{"id":26673,"date":"2014-01-28T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=26673"},"modified":"2014-01-29T16:06:13","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T16:06:13","slug":"gummi-chan-at-paul-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2014\/01\/28\/gummi-chan-at-paul-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"GUMMI CHAN AT PAUL SMITH"},"content":{"rendered":"
Paul Smith\u2019s Albemarle Street Store will play host to the work of doll maker and artist Kazumi Akao this month.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Paul Smith\u2019s Albemarle Street Store will play host to the work of doll maker and artist Kazumi Akao this month, \u2018Gummi Chan\u2019 brings to life 1960\u2019s suburban Japan with an array of cute miniature characters and street scenes.
\nKazumi worked alongside production and scene designer Nobuhiko Yoshimitsu to meticulously hand make every figurine, shop front and vehicle. Having lost its \u2018habitual happy spirit\u2019 Kazumi wanted to bring to life the Japan of 1961, a place of hope, in a time of optimism, when the economy underwent huge growth and people began to dream of creating a better society.
\nPaul Smith loved Kazumi and Nobuhiko\u2019s work so much that he decided his London store would be the perfect location to showcase it, in turn they decided to create a Paul Smith shop, with accompanying mini Paul and bicycle.
\n‘Gummi Chan’ is on display at the Albemarle Street Store from the 27th<\/sup> January to 27th<\/sup> February.<\/p>\n