Month: May 2007
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On Design for May 2007
This month’s edition of my “On Design” column is in today’s THE JAPAN TIMES, and online here. In it, I cover Shunji Yamanaka’s OVO, the DateBlock calendar, the Dokodemo VAPE No. 1 NEO, Graf and Flame’s DECO LAMP, and SANAA’s Fruit Basket tea service for Alessi.
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Nadiff in Aoyama to Close
As spotted in Momus’ latest post, the Nadiff store in Aoyama will close by the end of the month, to be re-opened later this year in a new location and under a new name. From their website: Artshop NADiff which celebrated the tenth anniversary in March at Omote-sando, Tokyo, will be closed by the end…
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Alakazam
Boicozine highlights the Alakazam label, made up of illustrators Will Sweeney and Susumu Mukai (Zongamin). I remember when they had launched at Beams T last year, but hadn’t heard anything since. The same post also mentions that Silas is now going to focus solely on its operations in Japan.
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Satoshi Kon in the NYT
THE NEW YORK TIMES has a piece up on Satoshi Kon, regarding his latest film, PAPRIKA.
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Kamiya Bar, Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Marxy invites us to a glass of Denki Bran at Kamiya Bar in Asakusa.
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Genius Party
Paul sent me the link to this trailer for GENIUS PARTY, an omnibus film out July 7 (07/07/07) featuring shorts by 7 superstar anime directors, by way of Studio 4C (MIND GAME). I can’t wait to see this!
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Happening in Tokyo
Tokyo Midtown is hosting a series of free live events. The next performances will be held May 26 and 27, with the Sunday shows featuring Lullatone and Kazumasa Hashimoto. Gelman Lounge, featuring Alexander Gelman and the Minimal Tokyo DJ Crew, returns next week, May 25, to Super Deluxe with an all-night audiovisual art installation party…