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Hobby Show 2018 (Part 4)

by modes4u June 5, 2018

To round off our posts on the Hobby Show that took place in Tokyo this year, we wanted to share pictures of amazing mini clay sculptures featured at the event. Japanese clay is incredibly popular amongst arts and crafts enthusiasts due to its high quality and variety. This year, exhibitors pulled out all the stops by showcasing intricate clay sculptures and holding live demonstrations. Attendees also participated and were able to work with clay at different booths. On display were sculptures of food, animals, and flowers. Check out the photos here!

You can use clay to make memo stands!

Lots of clay memo stands

A gorgeous clay display

This looks so real!

Wow! How detailed!

Everything looks scrumptious

Participants were able to give clay a try

Live demonstrations

More colorful displays

Attendees had a lot of fun!

Which memo stand do you like best?

These clay bunnies are enjoying their clay food!

Kawaii!!

This looks so realistic!

How beautiful!

Clay flowers

These clay flowers are so intricate!

Learning how to make clay pandas

Clay food!

Lots of molds

These molds help you make all sorts of clay shapes!

Look at all the clay food items!

June 5, 2018 2 comments

modeS4u visits the Kiyohara in Tokyo

by modes4u November 30, 2016

During their visit to Japan, Sandra (Managing Director of modeS4u) and Alan (IT Manager) dropped by the offices of Kiyohara. This fantastic supplier provides many stunning Japanese fabrics and other items. There, they were able to see some lovely fabrics on display as bags, clothes etc. as well as some of Kiyohara’s clay related products and accessories. Which of these items do you like best?

Kiyohara items on display

Aren't these beautiful?

This is very sweet!

What a lovely T-shirt, made out of ripple fabric!

Hello Kitty and Sanrio fun!

Hello Kitty and Doraemon

Super cute Snoopy items

More lovely items made from their fabrics

Their fabrics can be turned into practical, everyday items

Kawaii!

More everyday items

Lovely items for children

Very cute!

mt Tapes on display

Even more handy items

modeS4u visits the Kiyohara in Tokyo 16

DIY and jewellery items on show

Mason inspects the items!

Beautiful!

Gorgeous items

Colorful and pretty!

November 30, 2016 0 comment

Japan Hobby Show 2016 – Part 2

by modes4u May 6, 2016

At the Japan Hobby Show this year, we came across some of the most incredible “food” treats, made entirely out of wool! That’s right, some of the sweet treats we found were really woolly masterpieces, proving you don’t have to be a knitting pro to make something fun with wool! We also saw the most stunning “desserts” made of clay, done with and without the help of clay molds and craft accessories. They’re so realistic, no one would blame you if you thought you could eat them. From fruity treats to cakes, these creations were colorful and a feast for the eyes. We also came across beautiful plants made entirely out of clay too. These plants are extremely popular, with many individuals adorning their homes and work places with these handmade decorative pieces.

So many delicious woolly chocolate on display

So many delicious woolly chocolates on display

Creativity at its best!

Wool chocolates as far as the eye can see!

Beautiful wool artwork

Even more treats!

Aren’t these incredible?

Clay food that looks so real!

A stunning display of food made with clay

Yum!

They look very realistic indeed!

Would you care for some layered clay cake?

Still clay!

Stunning clay plants

Many people decorate their homes/offices with these beautiful clay plants

May 6, 2016 0 comment

Our visit to Japan Hobby Show 2015: Part 2

by modes4u June 9, 2015

When we went to the Japan Hobby Show in Tokyo earlier this year we saw lots of new stationery and decoration we really loved. We will certainly think about getting some of the articles that we don’t carry in our shop yet. Again and again we were stunned by the attention to detail with which the creators care about even the tiniest features of their little pieces of art. Especially the clay decoration we discovered looked so sensationally realistic, it was hard to believe that those were fake sweets. With so many spectacular designs to look at, it’s no wonder it made our mouth water for more of these incredible DIYs.

Some of the amazing clay sweets at the Japan Hobby Show.

Many of the exhibits were incredibly detailed.

Looking really yummy. Cute clay deserts and pastries.

Lots of clay sauces and crafting supplies.

Cute construction. A spectacular house of cookies.

These little bears would feel home right away at modes4u.

Everything small. These tiny decorations are a big inspiration to us.

‘Honey I shrunk the china.’ Incredibly detailed tableware.

What beautiful clay flowers we found here too.

A presentation of some clay crafting at the trade show.

We wonder how many people asked if they can get a slice of this cake.

June 9, 2015 0 comment

Welcome to Japan Hobby Show Part 1

by modes4u May 13, 2013

Part of our team went to Tokyo a couple of weeks ago to visit the Japan Hobby Show. It was a really great exhibition with lots to see and try. As the trade show was open to the public the whole time, there were lots of opportunities to actually use different hobby products like fabrics, clay, colours, different techniques etc. We took hundreds of pictures which we want to show to you guys. So today we’re kicking off our little series with some general impressions from the show.

Sandra next to the official poster of the Japan Hobby Show 2013

Large exhibition halls with thousands of people who try many of the presented products

Wonderful accessories

Do it yourself – people could really try lots of things

A fashion show by students who made cute candy outfits

Lots of crafting accessories like deco tapes

Not everything was girly, boys and men loved this miniature car section

Some children are assembling miniature items

Lots of ways to be creative

Super cute DIY sets to make funny play dough animals

We will probably carry these 3D papercraft frame sets in our shop soon

These DIY wall decoration sets look adorable too

kawaii tree ornaments

Really amazing miniature rooms

Lots more miniature rooms and houses

May 13, 2013 1 comment

modes4u team: Rilakkuma asks……. Lok

by modes4u July 31, 2012

It’s time to introduce another one of our staff members to you in our new blog series. This month you’ll get to know Lok – one of our packing staff – a bit better.

Hello, who are you by the way?

I’m Lok. I’m 24 years old and was born in Hong Kong. I love everything yellow and adore food, so Hong Kong is the right place for me, as there are hundreds of restaurants with different kind of food. Before I started working at modes4u I was working in the jewelry industry. Although I’m still pretty young, I am the “oldest” employee at modes4u, because I started working here in 2010.

What is your job at modes4u?
Together with my colleague Karen I am responsible for everything that is connected to sending the packages: I pick the products for the different orders from our warehouse, pack them and prepare the postal formalities. I also cut the fabrics from the big bolts for all the fabric orders that we get every day. And of course I go to the post office every evening with all the packages to mail them all over the world. So my job is very active, I am up on my feet and moving all day long.

What is your favourite product or your favourite category at modes4u?
Yellow is my favourite colour, so I like all the yellow products in our shop. The yellow Kiiroitori chick from the Rilakkuma family is really cute.
And since we got quite a few clay books which show pictures of clay craftings, I am also quite interested in this. Until now I have just crafted some little clay items, but the pictures are really inspiring and I love to look at them.

What do you like most about your job at modes4u?
We are a really cool team. Everybody helps each other and is really nice. The atmosphere in the team is great, everybody is working hard, but still we laugh a lot and have fun at the office. Plus the products are so lovely. I really enjoy picking them, and sometimes I’m really surprised when I pick new products that I haven’t seen before.

You’re surrounded by creative stuff the whole day. Do you like to craft or to be creative in your leisure time?
I really love to craft and to try all kinds of different styles. In Hong Kong you can get most crafting accessories super cheap so that’s a great opportunity to experiment and find out what you like. I sometimes craft jewelry like earrings and also like to sew little accessories and pouches. But my latest obsession is leather crafting. I have visited a class where I learned how to work with that material and already made all kinds of things.

Our office mascot Rilakkuma is really taller than Lok, but she has far more power than the lazy bear

Lok sewed this little Rilakkuma herself

One of Loks first clay craftings – she did it all without any molds

July 31, 2012 1 comment

Debika Japan visits our office

by modes4u March 22, 2011

Today Sonny, who is the Sales Manager from Debika Japan, came to visit us in our office. He flew from Japan to Hong Kong just to visit us and show us their newest products. Isn’t that nice of him? Debika is making lots of clay products which we are very interested in selling. Right now, we only sell one of their clay sets. With this set you can make your own jewelry charms using clay and some cute accessories.
But Debika has a lot more to offer including making your own erasers, soap, pottery + they have all the necessary accessories like molds, whipped cream clay, rhinestones and something really awesome: fragrances! You can use those small bottles to drip some liquid on to your finished project and it smells like maple, vanilla, chocolate or any of the other fragrances they have. I tested the maple fragrance, it smelled so good! Sonny told us that they use real food ingredients, so if you are hungry, you can even eat it 😉
He also showed us some new products which will come out next month. The items I am most excited about are some clay finishes. You can make your clay look like wood, or a stone-finish, or a rough street look, metallic look etc. It really looks awesome. We are very excited to start working with Debika together and sell their products in our shop. I will keep you informed here on our blog once the products are available in our shop. Stay tuned for more news!

Sonny and me and lots of clay products

March 22, 2011 4 comments

We are published in a book!

by modes4u September 24, 2010

Wohooo, I have great news today: I received a book from France today. What is so special about this book? My shop www.modes4u.com is published in it! We were talking with the author of this book a while ago and sent her some clay products for her book project. Now, the miniature sweets book is finally published and we are in it! We are all so excited here. I think everyone can imagine that 😉 Here are pictures of the book pages we are mentioned on: