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Month: December 2006

  • Hideyuki Nakayama

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    There’s something I really like about architect Hideyuki Nakayama’s very simple website, and the way he presents his work. The pictures that you can click through are from his 2004 House. Link via Dezain.net.

  • This Week in Magazines

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    If a trip to Okinawa is on your mind, then you could do worse than picking up the latest issue of BRUTUS (607), with its look at “The Other Okinawa.” It’s the usual survey of everything you’d want to check out, and they also include a CD with a couple of Okinawan-style tracks. These days…

  • Wallpaper* City Guide: Tokyo

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    The other day I picked up the Tokyo edition of the recently launched “Wallpaper* City Guide” travel series from Phaidon. Looking at the format, I really like what they’ve done, releasing something affordable (only 1000 yen), and quite functional as well — they’ve really done a good job with the way the book gets divided,…

  • Open Sky 2.0

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    The current Kazuhiko Hachiya exhibition at ICC, “Open Sky 2.0,” includes this Nausicaa-inspired flying prototype, the M-02J. The exhibition runs until March 11, and Impress Watch has a few photos from the show.

  • Tokyo Fun Party Stickers

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    Want another reason to go to tomorrow night’s Tokyo Fun Party-produced “Juliana” party? How about getting free TFP stickers!

  • Mitsukoshi’s Use of RFID

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    PingMag has a piece up that examines the use of RFID at the Mitsukoshi department store.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    BAPE KIDS Graniph in Australia You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Ryuko Tsushin Coverage

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    If you have a look at the latest issue of RYUKO TSUSHIN (522), you’ll find this little news piece (on page 208) covering “Nudie Cafe,” with a nice little photo of Jesper and me. Jesper has another picture in the issue, in the travel piece on Sweden, since he acted as a guide for the…