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Month: April 2009

  • OK Fred Gorilla Store 3

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    OK Fred magazine is producing a third “Gorilla Store” — yes, that is the intended spelling — this weekend (April 10-12, 12:00-19:00 daily), this time featuring works by Swedish designer Malin Baumann. It all takes place at OK Fred HQ in Kami-Meguro (near Yutenji station).

  • ART iT Goes Online-Only

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    I happened to pick up the latest issue of ART iT (23) yesterday for the cafe, and now I learn that it’s the final issue (or close to it). According to Digiki — who tweeted the news — the magazine is moving completely online.

  • Magazines for Cafe Reading

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    I stopped a while back to do those regular magazine round-up posts — it was a bit too time consuming to take all those notes and then put them together in a post — but I do still regularly pick up new magazines for Cafe Pause, and here’s a list of the latest bunch. Re:S…

  • Des Ailes

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    My dearest Audrey — and Radio OK Fred co-host — has produced a new book, and the launch happens tonight (18:00-20:00) at NOW IDeA by UTRECHT in Aoyama — this will be an advance sale of the book. Des Ailes is an adaptation of the Graine-d’aile fairy tale by French surrealist poet Paul Eluard, featuring…

  • Momotaro Cycling Jeans

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    Very cool idea for cyclings pants/jeans from Momotaro Jeans: include reflective stripes on the back pocket. Added bonus: this entry would even work if this site was actually called “Jeans Now!” Via Luis.

  • Emil Ruder + Graniph

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    I just can’t keep up with this season’s terrific t-shirts releases. Next up, a series of tees with designs by the late Swiss typographer Emil Ruder from Graniph.

  • 20 Klein Dytham Architecture

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    I’ve been very much enjoying working closely with Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) on PechaKucha Night-related projects this year, and it also pleases me to see them celebrate their 20th anniversary in Japan with a retrospective exhibition at Gallery MA, as well as the beautifully-produced book of their works and design philosophy that accompanies the show.…

  • PauseTalk Tonight

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    A last reminder that this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 30) takes place tonight (Monday, April 6) at Cafe Pause, with the usual start time of 20:00. Update: Big thanks to everyone who attended and contributed to a very enjoyable evening. I’ll have a list of participants and photos up later this week.