The art of hiding in plain sight, a ninja skill and military staple, was tailored for average pedestrians a little over a year ago by Japanese clothing designer Aya Tsukioka as a way to avoid urban crime. It was a serious undertaking that ended up looking more fun than protective. Enter UrbanCamouflage.de, a new Web site dedicated to this extraordinarily entertaining art/pastime. Inspired by military Ghillie suits, Urban Camouflage, “deals with the question how to camouflage oneself and one’s identity in the urban space.” What better place to begin than Ikea! “It was an adventure to wear the suit in the stores because of the conflicts with the employees, the reaction of the customers and also to see the camouflage effect in a real situation.”
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