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  • Vote Jeans NOW!

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    In these coming elections, there’s only one real choice. Thanks for your support — and thank you David for the awesome image, you made my day!

  • Thanko Makes It Work

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    How have I been getting any work done while having to lie down on my back? It’s thanks to Thanko, really. I’ve been using the desk pictured above, which I ordered a couple of weeks ago. Funny thing is, it’s actually a product I recommended in one of the very first editions of my “On…

  • Neojaponisme Kiosk

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    One day maybe: the Néojaponisme kiosk.

  • Playface

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    Sony is launching a new PlayStation promotional campaign called “Playface” in September, and they already have a teaser site up with brilliant use of full-screen flash video, showcasing people’s faces (lots of celebrities) when they play. Update: Now you can also watch the TV commercials that have started airing here.

  • New Muji Flagship Store

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    This is certainly exciting for me, as a resident of Ikebukuro: the main Muji store in Ikebukuro (which I believe was actually the first Muji store) is undergoing some major renovations, and it’s going to be turned into a new flagship store (although it certainly won’t be as massive as the Yurakucho one). They will…

  • Shin Tanaka and NaniBird

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    This is pretty damn cool: Shin Tanaka, arguably the father of urban papercraft, has contributed a design to Josh’s NaniBird series, in the form of the “Balaclava.”

  • Nature Factory

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    Dezeen posts a gallery of architect Makoto Tanijiri‘s new installation at the Diesel Denim Gallery Aoyama. The show runs until January 31.

  • Utility Pole

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    Tokyo Art Beat is carrying a new tee (not part of the regular TAB line) produced by designer duo Noto-Fusai. As the name “Utility Pole” implies, the design not only draws graphically from the theme, but also includes three cables that are stitched into the t-shirt. Utility Pole is just the latest in the duo’s…

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Jun Yasumoto’s Phyto Purification Bathroom (above), Masanori Oji‘s “Baby in Table,” and Norihiko Inoue’s concept phone for Vertu. Last week I covered the “Touch the Invisibles” installation, Muji’s collaboration with Thonet, and Jin’s Global Standard’s “Notable Creators” line of frames designed by architects.

  • Macoto Murayama

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    PSFK shares a gallery of computer-generated flowers by artist Macoto Murayama.