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Month: September 2006

  • Rockstar Games Table Tennis Party

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    To promote their new table tennis game for the Xbox 360, Rockstar Games has been having these private play party tournaments in a swank penthouse apartment in Ebisu throughout the month, and I was lucky enough to get invited to one. It was an absolute blast — I now love the game — and it…

  • LushRush Out

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    A while back I posted about Midori Hirano‘s upcoming album, LUSHRUSH, featuring a cover illustration by OK FRED‘s Audrey Fondecave, and since yesterday you can now get your hands on it. She also has a new site up, where you’ll find links to some stuff you can listen to online.

  • Yuki in London

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    Yuki is now in London, and she’s still blogging a storm (with lots of beautiful photography) about her new life there (for the next year).

  • Tokujin Yoshioka + Maison Hermes

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    Pictured here is a new window installation from designer Tokujin Yoshioka for Maison Hermes in Tokyo, made up of 300 000 transparent straws. Via Designboom.

  • New Collaboration Tote Bags from Yoshida Kaban

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    GAS and Yoshida Kaban have released a new series of tote bags. More info from the Atmosphere blog.

  • Nakaochiai Gallery

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    The TABlog has an interview up with the curators fo the Nakaochiai Gallery. Also, they will be doing a presentation at this week‘s PechaKucha Night.

  • I Will Never Be Good at Gran Turismo

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    In this shot (from this Kotaku post) it looks like I’m actually good at playing GRAN TURISMO HD. I’m not.

  • On Design for September

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    This month’s edition of my “On Design” column is in today’s JAPAN TIMES (you can read it online here). This month I cover the Barouche line of electronic appliances, Yuichi Takeuchi’s R Chair, Oki Sato‘s DoCoMo N702iS, &design‘s NEKKO flower vase, and M+K Design‘s Sweet Icicle light.