Umeda Sky Building Unisex Organic Cotton T-Shirts

100% organic ring-spun cotton, unisex t-shirts celebrating the Umeda Sky Building, Hiroshi Hara's high-rise masterpiece of Japanese "bubble era" Postmodern and High-Tech architecture that was completed in 1993. Two interlinked towers stacked with imagery of clouds, and the profiles of smaller architectures, like literal villages in the sky. Hara called the giant “crater” in the bridge between the two buildings—the famous Floating Garden Observatory (Kuchu Teien)—a “’vestige’ remaining from where a spaceship had flown away”, a never to be used docking platform through the centre of which dramatically rise a pair of outdoor glass escalators, high above the city. When not reflective glass, its fragmented, collage-like curtain wall looks like it’s made from a whole collection of varied, flattened buildings. As was Hara’s intention (the original scheme was to be called “Sky City”) the project grows out of the Osaka skyline like a Calvino-esque imaginary extension of the city, levitating over Umeda as an impossibly odd reminder of a time that itself seems equally impossible when looked back upon from the mindset of today. For all our Umeda Sky building products click HERE For all our buildings in Japan click HERE For all our Postmodern buildings click HERE • 100% organic ring-spun cotton• Fabric weight: 5.3 oz./yd.² (180 g/m²)• Single jersey• Medium fit• Set-in sleeves• 1 × 1 rib at collar• Wide double-needle topstitch on the sleeves and bottom hems• Self-fabric neck tape (inside, back of the neck)• The fabric of this product holds certifications for its organic cotton content under GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) and OCS (Organic Content Standard)• The fabric of this product is OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified and PETA-Approved VeganThe sizes correspond to a smaller size in the US market, so US customers should order a size up.This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions! Size guide   BODY LENGTH (inches) CHEST WIDTH (inches) SLEEVE LENGTH (inches) S 27 ⅛ 19 ½ 8 ⅞ M 28 ¾ 21 9 ½ L 29 ½ 22 ¼ 9 ⅝ XL 30 ¼ 23 ⅜ 9 ⅞ 2XL 31 ⅛ 25.00 10 3XL 31 ⅞ 26 ⅝ 10 ¼   BODY LENGTH (cm) CHEST WIDTH (cm) SLEEVE LENGTH (cm) S 69 49.5 22.5 M 73 53.5 24 L 75 56.5 24.5 XL 77 59.5 25 2XL 79 63.5 25.5 3XL 81 67.5 26