HRUKI
“There is something beautifully musical in the flow of Murakami’s writing that mirrors our own passion for and inspiration for music”- Daniel Hampton, co-founder of Hruki Hruki (derived from the name Haruki, with the...
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AKIRA NISHITAKE
The expanding and transforming mysterious world. Taking a look at the August visual on the SHIFT 2009 Calendar, you will see somewhat weird fantasy world created by Tokyo-based artist, Akira Nishitake who explores a ...
CARRIE CHAU
The inner beauty of the world. Carrie Chau, one of the well-known illustrators in Hong Kong, spreads the positive message of happiness and love by creating her lovely artwork. Her name continues to grow with her imag...
PIPILOTTI RIST
As a teenager, Elisabeth Charlotte Rist, born in Grabs (Switzerland) on 21 June 1962, decides to change her name. And thus it is Pipilotti Rist – being a combination of Lotti (her own nickname) and Pippi (the name...
AUSTRIAN WOMENSWEAR DESIGNERS
As the second part in a series of designer portraits realised in collaboration between Shift magazine and AUSTRIANFASHION.NET during the Austria-Japan-Year 2009, this article invites you to take a closer look at four ...
KAORI KOJIMA
The cover design for April was created by Kaori Kojima aka KOJIKO, formally a member of harmonica bldg. and now a solo graphic designer based in Hokkaido. She has been working on posters, ad visuals and logo designs, ...
TOMI & CHERRY
The New "TOMI & CHERRY" Show. TOMI & CHERRY is a creative team of an artist and photographer TOMI and an illustrator, graphic designer and artist CHERRY, and they are based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Focus...
SEAL
The tire has a destiny to end up as waste, but there is a new future for the tire...to be reborn as SEAL. SEAL is a product brand which finds different possibilities for materials that will inevitably be discarded by...
PLOTZ
A secret project resulting from beyond excitement. Established by a Hong Kong based designer Sing Chin Lo in 2007, PLOTZ is a women’s brand that is created by his simple and perfect, qualified and sophisticated des...
KUNTZEL+DEYGAS
The cover for March is a new take-over from Caperino & Peperone! Just like Cap & Pep feeling the nice breeze, we can feel the warm air of spring along with their creator's voice of Kuntzel+Deygas, as known we...
AZUL DE CORSO
Azul De Corso is a freelance artist, graphic designer and illustrator. She works for clients as Pepsico, MTV, Nickelodeon, Vh1, Unilever, Creamfields, among others. She also worked as art director for editorials in Me...
TOBY YEUNG
Toby Yeung keeps us smiling by creating the colorful graphics and characters with the happy messages behind them. This Hong Kong-based designer not only uses his fun work as a way to communicate with people, but he al...
STRANGE KINOKO DANCE COMPANY
Turning the everyday into a cute dance spectacle. Launched in 1990, Strange Kinoko Dance Company has cultivated a remarkable dance style that connects directly to everyday life. Their new performance piece "The Rainy...
KAWAMURA HIDEO ACTIVITY
Design is Love. Design is Poison. Design is Reality. Design is Happiness. Design is Living. Kawamura Hideo Activity participates actively in various fields. The work of Hideo Kawamura, the designer/founder of Ka...
ANITA FONTAINE
The work of Australian artist Anita Fontaine is an electro-craft genre unto itself. Bringing together elements of Victoriana, magic, and cutting-edge gizmology, her work is defined by its twisted, retro-futuristic cyb...
AUSTRIAN MENSWEAR DESIGNERS
An overview of cutting-edge men's fashion from Austria. Since 2009 has officially been declared the Austria-Japan-Year comprising a great number of events and features, Shift magazine and AUSTRIANFASHION.NET are happ...
TSANG KIN-WAH
Even foul language could be as pretty as a flower. The Hong Kong artist Tsang Kin-Wah is good at playing around with text and patterns. His curiosity leads him to challenge the social norms by creating stunning te...
