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Month: September 2008

  • Be a Fundoshi Model

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    Yukie Kaneko is a graphic designer who has been specializing in modern takes on Japanese family crests. For her next project, she’s designed a collection of fundoshi, a traditional type of Japanese “underwear,” similar to a loin cloth, often worn during festivals. She’s currently looking for non-Japanese men to model her fundoshi collection, and so…

  • Fragment Art Show

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    Masao, the man behind TokyoMade, is also organizing another edition of the “Fragment” art and design show, and says that there are still openings for participants. TokyoMade, supporters of Japan-based design and creation, are warming up for another installment of Fragment; their multifaceted design, fashion and art show. The November 3 event will be held…

  • Louis Vuitton City Guide Tokyo

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    Come next month, you’ll have another Tokyo travel guide to consider, this time in the form of the latest addition to Louis Vuitton’s recently launched “City Guide” series. The Tokyo guide comes out October 15, and will be available at LV stores, an from the LV website.

  • Meeting Modernity in LA

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    Enjoying Ian’s “Meeting Modernity” ongoing series of found photography on Neojaponisme? If you’re in LA, you can enjoy it as an exhibition at Young Art Gallery, September 13 to October 4. More details in this post.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    This week’s Tokyo post at MoCo Loco covers Plus Minus Zero’s new Humidifer lineup, Infotec’s Hacao Animal USB flash drives, and design unit Bridge‘s showcase at Living Design Center Ozone. Last week I covered Nendo‘s Talking dispensers, D-BROS‘ 2009 Creator’s Diary, and Nousaku‘s Birth Egg Lamps.

  • TAB Talks Covers Yokohama Triennale 2008

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    Don’t know what to see during this fall’s Yokohama Triennale? Sounds like you need to attend next week’s TAB Talks #16 (September 16, from 20:30) at Gotanda Sonic, which focuses on the event. You’ll find more info on the TAB entry.

  • Music Related Supports Obama

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    Music Related is having an Obama sale. Huh? That means that purchasing any of these releases — all priced at $10 — translates into a donation ($6) to the Obama campaign. If you haven’t already, sounds like a good time to pick up Marxy’s Forty Years from Now.

  • Tokyo Art Beat 4th Anniversary

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    Four years already! Tokyo Art Beat will celebrate its 4th anniversary at SuperDeluxe on October 4. You’ll find all of the event details on TAB, of course.

  • Everymoment Now

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    All those late nights at Denny’s have paid off: Chin Music Press‘ Craig Mod has launched Everymoment Now. Everymoment Now is looking to provide “context and scope to the moments shaping our world.” If stories ‘above the fold’ are important and those ‘below the fold’ secondary, then Everymoment Now is looking ‘behind the fold’; that…

  • Guest House

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    I really like the odd and tight angles found in this home designed by Masahiro Kinoshita and Yu Sakuma. Dezeen posts a few more photos.