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Month: November 2008

  • Meet Your New PingMag Editor

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    Oh, that would be me. It’s my great pleasure to announce that as of next month I will become one half of the PingMag editorial team, replacing the departing — and very dear — Verena Dauerer. Somehow, it feels like it was destined to happen — maybe the reason I link so often to them…

  • Ian Lynam 4.0

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    Tokyo-based graphic designer Ian Lynam updates his site to version 4.0. Go and get him to design something for you!

  • PingMag: Artless

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    PingMag interviews Shun Kawakami (Artless), known for his beautiful monochrome graphics.

  • Colorblok + Parquerama Exhibition at Cafe Pause

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    We have a new exhibition at Cafe Pause this week by Argentinian illustrators Colorblok and Parquerama. It runs until November 16.

  • Hakoniwa Bar

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    Another year, another end of Tokyo Design Week, and another departure by Jesper. This time he was accompanied by his Next Century Modern crew — Ola and Christopher — and it was a pleasure to meet them for the first time. They organized a farewell party last Friday night in Nakameguro at a cool little…

  • Death by Basel

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    If you’re in Miami next month — December 2-7 to be exact — you’ll want to drop by “Death by Basel,” a new show curated by Digiki and Agatha Wara, and including lots of Tokyo love. Check out this post by Digiki for all the details.

  • PauseTalk Vol. 26

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    A big thanks to everyone who made it out to this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 26). We touched on a few topics, but talk mostly revolved around White Rabbit Press’ newly launched Tokyo Realtime audio tour series. Below, the list of participants. The next PauseTalk happens December 1. Bianca Beuttel (Designer) Christopher Ek (Designer)…

  • Pakutch Burger

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    Was out in Shibuya yesterday with my friend CheapyD, and he brought me to Pakutch where I was treated to the Tower Burger pictured above. It’s actually not as gigantic as it may appear in the photo, and was delicious.

  • Polypunk 36

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    Not only do we get a new Polypunk this month (36), but a cover from Mumbleboy (above) to boot. It’s all good.

  • Shinkansen & Love

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    Something I spotted a few weeks ago (forgot to post it): Shinkansen & Love, a fashion magazine themed on the Shinkansen. Basically, fashions to ride the Shinkansen in. It’s actually well photographed, and is from Infas (Studio Voice).