food erasers

New Iwako Sushi erasers

by modes4u February 7, 2015

We are always amazed when we get new Iwako erasers, because they are so full of details even though they are so small. You can now find a fun new Sushi eraser series in our shop with a Sushi train theme. There are several different Sushi dishes with green tea, a whole Sushi train set that comes with a plastic conveyor belt and some Sushi delivery boxes.

Iwako erasers Delivery Sushi 6 pieces set brown bento box

Iwako erasers Delivery Sushi 6 pieces set gold bento box

Iwako erasers Sushi train conveyor belt 8 pieces set

Rolled Sushi green Tea macha eraser from Japan by Iwako

Tuna Sushi Nigiri green Tea macha eraser from Japan by Iwako

Sea Urchin Sushi Maki green macha Tea eraser from Japan by Iwako

Prawn Shrimp Sushi Nigiri green Tea macha eraser from Japan by Iwako

Egg omlette Sushi Nigiri green Tea macha eraser from Japan by Iwako

February 7, 2015 0 comment

Fun new Iwako erasers from Japan

by modes4u November 9, 2014

Iwako erasers are so much fun. They come in the most amazing shapes and with so many details that sometimes it’s hard to believe that they are ‘just’ erasers. We love the new Iwako erasers we now carry, there are many new animals like gorillas, butterflies and bees. The adorable school series with stapler, scissors, tape dispenser, school bag, piano, table tennis packet etc. is a really great addition for children’s school bags. And the classic game collection is really suitable for playing!

These fun Iwako erasers are new on modes4u.com

blue butterfly animal eraser by Iwako from Japan

yellow bee animal eraser by Iwako from Japan

black gorilla monkey eraser by Iwako from Japan

pink gorilla monkey eraser by Iwako from Japan

Iwako toothbrush and toothbrush mug eraser yellow from Japan

blue stapler school supplies eraser by Iwako from Japan

white scissors school supplies eraser by Iwako from Japan

yellow adhesive tape school supplies eraser by Iwako from Japan

blue pencil sharpener school supplies eraser by Iwako from Japan

blue school bag backpack satchel school supplies eraser by Iwako from Japan

blue keyboard piano eraser by Iwako from Japan

red-black table tennis racket eraser by Iwako from Japan

red-green yoyo classic game eraser by Iwako from Japan

red-blue spinning top classic game eraser by Iwako from Japan

yellow-green-red Kendama classic game eraser by Iwako from Japan

November 9, 2014 0 comment

Free eraser gift for the next 100 shop orders!

by modes4u September 12, 2014

We have a big surprise for the weekend: The next 100 orders in our online shop modes4u.com will receive a super cute Japanese eraser as a free gift (while stock lasts, picture is for reference only). The kawaii erasers from our surprise box are all from the Japanese manufacturer Iwako. They look amazingly realistic and are just adorable. Hurry with your order for a chance to get one of them for free.

The next 100 orders on modes4u.com get a kawaii free surprise eraser

September 12, 2014 0 comment

Our erasers in German magazine LISA

by modes4u August 21, 2014

The current issue of the German magazine Lisa features our funny fast food Iwako eraser set. The magazine did a little special about back to school items and they asked if they could introduce our erasers. Of course! We’re thrilled to be featured!

Issue 24/2014 of German magazine LISA features our eraser set

Our cute Iwako Fast Food eraser set is part of a back to school special

Iwako erasers Fast Food Japan 6 pieces set

August 21, 2014 0 comment

Free Iwako eraser for the next 100 shop orders!

by modes4u February 28, 2014

We have a big surprise for the weekend: The next 100 orders in our online shop modes4u.com will receive a super cute Japanese eraser as a free gift (while stock lasts, picture is for reference only). The kawaii erasers from our surprise box are all from the Japanese manufacturer Iwako. They are incredibly detailed and really great quality. Hurry with your order for a chance to get one of them for free.

The next 100 orders on modes4u.com get a kawaii free surprise eraser from Japan

February 28, 2014 1 comment

Celebrate the Year of the Horse

by modes4u January 27, 2014

It’s only a couple of days away. On January 31st the Year of the Horse starts. We love Chinese New Year, as there are so many celebrations and beautiful decorations. Today we embellish our blog with cute horse products.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Chinese New Year public holidays from January 31st to February 3rd we can’t ship any orders, as all post offices are closed. From Tuesday, February 4th, we will start shipping again.

Japanese paper stickers horse cat Happy New Year

cute Japanese horse eraser from Iwako

white fabric with dotted horses by Robert Kaufman USA

light blue birch horse organic fabric

green canvas animal fabric horse Kokka Japan

white Swedish Dala horses animal fabric by Cosmo from Japan

red Swedish Dala horses animal fabric Kokka Japan

January 27, 2014 0 comment

How Iwako erasers are made

by modes4u May 17, 2013

Have you ever wondered how those incredibly detailed Japanese Iwako erasers are made? We have and therefore were very pleased to find out that Iwako released a little factory tour, in which the company explains how they make those little rubber items which made them so successful. So on their website you can have a very detailed look at all the steps of manufacturing. We will break it down in a more general way for you:

1. If a new eraser is to be produced, a model maker makes a model by hand. After that molds are made from metal, so that the huge molding machines can produce the different parts of the new erasers. For every new eraser part the molds in the machines have to be changed.

2. The eraser material, which is PVC-free and environmental friendly is coloured with pigment powders and injected into the machines, where it is melded and pressed into the molds.

3. After all the different parts for each eraser are ready, they are assembled and packed by hand. Of course each eraser is checked before being packed to ensure that the quality is good.

A look behind the scenes: Here you can see what big machines are used to make the cute erasers

This is the rubber material which will later be transformed into the cute erasers

Most of the erasers consist of different parts which later assembled

Here the erasers are checked and packed

sandwich bread eraser from Japan by Iwako

pizza eraser from Japan by Iwako

These are some of the Iwako erasers you can buy in our shop

May 17, 2013 0 comment

Sunshine City in Tokyo Part 5: stationery and crafting supplies

by modes4u April 13, 2013

It’s heaven for crafting fans! In part 5 of our big series about the kawaii shops of Sunshine City in Tokyo it’s all about being creative yourself. There is so much stationery and crafting material that it could take you days to look at everything if you don’t know exactly what you are looking for.

A typical sight in Sunshine City: so much stationery on so little space

So many adorable post-its

The sticker shelves are amazing

They seem to never end

A very impressive stamp selection

Tons of sticker bags in Sunshine City

Lots of molds and accessories for crafting with clay

We do not really know if these things are crafting magazines or DIY sets

This looks so kawaii. We love the combination of Re-Ments and Iwako erasers

In all the shops you see funny crafted projects

April 13, 2013 3 comments

modes4u team: Rilakkuma asks……. Alan

by modes4u September 5, 2012

Today we’re introducing a member of our staff which has been there from the very first minute: Alan is one of the bosses at modes4u.

Hello, who are you by the way?
I’m Alan. I’m 34 years old and come from Hong Kong. I am married to Sandra, the Managing Director from modes4u.com. Together with her I build modes4u more than 4 years ago. Before I joined the company fulltime I was working as an IT specialist for different companies here in Hong Kong.

What is your job at modes4u?
I am the IT manager and responsible for everything technical at the office. I developed our packing software, our shop software and website, so I have to watch out that everything is working fine. I am constantly trying to improve everything of course, to make it easier, more user-friendly and faster. It is a never-ending story, but I enjoy it a lot.

As one of the bosses I am also busy with lots of organizational stuff, negotiations, business trips and so on. And sometimes I even am the craftsman at the office, when I have to fix or build things.

What is your favourite product or your favourite category at modes4u?
I know all our products in our shop very well, because until we hired a fulltime photographer last year, it was also my job to take all the product pictures. I like all of them, because they are so beautiful, but if I had to choose a favourite category, it would definitely be our dessert erasers. They are from Japan and made by the company Iwako. And even though Japanese products are usually very high-quality, those are the best looking erasers I ever seen; they look so real and so delicious!

What do you like most about your job at modes4u?
I have been in this shop since it started with a couple of orders a week and just two staff members, so it is very overwhelming to see how our business has developed and grown. I feel very fortunate that we have such a good team as I think the most important asset for a company is the staff. Everyone at modes4u is very passionate, hardworking and happy with his/her work. Our working environment is quite harmonized and a lot of times it just feels like a group of friends are doing something great together.

Personally, I really enjoy seeing how our products are making people happy. It might sound cheesy, but since I graduated from school I often wondered what I can do to make the world a better place. But then I see all the feedback we get from happy customers and realize that these kawaii things bring happiness to our customers. That’s a wonderful feeling and a great motivation to find new products and improve our shop constantly.

You’re surrounded by creative stuff the whole day. Do you like to craft or to be creative in your leisure time?
I like to be creative not so much in the crafty way, but in the field of technology. I love technical stuff and computers and can be very creative in dealing with them. A lot of times I also HAD to come up with ideas, because when we started to build our online shop a couple of years ago, the technology was nowhere near as good as today. I had to build most of our software from scratch, which involves a lot of creativity.

Alan is showing office Rilakkuma who is boss

September 5, 2012 11 comments