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ヤードム編集部
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ヤードムのある暮らしを発信する編集部。プロダクトレビューやライフスタイル記事を中心に執筆。
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ToyAug 2, 2026
Questioning the Shape of the Cup: What Meteor, the Distorted Kendama, Teaches
A kendama with an asymmetric, distorted cup. What breaking the standard form reveals about the essence of kendama as play.
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GadgetAug 2, 2026
Become a DJ with One Finger: The iPad App PlayGround
No instrumental experience required — just trace the pads. How PlayGround's design widens the entry point to making music.
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LifestyleAug 2, 2026
Press It, It Glows: The Simplicity of a Duck Night Lamp
No switch, no cord — just press the silicone duck and it lights up. Why the simplest possible interface can become a product's whole personality.
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LifestyleJul 30, 2026
Celebrating Without a Sound: The Twist-Open Confetti Cracker
No gunpowder, no bang. Just twist it open and watch the confetti fly, a party favor built for the photo-first era.
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LifestyleJul 30, 2026
The Glasses Straw: A Tool That Exists Purely to Make You Laugh
Almost no practical value, yet it never fails to get a laugh. A look at the glasses-shaped drinking straw.
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LifestyleJul 30, 2026
The Swiss Wooden Puzzle Sota Fujii Played With: cuboro
What you build with cuboro isn't a shape, it's a path. A look at the Swiss wooden marble-run puzzle that trains three-dimensional thinking.
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LifestyleJul 30, 2026
A Pocket-Sized Real Synthesizer: teenage engineering's Pocket Operator
An introduction to the Pocket Operator series — palm-sized synthesizers, drum machines, and samplers with exposed circuit boards and pixel LCD screens.
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LifestyleJul 30, 2026
Only the Person Holding the Pillow May Speak
A look at Breaking Bad's family meeting scene and the Indigenous talking-stick tradition, and the simple invention of routing the right to speak through one object.
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ToyJul 30, 2026
The Second Skateboard That Lives on a Desk: Fingerboarding
A look at fingerboarding, the finger-sized skateboard that shares the exact structure of the real thing.
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LifestyleJul 27, 2026
A Ceramic Wind Chime from Kyoto, Shaped Like a Spinning Record
A craft object layering a record's shape over a wind chime's sound. How Kyoto's ceramic and glass workshops build 'spinning sound.'
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OtherJul 27, 2026
The Mystery of the Corrugated Tube That Sings When You Swing It
No battery, no reed — yet swinging speed changes the pitch. How a corrugated whirly tube turns swirling air into sound.
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InteriorJul 27, 2026
A Sculpture Moved by Gravity Alone: The Spiraling Kinetic Toy
No power, no mechanism — just gravity and a curved surface. Introducing GRAVIMORPH's kinetic toys where a ball spirals in slow motion.
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InteriorJul 24, 2026
A Magnetic Ball Rolling Around a Circle: The Sculptural Object Tukkun
A wooden object where a magnetic ball rolls around a circular groove and settles at the point of strongest pull — a tool for doing nothing.
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LifestyleJul 24, 2026
Warming Hands, Slowly: The Ceramic Hand Warmer Tetanpo
A ceramic hand warmer you fill with hot water. Its slow heat conduction makes the warmth last longer than metal or resin alternatives.
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LifestyleJul 24, 2026
Light as Paper, Tough Against Rain: The Anaheim Laptop Sleeve in Tyvek
A 13-inch laptop sleeve made from DuPont's Tyvek, pairing about 50g of weight with real water resistance.
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ToyJul 24, 2026
Shake It and the Big Pieces Rise: Watching the Brazil Nut Effect in Your Own Hands
How the "Brazil nut effect" makes large particles rise to the top when shaken, and why a small kit that lets you watch it happen is so satisfying.
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LifestyleJul 24, 2026
Turning Envelopes, Not Pages: What "Nininshou" Says About Reading as Experience
Using Yorushika's epistolary novel "Nininshou" as an example, a look at books where opening an envelope becomes part of the reading experience itself.
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LifestyleJul 24, 2026
Just Wear It to Sleep: Why a Night Cap Protects Your Hair and Scalp
How a silk night cap protects hair and scalp from friction and dryness overnight, and what to look for when choosing one.
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GadgetJul 23, 2026
For Those Who Can Hear It But Can't Send It: What Is the "Morserino-32" Morse Code Trainer?
You can hear it, but the moment you grip the paddle your fingers freeze. This article thoroughly explains the compact Morse code trainer "Morserino-32," which lets you drill with the Koch method and an echo trainer, covering everything from price to how to buy it, based entirely on real, verifiable information.
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LifestyleJul 23, 2026
30 Seconds in the Microwave: Why the Ceramic Hand Warmer "TETANPO" Is So Popular
Introducing TETANPO, a ceramic hand warmer that carries on the craftsmanship of Seto ware. Inside its Java sparrow-shaped body, 50g of azuki beans are heated in a microwave for just 30 seconds to keep your hands warm for about 10 to 15 minutes. This article covers the mechanism behind it, the story of its development, and details on pricing and size.
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