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Month: April 2006

  • Sanshin Building

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    I’d never heard of the Sanshin building, but according to Patrick, it’s the oldest building in the Hibiya area (built in 1929), and is set for demolition later this year. He took a couple of pictures, including the one you see here.

  • Halcali on YouTube

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    Someone has been uploading Halcali music videos to YouTube, like this one for “Twinkle Star,” which I’d never seen. Love the go-go boots!

  • More from Omotesando Hills

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    If you still haven’t seen enough of Omotesando Hills, here’s more (there’s my Flickr photoset as well). Link via Dezain.net.

  • A Public Space

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    While I was at Co-Lab the other day, Craig showed me a copy of the new literary journal A PUBLIC SPACE, which is quite nice (read his review on the CMP blog). Not only is it a beautiful little book, readers of this site will probably be interested in the “Focus” section, which in this…

  • +81 Ecode Vol. 2

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    The second issue of +81‘s bilingual “ecology meets design” zine, ECODE, is out, and you can read the whole thing online.

  • An Afternoon at the Co-Lab

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    I’m writing this from Co-Lab (previous post here), sitting in the Chin Music Press cubicle, where I’ve been finishing up this month’s edition of my “On Design” column (due tomorrow). It’s quite nice — I took a tour of the area, checking out the various floors and meeting spaces — and I must say that…

  • Gameboy Micro Showcase

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    I hadn’t heard anything about this, but sounds like a fun way to take in a few cool games. This past Saturday, Nintendo put its “art games” on display in Tokyo. Sixty Game Boy Micros were set up in Shibuya Parco’s basement, demoing new “Bit Generations” titles. Simple puzzle games rich in color and sound,…

  • IKEA Error

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    Is it just me, or is the error page on IKEA’s Japanese site a bit surreal. Also, I’m ecstatic because I’ve just found out that the Funabashi store carries Ahlgrens Bilar car sweets, and for only 150 yen! Jesper got me addicted to these by bringing me a bag everytime he’s in town.