Readers of "The Hare with Amber Eyes" (a current bestseller in Britain, reviewed by The Economist here) will immediately recognise the influence of netsuke Japanese toggles carved from ivory or wood.
Two Japanese traditions kept demand buoyant: the ivory name-seals used to finalise business deals, and the preference for precious stones or ivory for the best netsuke, or kimono toggles.
The controls for this type of parachute are toggles that are similar to the types seen on the round parachute, and harnesses are fairly similar to older designs as well.
Edmund de Waal's The Hare with Amber Eyes (2010) told the story of a collection of netsuke, traditional carved wood or ivory toggles from Japan.
So, if you've just bought a new iPhone or installed OS 8 (and if you haven't yet and want to then go ahead and read our how-to) then these are the switches and toggles you should make a decision about now - including how to turn off some of the most annoying new features.
This smart navy quilted suit, with its brown toggles and tartan-lined hood, definitely says countryside chic to us.
Apple is launching its latest mobile operating software later today (6pm in the UK) and with it a whole host of new toggles, switches, features and functions are about to become available for your iPhone or iPad – so what do you do first?
Head to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > and then turn off both toggles to hide recent contacts completely or leave 'Phone Favourites' on to show your favourites.
Look at the toggles and tags on Green's signature quilted garments, knotting around the body like judo attire, or the intricate patching that characterises Shannon's padded jackets and collaged sweatshirts.
Tiny figures in the same convention also appear on the various types of ivory ear ornament, on small bone cylinders worn in the hair or used as toggles, on the wooden or ivory handles of semicircular fans, which were plaited from coconut leaflets or pandanus leaves, or on small ivory tobacco pipes.
Still dressed in his weird cross-country-running toggles?
