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Month: February 2008

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    Marxy will be DJing at Bar Drop in Kichijoji tomorrow night (Friday, February 22). It’s an all-night event. Yuki Nakano will have her first solo exhibition at Cafe Nalu in Omotesando, March 1-15. Later that month, she will also have a photography exhibition at Cafe Pause.

  • Inflatable Tea House

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    Kengo Kuma‘s inflatable tea house was part of an installation at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt last year. More info at PSFK.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Takumi’s Chimney III humidifier, I.D.E.A International‘s One Strap Nylon Bag, and No Quiet‘s utsuwa line.

  • Red Bull Flugtag Flight Lab

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    A while back when I stopped by the Less Rain offices, I was just blown away by the site Carsten was working on. It’s now live, so go to the Red Bull Flugtag Flight Lab, build yourself a plane, and get flying! More on the site here from the Less Rain blog.

  • Speakerdog Greatest Hits

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    I mentioned it last year, and I’m very happy to announce that we’re finally getting close to hosting a Speakerdog exhibition at Cafe Pause. The show, which will take place the week of March 17-23, is called “The Greatest Hits,” and will include, well, a greatest hits collection all five series that have been released…

  • Nanibird Update

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    Josh McKible‘s Nanibird site gets a major update, now with 15 available designs, including contributions from Shantell Martin and Yuki Nakano. There’s even a special collaboration between Josh and Ben the Illustrator of Speakerdog!

  • Nagoya Design Do!

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    The city of Nagoya is holding their bi-annual design competition, “Nagoya Design Do!” You can send in submissions April 1-30, and you’ll find all the details on how to do that here. Via Core77.

  • TAB Talks

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    It’s not enough that Tokyo Art Beat has been THE best resource for bilingual art and design event information, now they’re following it up with a new series of talk events called, appropriately enough, TAB Talks. You can read Paul Baron’s post over at TABlog for all the details on what promises to be a…