To be shown at the Tokyo Motor Show (October 24 to November 4), fashion retailer Beams teams up with Subaru for the electric STELLA, pictured above. The design is by Tabito Mizuo. Via CScout Japan.
Author: Jean Snow
Production Services Manager at Ubisoft Shanghai. Before that, half a life spent in Tokyo.
The State of Anime
Matt Alt highlights a few bits on the recent state of the Japanese anime industry from a report in Cyzo magazine on the Japan Anime Collaboration Market 2009 symposium held earlier this month.
Lesque Fall 2009
Ian Lynam collaborates with Lesque for a new round of board designs.
Luv (sic) Pt. 2
COOLPIX Projection
What do you do with a bunch of COOLPIX S1000PJ cameras, that have the added function of projecting images? If you’re GT Tokyo‘s Naoki Ito, you strap them on the Helicopter Boyz and produce this performance. Via Creative Review.
Bunpei Yorifuji — he’s the illustrator behind all those Tokyo Metro public service ads — is having his first solo exhibition at gallery @btf, running until October 25. Via Spoon & Tamago.
I really like this pared-down design for the packaging of the AQ 03 supplement bottle. Via FFFFOUND!
Update (16/12/18): The image is no longer available.
Good Ideas Salon Tokyo
PSFK is hosting a Good Ideas Salon in Tokyo next week (October 20, from 18:30) at Claska, featuring the topic of “Pure Living” and two loaded panels: Marc Alt, Mark Dytham, Peter Rojas, and PSFK founder Piers Fawkes in the first part, followed by Rie Azuma, Jun Ishida, Hiromi Matsubara, and Danny Choo in the second. You’ll find more details and links for the event here, which is where you go to RSVP (although entry is free).
I was supposed to be involved with this but had to turn it down because of my ongoing health issues, but look forward to attending.
New Website for Wonderwall
You may have already heard about it — it’s been making the web rounds — but Masamichi Katayama (Wonderwall) has indeed updated his company’s website, enlisting the aid of flash master Yugo Nakamura. The result is quite fun, although I’m never a fan of sites that make you wait while they load. Portfolio sites can maybe get away with this, I guess.