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Month: December 2006

  • Rodion Stickers

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    A look at some of the Radiodd stickers you get with Rodion’s new 12″ release, ALATA RIDE EP. More photos and details can be found on Patrick’s blog.

  • Palla at PingMag

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    PingMag interviews Osaka-based artist Kazuhiko Kawahara, aka Palla.

  • This Week in Magazines

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    PEN (190) gets traditional with a look at the design that surrounds the Japanese tea ceremony, including coverage of the material used, and of course a survey of tearooms. It’s also nice to see that the designer profile for the issue is Yoshino Fukuma of Ten-Sen. I first met her last year at the inaugural…

  • Whiskey Bon Bon a Go Go!

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    Craig Mod plays the role of the serious book designer by day, but at night, the wildman comes out as drummer of Whiskey Bon Bon, playing a mix of dirty rock/jazz this side of Tom Waits. Next up for the band are a couple of shows next week, first an all-night event at Shibuya JZ…

  • Michael Arias in The Japan Times

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    Patrick Macias has a piece in today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES covering Michael Arias, the director of the new TEKKON KINKREET (BLACK & WHITE) animated film. The article is accompanied by a Q&A.

  • ChowPourian Studio

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    Sonia and Huschang have officially formed a studio together, ChowPourian Studio, with the new site still under construction. You can still catch their “Ooito/Th’ Rezidents” exhibition at Cafe Pause (until December 24). The second planned phase was unfortunately cancelled due to an unexpected hectic scheduled, so this second week is still hosting Huschang’s Ooito designs,…

  • Welkam

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    Welkam is a Tokyo-based company that designs and builds displays and booths for events. They’ve just launched a new website, designed by AQ.

  • Marxy Covers Hysteric Glamour

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    The latest issue of NYLON FOR GUYS (Winter 2007) sees Marxy writing a lengthy profile on Hysteric Glamour designer/founder Nobu Kitamura. The piece isn’t online, so time to pony up the dough and grab the issue at your favorite newsstand!

  • The PechaKucha Virus

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    Momus’ latest column over at WIRED NEWS takes a look at the PechaKucha Night events, and then spills over in his latest Click Opera entry. For more on the PKN phenomenon, you can also read the pieces I wrote for METROPOLIS and TIME.

  • Snow Wishes

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    The BEYES Omotesando Hills shop currently has an interactive display that lets you communicate messages by way of snow. More details at the SHIFT blog (SHIFT is a partner in the project).