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  • Kosuke Tsumura's Mother Piece

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    Fashion designer Kosuke Tsumura — here’s an interview with him from PingMag — presented his “Mother Piece” (pictured above) at the “Tokyo Fiber 09 Senseware” exhibition in Milan. Each “garment” is composed of interlocking pieces made of a soft material called felibendy. Via Designboom.

  • Kiyoshi Awazu

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    Graphic designer Kiyoshi Awazu passed away late last month — he was 80 — and Designboom features a few of his classic works. Update: Néojaponisme also shares a gallery of works by Awazu.

  • TiltShift Generator Is Out

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    Takayuki Fukatsu’s TiltShift Generator app is now out. You can either use it online from this page, or download an Adobe AIR version.

  • PauseTalk Vol. 31

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    Another huge crowd for PauseTalk this month, but one that felt like it was meant to happen: 31 participants for Vol. 31. So like the March edition we ended up with a back row, and a few others standing up. I think we still managed to keep everyone involved, and I especially thank those who…

  • Rakugo on the Web

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    The piece about rakugo featuring Craig that appeared in the June ’09 issue of Esquire Japan is now online on Yahoo Japan’s X Brand site (Japanese-only).

  • Tokyo Art Map May/June '09

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    Just a reminder that the May/June ’09 edition of TAB’s Tokyo Art Map is out. If you can’t find it, you can download and print a PDF version as well (fits on four A4 sheets).

  • Camera Otaku

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    OK, it’s official, Tim has officially lost it.

  • Radio OK Fred 14

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    Episode 14 of Radio OK Fred is now up, and it’s our “food” show. The recording was followed by a delicious lunch out in the sun, on the table pictured above. Radio OK Fred 14 (66.6MB) To make sure not to miss any future episodes, subscribe to the feed. And feel free to add your…

  • PauseTalk Tonight

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    Just a reminder that this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 31) happens tonight (Monday, May 11) at Cafe Pause. Start time is 20:00, as always.

  • New U.Mi-1 Collection

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    Gozi has released info on her the new Autumn/Winter ’09 collection of her U.Mi-1 line, continuing her collaboration with Assistant‘s Megumi. The AW 2009 UMi-1 collection continues the architectural story from SS and focuses on Lagos. The collection brings the exuberance of the 70’s into today’s architectural landscape. This season U.Mi-1 denims bring Nigeria to…