UPC:9780393326765Book Category:Humor, ArtBook Subcategory:Form, AsianBook Topic:Essays, Japanese, PictorialSize:6.84 x 5.16 x 0.83 inchesWeight:1.131Product ID:SCQR8X559Y

In Japan, Kenji Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the unuseless idea. Kawakami has developed an entire philosophy around these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos, which must work but are actually entirely impractical. Created in the spirit of anarchy, unuseless inventions are not allowed 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 actually been manufactured to the highest standards, fully tested by pioneering members of the Japanese public, and documented in their unuselessness with photographs.

Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393326765ISBN-10:393326764UPC:9780393326765Book Category:Humor, ArtBook Subcategory:Form, AsianBook Topic:Essays, Japanese, PictorialSize:6.84 x 5.16 x 0.83 inchesWeight:1.131Product ID:SCQR8X559Y
Papia, Dan: - Dan Papia is a translator. He also heads the chapter of the International Chindogu Society based in Los Angeles.Kawakami, Kenji: - Kenji Kawakami is the inventor of the concept of Chindogu and the founder of the 10,000-member International Chindogu Society.Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh: - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a celebrity chef, television personality, journalist, food writer, and real food campaigner. He promotes a back-to-basics philosophy with regards to cooking.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Contributor(s)

Kenji Kawakami, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Editor), Dan Papia (Translator)

Author

Kenji Kawakami

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