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Month: October 2006

  • What’s Your Station?

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    Lisa points us to this site that sells key/phone straps featuring the station signs you see on all platforms. I’m totally getting an Ikebukuro one! Update: Here’s an English site that sells them.

  • On Design for October

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    The October edition of my “On Design” column is in today’s THE JAPAN TIMES (you can read it online here). In it, I cover the Sharp Aquos line (you know I love it so), Kaichiro Yamada‘s Tatami chair, Tokujin Yoshioka‘s Pane chair, and Masanori Oji’s Kakehouki.

  • Junkudo, You Are My World

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    Today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES interviews the deputy manager of Ikebukuro’s Junkudo, “which boasts the largest floor space (nine-stories) of any bookstore in Japan.” This is the store I’m always referring to, as I live just a minute down the road from it.

  • Katsuhiro Otomo's Mushishi

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    Katsuhiro Otomo is going live-action! Click here to see the trailer for his adaption of the MUSHISHI manga (which has also been adapted into an anime series), starring Jo Odigiri. Link via Anime News Network.

  • Rezidents T-Shirts for Sale

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    A while back Sonia had mentioned that she would be selling some limited edition Th’ Rezidents tees at the 100% Design Tokyo Designboom Mart, but it seems like she won’t get to (she’ll be selling other stuff though), so instead she’s selling them online. The details on both designs (pictured above, limited to 25) are…

  • This Week in Magazines

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    BRUTUS (604) has a terrific feature that shows how various creators/companies are “Inventing Tomorrow Today,” which means lots of forward-thinking designs and products (they kick things off with a stylish robot and the Nintendo Wii), with this issue’s insert an “Encyclopedia of Inventions.” There’s also a look at the storefront display that Tokujin Yoshioka has…

  • Tokyo Design Week According to Jean Snow

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    How’s that for a post title? Quite a few of you have been emailing me asking for tips, suggestions, and recommendations regarding the upcoming Tokyo Design Week (November 1-5, for the most part) — you know, that big-ass celebration of design that brings together the combined forces of Tokyo Designer’s Week, 100% Design Tokyo, Design…

  • Retired Weapons Calendar 2007

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    Again this year, the Retired Weapons project is producing a beautiful calendar that includes the sort of imagery you’d expect to see from them. These are made-to-order, and the deadline for orders is November 25, with the calendar itself selling for 3000 yen.