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Month: May 2009

  • Alone in Tokyo

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    “Alone in Tokyo” is a beautifully shot short film by Philip Bloom, covering some very familiar Tokyo scenery, but done in a very tasteful — and stunning — way. If your machine can handle it, I recommend watching in HD and full-screen. Via Craig.

  • All Things Ordinary

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    All Things Ordinary is a beautiful new photography zine from LA, and the just-launched first issue features photos by Kenshu Shintsubo — he’s contributed works to many Japanese magazines, as well as Purple Fashion and Paris Vogue. You can purchase the issue online.

  • TiltShift Generator

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    Takayuki Fukatsu — creator of the indispensable iPhone app Toy Camera — has a new app in the works, TiltShift Generator. As you may have guessed, it will give a tilt-shift effect to your shots (as picture above). It won’t be an iPhone app though. Update: Here’s an interview with Takayuki. Via PSFK.

  • Spring 2009 Anime

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    Longtime readers may remember that I used to write a regular column on anime for a site called TokyoQ — along with a design column — and even after the demise of that site, I still tried to check in on new series every season, following the ones I found interesting. Over the past few…

  • TOO49

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    And if a housing complex is more realistic than a proper home, how about Japanese architecture studio 16A‘s TOO49 in Haginaka, Tokyo. Designboom gives you a tour.

  • House of Diffusion

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    Another home to envy, this time FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects‘ House of Diffusion, located in Shiga. Dezeens posts a few more photos.

  • Shantell Martin at PSFK

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    Shantell gets interviewed over at PSFK.

  • Kenya Hara Speaks

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    Kenya Hara’s keynote address from last year’s Imprint Culture Lab conference. Via PSFK.

  • Photos from Rob Judges Exhibition

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    Martin Holtkamp has put up a Flickr photoset of photos taken at the opening for Rob Judges‘ exhibition at Gallery Kabutoya. I didn’t drink all of that bottle, I swear.