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Month: January 2007

  • Naoto Fukasawa at IMM 2007

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    Dezeen has photos from Naoto Fukasawa’s “Ideal House” installation at the IMM furniture fair in Cologne. Update: More photos have been added.

  • Ghost in the Shell to Hollywood

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    The next great sci-fi flick? Animation company Production I.G has received permission from Kodansha to act as an agent to develop a live-action film with a Hollywood studio based on Ghost in the Shell. More here.

  • 8apps

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    Jonkenpon launches its first product: 8apps. Jon explains it in detail — including some YouTube screencasts — at the Jonkenpon blog.

  • Simply Design Coffee

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    Yes, the ultimate coffee for those of you who care oh-so-much about design (present company included). And yes, Simply Design Coffee (it’s actually cafe au lait) really is the name of the drink, out from DyDo, and with a package design by ING. Found via Konbini Life.

  • Akira Yamaguchi’s Lagrange Point

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    TABlog covers artist Akira Yamaguchi’s “Lagrange Point” exhibition, which you can still catch at Mizuma Art Gallery until this Saturday (January 20).

  • PingMag Interviews Takeo Haitai

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    PingMag interviews 3D animator, and head of the Paris-based animation company Le Pivot, Takeo Haitai.

  • HDR Tokyo

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    Stunning HDR shot of the Tokyo nightscape. Found via Boing Boing.

  • DoCoMo Takes On the iPhone

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    So this is how Japanese phone makers are planning on fighting the iPhone? Pictured here is the just-announced D800iDS from DoCoMo, that features a touch-screen. I’m just dumbfounded at how ugly that interface is. Update (16/10/24): The image is no longer available.