Jean Snow [.net]

Month: October 2007

  • Koban Photography

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in

    Nice collection of photography covering Japanese police boxes (koban) by Adrien Missika and Louis-Cyprien Rials. Thanks, Micke!

  • A Drawn Performance

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in , ,

    Video of a “Drawn” performance in Tokyo by Zach Lieberman and Pardon Kimura. Thanks, Thomas!

  • A Few Projects by KDa

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in

    Dezeen has posted some images for a few recent Klein Dytham Architecture (KDa) projects, including the R3 Ukishima (pictured above), the Wonder Room at Selfridges, the Sin Den, and the Virgin Clubhouse at Narita Airport.

  • URBANATICS

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in , ,

    URBANATICS is a new online shop that is being setup to let independent designers sell their products, and they are currently looking to add designers from Japan or Asia. If interested, visit the site or get in touch by mail.

  • MUJI in NYC Update

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in

    For those wondering when those promised MUJI stores in NYC will finally open, it seems that the Broadway location (the one in the New York Times building) will open November 16, and then the midtown store sometime in January. A third store is also planned for next year. Update: The Broadway location is in SOHO, and…

  • On Design: TDW and Good Design Award

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in

    This month’s edition of my “On Design” column for THE JAPAN TIMES was in today’s paper, and can also be read online here. Instead of the usual round-up of products, I take a look at the upcoming Tokyo Design Week, and then finish up with a few comments on the recently announced Good Design Award.

  • Creative GBG Site Is Up

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in

    The site for Creative GBG — the event we will be hosting at Cafe Pause this year in collaboration with Swedish Style — is now up. More info will be added over the next week or so, but for now you’ll already find details on participating creators.

  • REC YOU

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in

    REC YOU is a new online campaign for the latest SONY Walkman — it uses the One Seg function, popular these days on mobile phones. It looks like you can send a portrait — you’ll find more details at the REC YOU site — which will then be used later on as the project progresses.…

  • Tote Bags by CINA

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in ,

    CINA are a Tokyo-based New Zealand design collective, and they send me word that they’ll be a part of this year’s Designboom Mart at 100% Design Tokyo, selling tote bags like the one pictured in this post — nine designs will be available.

  • PaperBird

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in ,

    Remember those SpeakerDog papercrafts I obsessed over back in August? It seems like Josh McKible — friend of PauseTalk — also really liked the idea, and so he decided to do something with it, incorporating his own obsession with birds. The result? PaperBirds, which you download, print, and cut! He already has a few designs…