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Japanese Fashion Designer Has Her 93-Year-Old Cool Grandma Model Her Creations

Posted: 05 Jan 2016 03:42 AM PST

Meet Emiko, a supercool granny taking the Japanese fashion industry by storm. At age 93, she's got the spunk and energy of a six-year-old, and she's positively adorable as she models her granddaughter Chinami Mori’s colorful creations.

Chinami is a fashion designer from Osaka, who specialises in Saori – a freestyle hand-weaving technique that produces playful, unpatterned garments. She uses lots of bright, colorful fabric and yarn to create whimsical clothing and accessories like hats, scarves, bags, tops, and more at her studio. Saori is based on the idea that anything goes and what's important is heart. "There are no rules," she explained. "I can weave as freely and colorfully as I want."

Emiko, who Chinami describes as her "favorite person in the world," would stop by at the studio every day just to spend time with her. Eventually, she started trying on a few of the clothes and accessories that her granddaughter made. And Chinami realised that she'd found her perfect model for her designs. So she got Emiko to pose and took a few photographs, later posting them on Instagram. The response of her fans was overwhelmingly positive and the 93-year-old grandmother has become a regular feature on the designer’s Instagram account, attracting new followers with each new photo she posts.

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This Tiny Gadget Could One Day Replace Your Washing Machine

Posted: 05 Jan 2016 02:24 AM PST

Washing machines could soon become obsolete, thanks to this tiny, portable washing device. It looks like a harmless little bar of soap, but 'Dolfi' is a high-tech gadget that uses ultrasonic technology to convert a bucket or a sink anywhere in the world into a dirt-busting washing machine.

French Bakers Hide Two Diamonds in Their Pastry to Boost Sales

Posted: 05 Jan 2016 01:54 AM PST

In a bid to attract more customers and boost sales, a husband-and-wife baker duo in France have decided to hide diamonds in their pastry products. Nicolas Lelut, 35, and his wife Julie, 30, are expecting a mad rush outside their bakeries – 'Délices de Belleville' in Paris, and 'L'Amandine' in Custines, where the two diamond-containing pastries will go on sale among 800 'plain' ones.

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