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Month: July 2009

  • The Otaku Encyclopedia

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    I’ve mentioned it a few times already, but let me take some time to try and convince you why you should be picking up a copy of The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider’s Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan. The book was written by Patrick W. Galbraith, and if anyone was to write a guide…

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post is up on MoCo Loco, this time covering YUEN’TO and MoMA‘s Magnetic Clock, and a few new lamps from Yamagiwa.

  • Designer Tee Model

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    If you pick up this week’s issue of Metropolis (#798), those are two of the models you’ll find in the “Designers’ Tees” piece (link will expire at the end of this week). It was fun to do, and you’ll also find a bunch of my friends in the article. I’m wearing a tee from PMKFA‘s…

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    This month’s edition of Likemind happens this Friday (July 17) from 11:30 at Rhythm Cafe in Shibuya.

  • Beau-ti-fied Ta-boo

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    Remo was at last week’s “Beau-ti-fied Ta-boo” multimedia art exhibition, and has put together a beautiful Flickr photoset of polaroid shots taken during the event. He was also a participant, producing a collection of designer t-shirts in collaboration with Skinni Pants.

  • Meat Bun DX

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    Some great new tees from Meat Bun this week, or rather, new DX versions of their most popular designs. I really dig the four name model, now in classic Famicom colors (I have the original white on red).

  • Freitag vs. Mori Art Museum

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    Freitag will be launching a limited series of collaboration bags with some of the world’s top museums — “Freitag Limited Art Edition” — including the Mori Art Museum. Those bags will go on sale online and at the MAM on August 13. See this post at Dezeen for more details on the project.

  • Audrey at Creators Inn

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    Audrey, my fellow Radio OK Fredder, was in Gothenburg earlier this summer, and stayed at the CREATORS INN by Elvine with her daughter Liliyo — here’s a short interview she did for their blog. CREATORS INN is a cool project by Jesper, with the idea of “offering free short-term accomodations for visiting creators.”

  • Oh!

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    Chin Music Press’ latest release, Oh!, looks like another interesting release from the indie publisher. The title is a mystery novel by Japanese-American novelist Todd Shimoda, and features artwork by his wife Linda — here’s a good look at some of the interior pages. Make sure to check out the book’s official site for more…

  • No More NaniBird Batches

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    That’s not to say that there are no more NaniBird skins coming out, but Josh has decided that instead of waiting and releasing collections of designs together as batches, he will now be posting them as he gets them. He’ll still put together compilation batches though, for those who prefer to get them all in…