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Month: August 2006

  • Jet Set Leger

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    The new Jet Set Leger record store at Laforet in Harajuku looks rather nice. More from Patrick.

  • Collect.Apply

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    Collect.Apply are a Kyoto-based design company made up of two English designers, James Gibson and Hal Udell. They have quite an impressive array of work — view a PDF of some of their designs here. Pictured here is Block Jam, a prototype for a musical interface.

  • More Biking Adventures

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    As you could tell by my moblogging yesterday, I’m still enjoying the hell out of my new bike, and ended up doing the long trek to Tokyo Big Sight. On Thursday I was in and around Ginza for a while, and then headed back to Kundanshita to meet up with Craig at Co-Lab. We grabbed…

  • Poppas for Sale

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    Everyone’s favorite little Tokyo-based indie publisher, Chin Music Press, has now released their latest book, LAST OF THE RED HOT POPPAS. I bought my copy directly from Craig the other day, and it looks fantastic. By far the most beautiful book they’ve released yet, with an amazing fold-out dust jacket that incorporates the obi. You…

  • Polypunk 10

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    A new episode (10) of Digiki‘s POLYPUNK is up, this time featuring selections by Mai Ueda. More info, and links, here.

  • Uniqlo Container Stores in NYC

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    More guerilla retailing from Uniqlo in the US: Uniqlo will deliver container stores modeled after a ship’s cargo containers to various locations in Manhattan and beyond during Labor Day weekend, according to Women’s Wear Daily. As a precursor to the October opening of Uniqlo’s 36,000-sq.-ft. flagship in SoHo, the container stores will operate every weekend…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    mYwaY by TRICO Quatre Cafe You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Tokyo Hectic

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    Time-lapse video of busy Tokyo, set to a track by the Teriyaki Boyz. Link via Boing Boing.

  • W.A.S.T.E.

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    Me, in full action pose, sporting my snazzy new W.A.S.T.E. tee. Don’t know W.A.S.T.E.? They are of course the evil nemesis of supercool agent Casanova Quinn, and if you aren’t already, you gotta be reading the new CASANOVA comic by my friend, and probably undercover special agent himself, Matt Fraction, featuring gorgeous art by Gabriel…

  • BO-PEEP

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    I’ve mentioned the work of Maku Remu in the past — he also did the Knee High Media site, as well as the recently launched blog for MAMMOTH magazine — and his latest site is for an all-girl grunge/punk band from Fukuoka, BO-PEEP, who are getting set for a second tour in the UK this…