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The Return of Black!

Posted ideaonly on October 5th, 2007 | Filed under - gadgets, - living, - transport, Production Design

Summer is all about a white wardrobe and accessories - you would think. But no! This summer, we are fully into black mode. Right now, the colour black, or “Kuro” in Japanese, is surprisingly enjoying widespread popularity in Japan. A trend so strong that we could even find an oh-so-hip black toilet paper. Oh my! Everything from household goods, grooming products, and even foods which are normally associated with the colour white are turning up in all-black versions. (And no, we didn’t think of imported Italian squid-inked spaghetti.) What ever happened to this kitschy idea of white being a symbol of cleanliness, freshness and good faith? Nah, black is cooler! Today PingMag will introduce a whole range of black stuff.

A black aircraft: the “Star Flyer” / Black toilet paper by Renova / Black cotton swabs easily detect earwax! / A black toothbrush - how significantly effective! / Can you believe that? Black toothpaste! / Easier cutting with a black chopping board! / Go manly black, go “Otokomae Black” / Healthy black salt / A Hakone speciality: black eggs! / Kagoshima Black Pig…

Written by Ryoko Translated by Rie [ Via: pingmag ]