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Month: January 2008

  • 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.

  • Cafe Pause T Gallery: Burn Suburbia

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    We have some new t-shirts for sale at the Cafe Pause T Gallery, five designs from Burn Suburbia. Each design is inspired by (and created in) a particular city. From left: Tokyo (XS and S), Toronto (S and M), London (S and M), Phoenix (S), and Brooklyn (S and M). Unlike previous collections, you can…

  • Creative GBG Contest Winners

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    The results are in, and below is the list of 8 winners for our Creative GBG contest: Joe Joseph Keenan Julian Littler Paul Baron Ian Walker Patrick Benny Meri Joyce Nadia Gisler We have 24 items to hand out. Each winner gets to choose 3 items from the list below, so please get in touch…

  • Goro Fujita

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    Have a look at the portfolio site of Goro Fujita for lots of very nice sci-fi inspired illustrative work. Via StartDrawing.org.

  • PingMag: The Ghetto

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    PingMag heads out to Shin-Okubo to cover The Ghetto, a former love hotel that was turned into a sort of skater cultural center and gallery space.