LOOKING GOOD
In store


Nova Oshima
To celebrate their 15th year in Japan Nova Oshima have opened a spacious new showroom overlooking Tokyo Bay to showcase their premier furniture imported from Italy. With many of the most popular pieces from the collections of top Italian design houses Halifax, Elam, Tisettanta and Mixel, they store everything for the modern home. The options range from sofas and beds in soft hues and natural timbers to stark ultra-clean black and white chairs and tables. Particularly appropriate for organizing cluttered Tokyo apartments are the beautifully simple storage units that should help organize that extensive wardrobe currently cramped in your tansu chest.
2F Suzue Souko 3-29-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku; Tel: 03-5439-9666


Rolex Store
Mondiel Ginza, who specialize in Rolex watches, opened a new branch of their store on the fourth floor of Okadaya More' on November 15. At the new shop in Yokohama you can find all of the most popular Rolex's and watches that have never before been imported in to Japan. The most popular styles this year for men are the sports watches such as the Explorer and Submarina. The Explorer 2 GMT Master is perfect for jet setters as it can show the time of two countries simultaneously. For women, sporty is also proving popular, but the timeless classic remains the Oyster Perpetual wristwatch.
For more information call Mondiel Ginza customer service 03-3564-2388 (Japanese only). Okadaya More's, 1-3-1 Minami Saiwai, Nishii-ku, Yokohama (Yokohama stn west exit)

Photos by Global Village

People Tree-Global Village
Global Village are currently offering a great range of fair-trade items through their Jiyugaoka People Tree store. A non-government organization currently working with 70 producers in 20 countries, Global Village import everything from alpaca sweaters from Peru (JY22,000) to Indian organic cotton bedding (double duvet covers JY4900, pillow cases JY1500) and stripy shirts (JY4500). For the party season they have beautiful Indian beaded chokers (JY1200), African beadwork necklaces (JY1500) and pearl and silver ear rings from northern Thailand (JY1000). The Autumn/Winter catalogue (JY350) features more than 500 items- including organic and fair-trade foods, accessories and homeware-that reflect the companies high ethical standards and practical ideals.
People Tree, 3-7-2 Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku; Tel: 03-5701-3361 (open 11am-8pm daily) www.globalvillage.or.jp