Happy endings: Sanrio vs. Miffy

Miffy vs CathyAs some of you may know, since several months there is an ongoing lawsuit between Mercis, the company that owns Miffy’s rights, and Sanrio. The “bad girl” is Cathy, one of the little friends of Hello Kitty, a white bunny that, according to the Dutch Mercis, has too much similarities with the character created by Dick Bruna. In November of the last year, the People’s Court of Amsterdam has given reason to Mercis, ruling that the character of Cathy violates the copyright of the Dutch company and then prohibiting the marketing of any gadget depicting the Japanese bunny.

A wallpaper for Japan

Among the many initiatives emerged to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami occurred last March, we wanted to show you the ones taken by Yahoo!Japan and Goo, two of the most popupar portals and search engines in Japan, which have enabled two identical fundraising. Participation is restricted only to residents in Japan, but we wanted to let you know anyway.

BigChief Paper Toy x Sanrio

Think.BigChief is a blog dedicated to fashion, art and design by Luca Gentile, graphic designer from Milan and creator of BigChief Paper Toys. The paper character with mustaches has now become the protagonist of the first collaboration between Sanrio and a design blog!

Japan Emergency

Three years ago, we were about to board on the plane that would take us to Tokyo for a vacation of 20 days in the land which, for us, has always been the wonderland. Last week, just dropped from another plane, we were reached by the news of the catastrophe that was taking place half a world away, in the nation that hosted us for those unforgettable weeks. With the heart, we are close to all the people who are in the affected areas ♥