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Bonsai fairylands of Takanori Aiba

Cory Doctorow at 7:36 am Wed, Feb 15, 2012

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Takanori Aiba's bonsai and epoxy fancies are beautiful, gnarly fairylands, full of whimsy and perfectly weird.

(Image: "Bonsai-B" and "Hôtel de Michelin" by TAKANORI AIBA, copyright TOKYO GOOD IDEA Development Institute Co, Ltd, used with permission)

I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

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  • Shibi_SF

    Whoa.  That is an amazing bonsai. 

    Woe that I’m not a wee 5 cm tall to explore this tree-world.

    • EH

      i’m skeptical that the bonsai might include epoxy. maybe a multi-generational project? :)

  • http://twitter.com/kpkpkp Kevin Pierce

    Cayce Pollard averts gaze.

  • Nadreck

    His bio has the best job description ever for his first gig: “Freelance Maze Illustrator”.

  • Palomino

    More Please!

    http://io9.com/5885182/artist-transforms-bonsai-trees-and-empty-cans-into-insane-lilliputian-cities 

  • Dicrel Seijin

    I remember bringing up the idea of creating 28mm-scale terrain using  bonsai and my friends telling me it wouldn’t be possible.  This has inspired me (and I can use it as a guide).

    The treehouse reminds me of the one in Swiss Family Robinson.

  • Paul Renault

    I wonder if cork trees can be bonsai-cultivated and then shaped into chinese cork shadow boxes…