Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The edge between real and not - balcony gardens of Omotesando, Tokyo


From this Rabbit hole in the lobby, you can peep down to the tea party in the basement,
and if you are brave, join in.


I set out for a play-date with the writer Holly Horiguchi, to my favorite nook of Tokyo - the back streets of Omotesando.
This place of tiny, transient dreams is probably responsible for this whole 'Edge Garden' addiction.
This high-rent area has the Dior and Chanel brigade, but unlike Ginza, is a meadow of these tiny, creative shops, conceived and created by real people, for the joy of making their vision real.
For a season, at least.



Galactic gardens, serenely defying gravity, earthquakes and other disasters.



Snails as natural janitors, cleaning up after your tea party, shiny-clean.

A plume of something enchanting.
Cconstellations of cheerful yellow flowers in misty green.

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