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Month: July 2005

  • Pasona O2

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    Found via Octopus Dropkick!: An underground rice and vegetable field has been planted beneath an office building in Tokyo’s Otemachi business district. This urban farm – in what used to be the vault of a major bank – is maintained using computer-controlled artificial light and temperature management. It was brought into being by a personnel…

  • Airegin Studios

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    I mentioned Tokyo-based photographer Jonathan Savoie a while back (he’s from Halifax, Nova Scotia, but lived a few years in my hometown of Moncton, New Brunswick), and I just got done visiting his online portfolio. Lots of nice photography to enjoy — I especially liked the “habitat” gallery.

  • The G House

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    A few pics of Jun Aoki’s G House from View. Link via Dezain.net.

  • That Bearded Guy

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    I keep seeing these stickers everywhere. This pic was taken in Harajuku, not far from Beams T, but I’ve seen them in Ikebukuro also.

  • Tokyo Q Party

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    Happening this Friday at SuperDeluxe. I should be dropping by after work. After the success of our last Tokyo Q Lounge Night (SuperDeluxe was packed!), we’re doing it again this Friday night (July 8).  Admission is free, and there’ll be plenty of great music, a live VJ performance, experimental anime and more.  Plus plenty of…

  • Muteq Round-Up

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    Patrick does a nice write-up on last Friday’s “Muteq” event at Kichijoji’s Star Pine’s Cafe, which included live performances by New Castle, Vasallo Crab75, Hot Fun in the Funny Face, PINE*am, and Fantastic Explosion. Includes lots of pics.

  • We Have a Signal

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    I’m currently at the Deux et Neuf Cafe in Shibuya, and to my great surprise, I’m connecting to the internet with my iBook. I was just planning on working on some texts (a few pieces for a magazine called Planet), and I opened up and found a network. The signal is very weak (one or…

  • Tomihiro Art Museum

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    I still have no idea who is behind the Miru-Kenchiku site, but it delivers once again with two new galleries: the Tomihiro Art Museum (pictured above) by Makoto Yokomizo, and the Onishi Public Hall by SANAA. Link via Dezain.net. Update (16/09/04): The photo is no longer available.

  • Knee High Media

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    Knee High Media (the company behind the magazines PAPER SKY, MAMMOTH, and BABY MAMMOTH, well as Book & Cafe 246) recently launched a brand new beautifully-designed bilingual corporate site (by Tokyo resident David Macklem), with plenty of info on all of their current and upcoming projects. PAPER SKY was my favorite magazine (it’s now Japanese-only,…

  • Ramen Snacks

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    Does this strike you as strange?