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"MAGNETACT ANIMALS" ISHIKAWA Masaya

Even though it's a simple mechanism, I can't help but exclaim, "Wow!" Small children seem to be more happy, but college students were also happy to clap their hands.

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"Bouquet Letter" SAITO Lisa

For the past two years, I have been sending postcards to my mother, who is in her mid-80s and lives alone. I found the "Flower Letter Bundle" at the "SUPER PAPER MARKET" store and sent it to my mother, who loves flowers. I felt that both the sender and the recipient would be happy.

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"PAPER LEAF" SUZUKI Yasuhiro

I like the story of Yasuhiro Suzuki, the author, when he was making a prototype, he tried various tools to press the paper against the plate to transfer the veins of the leaf onto the paper, and found that the Super Ball was the best. Things that make the "taste" of a product come from unexpected places.

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PROFILE

WATABE Chiharu

Professor at Tokyo Zokei University / Design journalist. Born in Niigata, 1969. Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University in 1993. Since 1994, she has been writing for domestic and foreign magazines and books as a freelancer. "Thinking about Scandinavian design'" (published by Seibundo-Shinkosha), "Who designed this? (published by BIJUTSU SHUPPAN-SHA CO.,LTD), she has published about 10 books, both self-authored and co-authored.

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