Binyamina ............. 2 long distance cups of Tea...................Tokyo
This year,I began Interviewing people whom I enjoy their work.
I Taged it : "Meeting over a cup of Tea"
The first interview was held with an Herbalist I had met named-Yael Cnaan. She organised a group of people, and took us on an Intriguing journey into the forest nearby Binyamina.
We learned about herbs and flowers in our area. Which ones we could pick and eat or brew , which were used for medicinal purposes and for a Finale we also tasted a delicious nettle pesto.
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This time I decided to write a post about the Japanese Design Studio with the catchy name-
I had the chance to be intoduced to their web site through a link in a really good blog named
"La Tartine Gourmande", and since I liked their designs, I was curious to know more about the people behind this creative work. I especially liked the design of a book about
"Finland, Sweden, Denmark"
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So I wrote them... And Tomo who was super nice & cooperative about it, sent me -and hopefully who ever is reading- some info and photos of their studio.
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1.Who are the designers in the studio or is it a one man show?
TUESDAY is a husband + wife graphic design team located in Tokyo. Our studio is really tiny, and
a little messy with lots of stuff...
We hope you can recognize how we look...
2. What is the studio specializing in? Is it only books or are there other areas you work on? Do u create websites for example?
We like working on the various areas. We create websites, catalogues, stationery... as well as books.
3. I think it's really interesting to see how nowadays a Japanese studio or an Israeli one ,can design a book or an object for another company located on the other side of the hemisphere, only by means of a computer. Is your work only local or do you work for companies all over the world. Is there a difference in the way you approach the design when you work with a foreign company? Due to the lack of personal, "eye to eye" contact?
We luckily have a chance sometimes to work for a foreign companies or people. For us, it's not big different between local and foreign client. Same approach, same process. We can enjoy meeting different people with different culture. As far as the communication with a foreign client, we exchange lots of emails, photos, or any images to share same goal for design.
4. I admit that even before entering your site my "mouse" was tempted to click on your link due to your neat name: " Tuesday" Studio . So Simple yet so cool.Can you tell me why you chose this name?
We started "TUESDAY" in 2005. Simple and open, positive and original, daily and personal are our concept for design and communication.
We chose the "TUESDAY" because we imagined the word can tell our concept much. "TUESDAY" is the word which can be recognized all over the world. "TUESDAY" is the word related to a daily life. "TUESDAY" has neutral and peaceful image in 7 days for us(better than Monday, quieter than Friday).
5. Is there a company or studio you would wish to work with? What would be the ultimate project for your studio?
We wish to work with "minä perhonen(www.mina-perhonen.jp)". They are so beautiful, cool, and modern with Japan atmosphere. Also, we want to publish a travel book of the place we just want to go.
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I was very much impressed by the quality and amount of designs a "2 person" office can achieve.
Their work was very inspiring for me.
I recommend you enter their Beautifully designed web.
enjoy
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Thank You Tomo + Chiyo Togawa for the interview: sharing with us your work and thoughts.
I had fun writing you and imagining you answering me with a cup of tea, on the other side of the
"line".
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"arigato"* to you from avital
*"Thank you"- in Japanese
