Month: September 2005

  • Design Tide Guide

    Pictured here is the cover design for the Design Tide official guide. Update (16/09/04): The image is no longer available.

  • The Latest Gas

    A couple of Gas happenings: Gas is bringing its “Traveling Gas Shop” to Picasso 347 in Shibuya on September 30. You’ll be able to find pretty much everything that Gas has a hand in (books, DVDs, shirts, iPod cases), and exhibitions will take place in the attached “Hello Gas Gallery.” The store itself, designed by…

  • Nintendo Love!

    Lots of Nintendo goodies at Tokyu Hands.

  • 48DVD

    Patrick gives the lowdown on the new 48DVD films I noticed in some combinis yesterday. I’m not sold on the concept at all.

  • Remote Controller

    Nintendo, you rock my world! Everything you wanted to know about the just-announced Nintendo Revolution “remote controller” but were afraid to ask, and then some musings on the business strategy behind it. And I’m absolutely in love with the white Revolution pictured in this post! Update: I just watched Iwata’s keynote (it’s being streamed here),…

  • New TSiG Blogger: Martin Webb

    The TSiG (Tokyo Style in Gothenburg) blog just won’t die (even though it sometimes goes in hibernation), and we’re very glad to welcome new blogger Martin Webb (THE JAPAN TIMES, VOGUE NIPPON, DAZED & CONFUSED) to the fold. His first post is an image-heavy look at the the Rooms tradeshow.

  • Xbox 360 Lounge

    Well, now we know when that Xbox 360 building will open, and what it’s all about. From this morning’s conference at the TGS: Another concern, and a lesson learned from the last launch, was that Japanese gamers at the were hesitant to buy into a new, wholly unfamiliar console. This time Microsoft hopes to entice…

  • JS and the JT

    As I hinted last week, I will be doing some writing for THE JAPAN TIMES, starting with a regular column on design that should start appearing by the end of the month as part of a new lifestyle section that started this month (appears on Tuesdays). Also, I will be writing some other articles, like…

  • Hazel Nuts Chocolate

    Currently enjoying the new Hazel Nuts Chocolate album, CUTE. Patrick likes it too.

  • Nadiff

    Walking down the stairs to enter Nadiff/Cafe Crepuscule in Aoyama/Harajuku.