Month: September 2006

  • Cornelius at SDX

    Cornelius had an invitation-only live show last night at SuperDeluxe. Digiki was there, and shares the above pic.

  • Kei Suzuki Event at Cafe Pause

    I just posted a Flickr photoset of shots from the “Test [N]” sound/video performance we had last month at the cafe, involving Kei Suzuki. They’re having another performance, this time with Tupelo Drive, a full accoustic band (which will be accompanied by Suzuki on visuals), tonight (September 30) from 20:00. Drop by if you’re in…

  • United Bamboo and Pinceau Omotesando

    Last night I dropped by the opening reception for the new United Bamboo shop in Aoyama (behind Omotesando Hills), along with the new Masamichi Katayama-designed Pinceau store, located in the same building. The United Bamboo store has a sort of gallery concept, which gives it a livelier feel than the Daikanyama store. I don’t know…

  • Design Tide 2006

    The Design Tide website has been updated with info on this year’s edition of the event, with lots more promised from October 10. I quite like the fact that this year they’ll have a main exhibition area, in an old building in Harajuku.

  • TAB 2nd Anniversary Party

    Tokyo Art Beat will be celebrating their 2nd anniversary with a party at SuperDeluxe on October 9. More info here.

  • Murata Boy

    Who says robots in Japan are dead? A robot rides a bicycle at the headquarters of electronics equipment maker Murata Manufacturing Co. The “Murata Boy” can ride up a 25-degree slope and stop without losing its balance. It can also make an S-curve without falling off the bicycle. The new robots will be shown at…

  • Street Art in Itabashi

    Patrick finds some street art in Itabashi, and shares plenty of pics.

  • Karl Escritt + Japonica

    Kyoto-based designer Karl Escritt has designed a t-shirt for record store Japonica.