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Month: January 2007

  • Muji in New York

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    Finally, Muji is taking a serious retail step in the US — their MoMA Design Store corner doesn’t really count — with the opening of two stores in New York later this year. Muji are planning to open two new stores in NYC this year. The brand that has become synonymous in Europe for brilliantly…

  • Elephant Design at PingMag

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    PingMag interviews Elephant Design, covering their online service CUUSOO SEIKATSU.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    The New SUS Meteor You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • International Creative Workshop 2007

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    Looking to get some up-close time with Rinzen and Airside? That’s exactly what you get to do if you participate in the “International Creative Workshop 2007,” presented by the Intercross Creative Center. The workshop, which will include the production of a book, takes place in Sapporo, February 13-23, and you’ll find all the necessary details…

  • That’s Me in the Spotlight

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    Brian Ashcraft over at Kotaku put me in the spotlight yesterday, as I was sporting my new 20th Anniversary Zelda hoodie from The King of Games.

  • FAMIMODE

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    This weekend is definitely looking like a great one — on top of the already mentioned Tokyo Fun Party “Juliana” on Sunday, the night before sees the all-night “FAMIMODE,” produced by the great Kichijoji retro game shop Meteor. I’ll let Jason, aka 6955, tell you why you’ll want to go: For those of you in…

  • This Week in Magazines

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    The latest issue of BRUTUS (609) follows brain scientist — and all-around celebrity these days — Kenichiro Mogi in a cover feature they call “Mogidas.” Won’t be of much interest unless you read Japanese. PEN (191) has a great issue that looks at East European graphics, with of course plenty of works on display, and…

  • On Design Next Week

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    In case you were wondering why my monthly column for THE JAPAN TIMES, “On Design,” wasn’t in yesterday’s edition — it gets published on the 4th Tuesday of every month — it’s because the Lifestyle section didn’t appear on January 2 (the first Tuesday of this month), so all columns have been pushed back a…