Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek recreates the ingenious yet useless inventions of Chindōgu


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Chindōgu is the art of inventing seemingly practical but ultimately useless gadgets to enhance everyday life. Popularised in Japan in the 90s by its creator, Kenji Kawakami, it was originally just a comical section that appeared in his monthly magazine, Mail Order Life. From fans attached to your chopsticks that cool your food before you eat it, to a Pritt Stick of butter that allows for easy application onto your toast, chindōgu is the perfect balance between ingenuity and absurdity. And, upon discovering this craze, Berlin-based photographer Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek was fascinated.

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April 16, 2019 at 02:00PM Posted by Its That Nice http://bit.ly/2ZctL4s

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