Month: November 2006
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TDW by JDN
Still haven’t overdosed on images from this year’s edition of Tokyo Design Week? Then let Japan Design Net guide you with a collection of 212 photos. Link via Dezain.net.
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Cornelius Doing Uniqlo Ads?
I just saw an ad on TV for Uniqlo‘s latest line of winter coats and jackets, and it sounds like they’ve either ripped off (or, ahem, paid homage to) some Cornelius stop-start sounds, or the man himself is now doing CMs for the brand. No credit appeared (for those not aware of this, TV ads…
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Puma Yutori Kimono
Puma has just released a new collection of shoes, Yutori Kimono, which are supposedly made of vintage kimono fabrics. More pics here.
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Interview with Satoshi Kon
Midnight Eye posts an interview with Satoshi Kon, talking about his soon-to-be-released film, PAPRIKA. The ads for this are now appearing on TV, really making me want to see it. Update: And if your in LA: “Satoshi Kon’s Paprika is screening at 10 a.m. at Laemmle‘s Grande 4-Plex in downtown Los Angeles through Sunday. This screening…
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Designboom Tokyo Mart 2006 Report
Designboom has posted a report of their 100% Design Tokyo mart. Pictured here is Kyouei‘s Kouichi Okamoto setting up his lamps. Update (16/10/23): The photo is no longer available.
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Resfest 10 in Tokyo
Ah, it’s that time of the year, as everyone’s favorite traveling film festival — mine at least — returns to our fair city. Yes, I’m of course talking about Resfest, this year celebrating its 10th anniversary, which invades once again the Laforet Museum in Harajuku starting this Thursday (November 23-26). What should you catch? A…
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Issey Miyake Site Update
Issey Miyake’s official site gets a major — and oh-so slick — update.
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Shots from Connections and Combinations
I’ve put up a Flickr photoset of shots from “Connections and Combinations,” the exhibition by artist/writer Andrew Conti at Cafe Pause that starts today. The show runs until December 3, with an artist reception being held November 25, from 19:00. You’ll notice some of the puzzles in the shots that I mentioned a while back,…