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Pumping wood

Pumping wood

First produced in the Tohoku region of northern Honshu in the Edo Period (1603-1868), Kokeshi dolls have endured as a beloved icon of Japanese culture. So it is on hallowed ground that design company Gendaibijutsu Nitouhei tread when it fashioned a set of dumbbells featuring the trademark Kokeshi colors and facial drawings. It feels almost wrong to grip the pieces and do a few curls — like we’re committing a serious cultural faux pas. But taboo or not, we love the concept. (Beau Miller/Metropolis)

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Additional Information:

7,350 yen (2kg)/8,400 yen (3kg). Available at Shop Detail: 2-28-3 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku

1 Comments

  • lipscombe at 11:29 PM JST - 11th May

    pumping wood sounds fun

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