Month: January 2007
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Bali Barret Jingumae
I’m liking the look of this branch of Bali Barret in Jingumae. It was designed by Franklin Azzi Architecture. Found on Designboom. Update: More pics of the store at JoshSpear.com.
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Plusminuszero Chewing Gum Tape Measure
It’s just a concept and not in production, but doesn’t this chewing gum pack-inspired tape measure from Plusminuszero look great? Found via Core77.
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Monacca Is a Good Design Winner
I missed this, but Monacca‘s wooden computer case, pictured above, was one of the Good Design winners last year. I’ve been a fan of the brand since their launch a few years ago — they’ve made it into my “On Design” column as well — and continue to like their new products. I’ve yet to…
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Naoto Fukasawa-Designed Computer Monitor
Is there anything Naoto Fukasawa hasn’t designed? Patrick just bought a computer monitor, the Mitsubishi Diamondcrysta RDT1710S, which he later found out was designed by Fukasawa, and also a Good Design winner in 2004.
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Plastic Culture
I’m sure that most of you who read this site on a regular basis are well aware of my affinity for figures — it’s beyond my control. If you share that love, then do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Woodrow Phoenix‘s PLASTIC CULTURE: HOW JAPANESE TOYS CONQUERED THE WORLD. It was…
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Reading on My Mobile
Lisa has a piece up at Wired News on the popularity of novels for mobile phones in Japan.
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Polypunk 14
The new year brings with it a new episode of Digiki’s POLYPUNK (14), this time with a Brazilian theme, and featuring selections by Olivier Lamm.
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More TDW 2006 at MoCo Loco
MoCo Loco has two more posts with photos I took during 100% Design Tokyo 2006. TDW 100% Design Tokyo 2006: Balmuda, Yuki Tanaka, Ifuji TDW 100% Design Tokyo 2006: Mongoose Studio