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Month: January 2008

  • LED Lights in the Dark

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    Yuki has been experimenting with LED lights, and I absolutely love the results.

  • Ikebukuro at Night

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    My friend Max has been a man on a photography mission ever since he got a Canon EOS 5D last month, and what you see here, a shot of Ikebukuro at night (larger version here) is one of the results. He also has an interesting gallery of shots covering the homeless and their surroundings, which…

  • Gaffer Tape Typography at Nippori Station

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    When I went to and came back from Narita airport last week for my trip to Taipei, I passed through Nippori station, where I spotted plenty of great gaffer tape signs (the station is currently undergoing major renovations). I’m guessing it was done by Shuetsu Sato, who is famous for his previous tape signs at…

  • PingMag MAKE: Maruni Wood Industry

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    I included the new Maruni Collection by Naoto Fukasawa in my latest “On Design” column, and now I find that PingMag MAKE covers the company behind the line, Maruni Wood Industry, in their latest article.

  • On Design for January 2008

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    This month’s edition of “On Design” was published this week in THE JAPAN TIMES, and covered the new Maruni Collection by Naoto Fukasawa, Yuta Watanabe‘s Peg Pencil, the Tatamet collapsible helmet, Le Bain in Nishi-Azabu, and a look at the Kokuyo Design Award 2007.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post at MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Hideaki Tanaka’s BitWatch, the Information Ring, and news on Nosigner.

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    February 2 and 3 you can catch a program of classic Japanese cinema, “Rediscovery of YAMAMOTO Satsuo” (it’s part 9 in “The Japan Foundation Film Series”), at OAG Haus (next to the Canadian Embassy) in Akasaka. Films will be shown with English subtitles, with entry at only 600 yen per screening. You’ll find the schedule…

  • New Style for QP

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    Patrick Benny thinks street artist QP has started a new series. More info and photos here.