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  • Nike Harajuku

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    Nike is opening a new store in Harajuku tomorrow (November 14), and the shop’s website is now showing a time-lapse video of the construction (or at least of the exterior’s temporary display).

  • Rain Town

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    As a follow-up to the post on “Fumiko’s Confession,” here’s another short directed by Hiroyasu Ishida (Tete). Via Tim Rudder.

  • Bike Shop Panorama

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    Click through to see a very cool panorama photo of the JAN track bike shop in Tokyo by Kyoichi Ozaki — best viewed fullscreen. Via Gordon Kanki Knight.

  • Muji + Lego

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    Muji has launched its annual Xmas campaign section, which includes the new collaborative project between Muji and Lego. Imagine a mix of paper crafts, using Lego blocks and pieces as accessories. I don’t know if these are sold at all stores — I don’t think so — but I saw a huge display at the…

  • Exhibition Design by Nendo

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    I first previewed it a while back, but here’s a better look at the exhibition design by Nendo created for last month’s “Kanazawa World Craft Triennial 2010 Pre-event” at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. Photos are by the always amazing Daici Ano, pretty much “the” name in architectural photography. The design for…

  • Fumiko’s Confession

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    Simply amazing: the above short, “Fumiko’s Confession,” was completely animated by one person, a student known only as “Tete.” Please, studios, give this person some money to produce a series or a film. Via Japan Probe. Update: The short was actually produced by a team of five — they are listed here (in French). “Tete,”…

  • DesignTide 2009 by Designboom

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    Designboom posts a huge round-up of images and products from this year’s edition of DesignTide. Above, Hironao Tsuboi‘s “Sun” sensible time clock. “Sun” is purposefully minimal except for a small colorful dot — a day begins with sunrise, it ends with sundown. Sunset and sunrise times are dependent on your exact latitude, and longitude coordinates.

  • Enroll at Temple Now

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    For the upcoming semester starting in January at Temple University Japan, Ian Lynam wil again be teaching his “All About Typography” (TYP101) class, and also introduce a new one, “Image Making” (IMA101). Below, details on both classes. Image Making (IMA101) In the contemporary world of graphic design, designers must be able to not only convey…

  • Next Week’s PauseTalk

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    As I announced earlier this month, the November edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 35) is set to happen this coming Monday, on the 16th, at Cafe Pause. This is a big return of sorts, since it’ll be the first edition in over two months (Vol. 34 was held in early September), and I’m definitely ready for…

  • TENORI-ON Orange Model

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    Yamaha has introduced a new model of its TENORI-ON digital musical instrument, originally developed with media artist Toshio Iwai. The new version is stripped down to bring the price down (now around $1,000), and features orange lights. Via Designboom. Update: $1,000 is the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, but the street price for the device should…