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Month: October 2006

  • Xbox 360 Has a Good Design

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    Even though I linked to the Good Design Award winners page last week, I hadn’t gotten a chance to go through the entire list, and I just learned now that the Xbox 360 was awarded a mention. It’s certainly well-deserved — I think it’s a great-looking console, as I mentioned when I got mine —…

  • Trapezoid

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    Naoto Fukasawa has designed a new watch for Issey Miyake’s watch line. The Trapezoid comes in red (pictured above), black, blue, and gray. Link via Dezain.net. Update (16/10/16): The image is no longer available.

  • Decoylab’s 2007 Calendar Project

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    Maiko Kuzunishi has finally announced her calendar project for 2007, which is now available for order from her online shop. This year’s theme: monosashi (measuring stick). I’ve loved all of her previous calendars, and this one’s another winner.

  • The Urawaza Way

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    Lisa has a fun piece in the new issue of WIRED (14.10) on the Japanese urawaza (secret tricks) phenomenon. I love how they illustrated the article.

  • More on Asoboo

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    Following my recent post on the Asoboo community site, discussion on the history of the site has led to a few comments, including the creator himself sharing his thoughts on what the site was, and where it’s headed.

  • Numero Tokyo

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    Been wanting to mention this, but you can currently pick up a free copy of the inaugural issue of NUMERO TOKYO, which is a zero issue. Looks like it’s going to be published twice a year (next issue is scheduled for April). I don’t really have to convince you on the worth of picking this…

  • The New MAM Director

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    THE JAPAN TIMES has a piece on new Mori Art Museum director Fumio Nanjo.

  • Playing Fields

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    This weekend marks the start of Chris Duncan’s show, “Playing Fields,” at the Nakaochiai Gallery — I pointed last week to a PingMag interview with the artist — with the opening reception happening this Saturday (October 14, 18:00-21:00). The show runs until November 19.