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BUNGUTENGOKU – A PILGRIMAGE TO THE BEST OLD STATIONERY STORES ACROSS JAPAN. VOLUME 1.
By Allister Lee
ISBN#9781069522016
106 PAGES
152mm x 128mm x 8mm
FULL COLOUR
PERFECT BOUND
ENGLISH AND JAPANESE TEXT
FIRST EDITION 2025
In the past 3 years I visited over 100 Showa Era stationery stores across Japan.
Presented within these pages are a selection of 15 of my favourite stationery store spaces, faces and finds from my travels across Japan.
Each of the 15 Stationery Store profiles feature an English and Japanese text entry page, shop exterior and interior photos, a portrait of the shop owner, and a photo of the old product that I found inside that shop.
This publication is of particular interest to creatives, stationery collectors and Showa Retro enthusiasts from Japan and all parts of the world, and has a broad appeal to anyone with a curious nature and adventurous spirit.
BUNGUTENGOKU is available for purchase on the SHOP ABC section of my website.
For WHOLESALE inquiries – please send an email introduction to allister@allisterlee.com
Happy to design and develop Canada’s first ever Thrasher Magazine store collaborative assortment with Toronto’s own Blue Tile Lounge.
The collection is available exclusively in-store and online at Blue Tile Lounge Toronto.
BURGERBENDUM SS24
The first official assortment of BURGERBENDUM© is now available via SHOPABC section of the website.
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001.BURGERBENDUM SCREENPRINTED POSTER
002.BURGERBENDUM T-SHIRT
003.BURGERBENDUM GOOGLY EYE STICKER
004.BURGERBENDUM KEYCHAIN
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SHOP BURGERBENDUM SS24
SUPREME 30 YEARS: T-SHIRTS 1994-2024 / Volume 1 / 1994 – 2011
Nice to have a couple of T-Shirt graphic designs I developed for the brand included in this hefty tome that released at the end of April as part of their Spring 24 drop.
Graphic artwork for Fortune Sound to celebrate The Year of The Dragon 2024.
Fortune Sound is Vancouver’s premier nightclub and event space located in the heart of the Vancouver Chinatown District.
Hand-drawn artwork for collaborative skateboards and apparel in a contemporary illustrative character style that incorporates graphic and patterns inspired by traditional Chinese artwork and costuming.
Each detail and color layers was hand drawn with Caran D’Ache Wax Pastel then digitally scanned and edited to make the finished graphic image.
The Tiger’s Apprentice animated movie is available for streaming on February 3rd on Paramount+
Guest Artist graphics for Maharishi Year of The Dragon.
SS24 Year of The Dragon 2024 assortment is available now via Maharishi online store, Maharishi London, Maharishi New York, and selected stockists worldwide.
An assortment of pins, charms and patches for on-site NIKE BY YOU customization activations in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou.
Available exclusively at www.staplepigeon.com
A collaborative capsule assortment of t-shirts and trucker hats driven by a mutual admiration of automotive culture, R/C car racing and vintage toy robots – featuring digital and hand drawn graphic artwork.
A series of graphics for Burton China Summer 2023 tee shirt program.
HELLO Newspaper Vol.1
A Series of Work On Paper Portraits.
Features a selection of 23 Full Page portraits from an ongoing series of work.
I started drawing and mailing portraits to friends in the Spring of 2020 as Covid started shutting things down.
It was my way of saying HELLO to friends in a lo-fi and considered way, with hopes of brightening their day.
I rarely draw people, and I hadn’t drawn in this style or method before, so it has been nice for me to figure things out as I go.
The original portraits are created using Caran D’Ache Wax Pastel and Listo Marking Pen on Manila Scrapbook paper – with cut-out layers taped on top of wherever I messed up the drawing details.
– 28 Pages
– Tabloid Format 289MM x 380MM
– Digitally printed full colour pages on 55 GSM newsprint
Assorted graphic work for Shanghai-based skateboard brand Avenue & Son.
Developed this series by going through my archive of old photos and ephemera that I collected while living in Shanghai.
AVENUE & SON
Guest Artist graphics for this years capsule assortment, featuring artworks inspired by ancient Chinese paper-cutting and woodblock prints.
Great sync between garment and graphic language as featured across silkscreened and embroidered velvet Tour jackets, organic cotton fleece and jersey, cotton twill hats, Japanese Cupro Twill shirting and Original Snopants.
Maharishi Year of the Rabbit 2023 is available online via MAHARISHI ONLINE STORE and at both (meta)physical Maharishi retail stores in LONDON and NEW YORK CITY.
WHAM! was the very first Western pop act to visit and perform in China as part of the “BIG TOUR” in 1985.
This T-SHIRT! is a tribute to all the Chinese fans who attended the concerts and were able to momentarily experience the spirt, energy and freedom to be themselves during a time when self-expression and individualism was not encouraged.
Available now vis SHOP ABC
BIG! respect to George Michael, Andrew Ridgely and all the members of the band, back-up singers, dancers and tour management for sharing their talents to create these impactful and historical experiences.
An assortment of graphics prepared for Maharishi Chinese New Year / YEAR OF THE TIGER 2022 collection.
Available now via MAHARISHI
WUKIANG TIGER and PAPERCUT TIGER graphics are inspired by traditional Chinese Handicraft of woodblock printing and papercutting to create artwork that celebrates the Lunar New Year
Worked with Swatch to develop the 2021 Year Of The Ox Big Bold watch.
OX ROCKS 2021! is a must-have for the New Year and it comes right on time. Warmed up by the fiery black, red, and gold-colored strap, the dial represents the perfectly harmonious Ox in a Ying and Yang shape, adorned with two black crystals.
Marking the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season, the Chinese New Year is one of the most important holidays in China. Every zodiac year is defined by an animal and 2021 will be represented by the Metal Ox. The golden tones bring luck and prosperity while red symbolizes happiness, success, and good fortune.
More information via Swatch China
An assortment of graphic work for apparel for Soulgoods 2022 SS Drop 2.
Inspired by R/C Car and Model Kit graphics – the artwork depicts iconic Chinese vehicles – The Beijing BJ212 and The Shanghai SH760.
Available now via SOULGOODS.CN
Inspired by R/C Car and Model Kit graphics – the artwork depicts iconic Chinese vehicles – The Beijing BJ212 and The Shanghai SH760.
SWATCH Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.
Illustrated a series of 7 graphic artworks for Swatch x You customizable watch program.
Artwork depicts various Winter Olympics sporting events including Snowboarding, Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Hockey, Skating and Sleigh.
The online customizable interface allows you to choose your pattern, then scale, rotate and position the design on the New Gent watch model, before ordering and receiving your unique timepiece.
The collection is available now via SWATCH
Animated 2-Floor wrap-around neon window installation for Vans Shanghai Flagship store at Nanjing Lu.
The world’s first Vans intelligent retail store – China’s first flagship Vans store houses retail, custom workshops and events within a 3-story immersive experience environment. Located on one of the world’s largest and busiest shopping streets on Nanjing East Road – the promenade comes alive at night and is known for it’s bright neon signage and light-based displays found along the strip.
The animated neon window installation wraps around the terraced building facade over 2-floors and depicts aspects of Vans brand, skateboard, creative and local culture thought the use of text and graphic elements.