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Month: March 2007

  • Ten-Sen at PingMag

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    PingMag interviews designer Yoshino Fukuma (aka Ten-Sen).

  • Muji Tokyo Midtown

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    The next evolution of Muji? Sure, everyone’s talking about Muji’s upcoming flagship store in New York, but I’m more excited about the just-announced Muji Tokyo Midtown store, set to open March 30, when the Tokyo Midtown complex launches. According to the official site, this store is not going to stock your regular Muji goods, but…

  • JPG 2

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    Who doesn’t love Japan graphics? If you’re visiting this site, chances are you do love them, and chances are you’ll find something to like in Actar’s JPG 2. It’s on the pricey side, but then again, that’s pretty much par for the course when it comes to graphic-related books (sigh). Volume two of “JPG, Japan…

  • Site Sponsors

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    Time to thank the site’s sponsors, who in their own way help keep this site afloat. Currently residing in the sidebar to the right, you’ll find Tokyomade, Tokyo Recohan, OK FRED, and affiliate TAB Jobs. As always, if you are interested in advertising on this site, please contact me for info on rates.

  • Jeremyville Sessions

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    As a sort of follow-up to the designer toy book VINYL WILL KILL!, Jeremyville has just launched JEREMYVILLE SESSIONS, which “examines the collaborative process through the mediums of toys, tees, accessories, sketchels, art shows, animations and much more.” A few Japanese creators get covered (think Devil Robots and the like), and the package itself looks…

  • Hysteric Glamour Ikebukuro Parco

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    This past weekend we did our regular stop at Ikebukuro Parco’s Cafe Add+Ress, and noticed that a new Hysteric Glamour store had opened. The interior design is by Masamichi Katayama (Wonderwall), but it’s on the small size, as you’d expect in a shopping center. In other Wonderwall news, two projects have been added to his…

  • Shibuya

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    Alin Huma’s favorite Tokyo spots series continues.

  • OK Fred at Colophon2007

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    Colophone2007, the international magazine symposium organized by Jeremy Leslie, is happening right now in Luxembourg — I so wish I could have attended. The magCulture blog is providing plenty of updates, and it was nice seeing OK FRED — and the podcast, Radio OK Fred, of which we really need to get another episode done…

  • Mihara Yasuhiro Interview

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    Cool Hunting interviews sneaker designer Mihara Yasuhiro.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    IDEE SHOP Bags for Boys in Tokyo You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).