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Month: November 2007

  • TDW 2007 at MoCo Loco

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    When I first talked about what I would be doing during Tokyo Design Week, I said that I would be taking photos for MoCo Loco, as I’ve done in the past. Two of my regular “This Week from Tokyo” posts also dealt with the week’s happenings, first when it all started, and then as a…

  • Neojaponisme: Midori

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    Alin Huma contributes a new PDF booklet to Neojaponisme. In 2000, Tokyo-resident photographer Alin Huma discovered a group of negatives at a Osaka flea market simply named “Midori.” He has processed and organized these images into a special downloadable PDF booklet for Neojaponisme.

  • Dans la peau d’ane

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    If you attended one of the live Radio OK Fred sessions, then you may have noticed a book on display near the recording area. The book in question was DANS LA PEAU D’ANE, illustrated by Audrey Fondecave (that’s Radio OK FRED MC Ay2) and co-written with Yayako Uchida. It’s a beautiful book that re-imagines an…

  • Profile in Theme 11

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    If you pick up the current issue of the magazine THEME (11, Fall 2007), you’ll find a short profile on me (page 30). It’s the “Do Good!” issue, so I’m assuming I’m doing something good…

  • PingMag: Best of Tokyo Design Week 2007

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    PingMag shares its favorites from Tokyo Design Week 2007 in the form of a top 20. Item Idem‘s installation and our Radio OK Fred performances appear at #11! French artist Item Idem made a catchy installation called Displaysthetics in the basement of Celine shop, with Radio OK Fred doing a live show right in it…

  • The Greatest Rock from Japan

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    ROLLING STONE JAPAN, and then SNOOZER, recently compiled (by BEIKOKU ONGAKU founder Daisuke Kawasaki) a list of the greatest 100 rock albums from Japan. Neojaponisme covers it, and has the full list.

  • Love Your Earth Poster Pack

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    Just the other day I was mentioning how I wish I could buy some of the posters from the “Love Your Earth” exhibition, and now Designboom is selling a pack of five (plus the winning entry) at their online shop. Limited to 50! Since it’s listed as pack #1, I’m assuming they’ll be releasing more…

  • DOTMOV Festival 2007

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    What’s so great about the SHIFT-produced DOTMOV digital film festival is the fact that all selections are shown online, so anyone can get in on the screenings. You can also catch screenings in various physical spaces, with Tokyo’s location being at COMBINE in Nakameguro (November 1-30, with a special live event on November 21).