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Month: January 2005

  • The EWOK 5MH After Party

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    And the flyer for the exhibition’s launch after party, happening at Unit.

  • Ewok 5MH

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    The flyer for the “EWOK 5MH” exhibition happening at Depot in Nakameguro, February 8-26

  • Universal Symbol of the Brand

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    The Mori Tower’s Mori Arts Center Gallery (52F) has just launched the Ando Tado designed Louis Vuitton exhibition “Universal Symbol of the Brand.” From antique trunks dating back to 1854, the birth of “Louis Vuitton”, to topical bags created in collaboration with modern artists, the many rare items featured in this exhibition trace the roots…

  • The Kids Are Alright

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    The latest issue of BRUTUS takes a look at all things children, going as far as including a supplement entitled BRUTUS BAMBINI. They cover pretty much anything that revolves around the world of kids, from toys and clothing, to environment and literature. I was especially struck by the bold use of design in all of…

  • Tea Room Alice

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    Patrick makes it to Tea Room Alice, a maid-themed cafe in Nakano, and lives to blog about it. Too bad he wasn’t allowed to take pictures inside. It’s true that these sort of cafes are popping up a lot, especially in Akihabara. I saw one featured on TV a while back, and the maid outfits…

  • A Tour of Japanese Cooking Magazines

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    I like food, and I like magazines, and this week’s METROPOLIS (565) offers us a tour of a few Japanese food-related magazines, from the shufu (“housewife”) staples of ORANGE PAGE and LETTUCE CLUB to RYORI OUKOUKO (“Cuisine Kingdom”), aimed at people working in the food industry. As is usual with METROPOLIS (and an annoyance), the…

  • Archigram

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    “Archigram” is a new experimental architecture exhibition happening at Art Tower Mito‘s Contemporary Art Gallery. Looks like it’ll make for an excellent complement to the current Mori Art Museum “Archilab” exhibition, which I quite enjoyed. Archigram is the name of a group of experimental British architects active from the 60s to the early 70s, and…

  • Pagyaru

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    Huh? Pagyaru, schoolgirls who hang out on the streets of places like Tokyo’s minor Mecca Shibuya while decked out in stuffed animal suits, are the latest “breed” of trendy teen in Japan, but their burning yearning to be accepted is also making them vulnerable conniving kid capitalists, according to Weekly Playboy (2/1). Pagyaru derive their…