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Month: October 2007

  • PROTOTYPE

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    I recently posted about Keiji Ashizawa’s plans for an exhibition at his new studio space before he moves in. The show now has a name, “PROTOTYPE,” and below is the list of participants. Izumi Okayasu Jo Nagasaka Nosigner Yuko Nagayama Keiji Ashizawa Chris Kirby Mikiya Kobayashi Thomas Antonietti DRILL DESIGN Takafumi Nemoto (PORE) Hironao Tsuboi…

  • Tokujin Yoshioka’s Panna Chair in New York

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    Dezeen has photos of Tokujin Yoshioka‘s installation of his Panne Chain for Moroso at one of their stores in New York.

  • PingMag: Tokyo Interactive Architecture

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    PingMag takes a look at a few examples of interactive architecture in Tokyo.

  • Kenya Hara’s Designing Design

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    Kenya Hara — quite possibly my favorite art director/graphic designer — has a new book out, DESIGNING DESIGN. Dezeen has gotten its hands on some spreads from the book, and if you’re lucky enough to be in New York next month, then you can attend a talk he’ll be giving about the book at an…

  • This Week in Magazines

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    AXIS (129) features Tom Dixon on the cover, and then offers a fascinating look at how “Design Learns from Manga.” LIFE KNOWLEDGE is a catalog for Birkenstock Japan produced by STUDIO VOICE and Honeyee.com, which means that you end up with something that looks pretty much like average Japanese culture magazine — it includes interviews…

  • Tokyo Design Week: Deroll

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    Readers of this site will certainly recognize the name Dezain.net, since it’s a site I regularly get good links from. The editor of the site, Eizo Okada, is producing an exhibition this year during Tokyo Design Week called “Deroll,” to be held at Ars Gallery in Harajuku (October 31 to November 4). The idea is…

  • Backpackers in Ikebukuro

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    A few weeks ago I was sitting inside Cafe Pause, working on my laptop, when a girl walks by and notices me through the window. She walks in, comes up to me, and starts asking me if my friends traveled a lot. I was a bit confused, not really knowing where this was heading —…

  • iPhone/iPod Touch Ready

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    The more I use my iPod touch, the more I love it, which of course means that I’ve taken interest in webapps and sites that are specifically formatted for the device. Sure, the beauty of the iPhone/iPod touch web access is that you can view any site, and zoom in to read, but it’s also…

  • Asiagraph 2007

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    Congrats to Yuki — one of her pieces was chosen for the Asiagraph Awards 2007, and is on display at the UDX Gallery in Akihabara until today (October 14).

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    This week’s Tokyo post at MoCo Loco covers Junya Mokubo‘s Frames, Tokujin Yoshioka‘s latest prize, and 21_21 Design Sight’s “Water” exhibition.