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Month: December 2006

  • LOGOS Gallery Winter Sale

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    The big foreign books winter sale at LOGOS Gallery starts this Friday (December 29), and will run until January 15. This is always a great opportunity to get some nice art and design-related books at heavily discounted prices. I stopped by the LOGOS store today while in Shibuya, and ended up picking up a copy…

  • On Design for December

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    This month’s edition of my “On Design” column is in today’s THE JAPAN TIMES, and you can read it online here. In it, I cover Plusminuszero‘s Air Purifier, Thanko‘s Easy Desk Aluminum, Yomiko Advertising‘s Waste Me Not (Mottainai) Calendar, and METAPHYS‘ Celtis game.

  • A&W Love Juliana

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    No root beer is involved, but if you really liked the flyer for the TFP “Juliana” party, know that it was done by graphic duo A&W. The TFP blog has a few pics of their studio, and pictured above is their design for the new flyer, with the next party happening January 28, again at…

  • PingMag Checks Out NAM

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    PingMag interviews fashion designer Toko Kumagai, of the brand NAM.

  • M31

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    It feels like it’s been ages since I’ve done some good old fashion mystery announcements, so here then is the first official mention of M31. What is M31? It’s what 2007 is going to be all about for me, and I’m pretty damn excited about it. It’s basically a way for me to finally organize…

  • Juliana Vol. 1

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    This past Sunday marked the debut of Tokyo Fun Party‘s new series of parties, “Juliana,” at Soft in Shibuya. It was an absolute blast, and I’m already looking forward to the next one. Pictured above is the space very early on, before it got packed, and below are the two masterminds behind the event, Digiki…

  • Epson Color Imaging Contest 2006

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    Earlier this week, I stopped by Spiral in Aoyama to have a look at the “Epson Color Imaging Contest 2006” (it’s now over). Judges for the contest included Shinya Fujiwara, Daido Moriyama, and Taku Sato. There was a rather nice collection of work on display, including some attractive books.

  • It’s Her Thing

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    Megumi may be looking like she’s none too happy, but that has to be the best color combination I’ve seen on one of PMKFA‘s IT’S OUR THING tees yet. Unfortunately, it’s limited to only 4 copies, but at least there’s news that a second collection will come out within the next couple of months, of…

  • Moku Moku Yu Baths

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    Dezeen has news, and a few images, of Klein Dytham Architecture‘s new Moku Moku Yu baths.

  • PingMag’s Christmas Buying Guide

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    Still not done with your Christmas shopping? PingMag comes up with some last-minute suggestions to help save the day.