Creation Project 2014
JAPANESE-STYLE NOTEBOOKS FROM TOHOKU
Created by 187 Creative Artists and Self-help Workshops for People with Disabilities
Art Works

Client:
Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd.

Nov. 2014

The theme for the 2014 Creation Project, a year-end charity exhibition sponsored by Recruit, was “Tohoku Watoji Jiyucho” (Japanese-style hand-bound unlined notebook). 187 creators produced unique hand-bound unlined notebooks with help from people with disabilities in Tohoku. Mi e ru’s Ishikawa joined forces with calligrapher Jyukou. A four-character idiom “Ju’o Mujin”, meaning “freely”, is boldly arranged on the cover, in hopes that people will note down their ideas freely in the notebook. Over 5,000 notebooks were sold during the exhibition, and were subsequently sold online for a limited period. The proceeds were donated to a charity that supports the children of Tohoku.

Products: A5 size 80-page (40 sheets / unlined) Japanese-style hand-bound notebook

design:mi e ru
calligraphy:Jyukou