“Drainspotting” puts Remo Camerota’s popular blog of Japanese manholes into a square-shaped book of amazing construction and bizarre imagery. As the title suggests, Drainspotting requires an eye for the odd bursts of color along city streets.
Camerota transformed his obsession into a startling gallery of funny, strange and delicately designed drain covers. The strong colors in many of the discs create an effect of otherworldly being. They appear too strong, too imaginative to serve such a utilitarian function.
In tandem with the book’s release, an iPad App is available that offers a sneak peek into the book, including the introduction and beautiful, crisp pictures. There’s Doramu the dragon (bottom), birds and a dramatic sunset, autumn leaves and illuminating photos of the Nagashima Foundary’s process More Images at :[Coolhunting]
Japan’s beautiful manhole covers get a book and iPad app
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