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Decaying Tokyo Storefronts Re-Imagined in Miniature Scale www.spoon-tamago.com

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 5 years, 10 months ago

all photos courtesy Christopher Robin / TokyoBuildThere’s a certain allure to Tokyo’s storefronts – the colors, the textures, the urban decay – that have inspired many artists and designers.
For Stockholm-based designer Christopher Robin (yes, he was indeed named after the boy in Winnie the Pooh) that inspiration came when he had the opportunity to visit Tokyo for the first time last year.
Christopher Robin begins each project by going on Google Street View and clicking down the side streets of Tokyo until he finds a storefront that he likes.
Working largely from his imagination, Robin draws up plans for the storefront, but at a miniature scale of 1:20.
Robin just wrapped up an exhibition in Stockholm, where he displayed his miniature models.