Month: March 2008
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Hitotoki Paris Accepting Submissions
It was announced not too long ago, and now the site up: Hitotoki Paris, in both French and English flavors, is now accepting submissions. Time to experience something, write about it, and then send it in to our dear friends at Hitotoki HQ! Update: Not only do they launch a Paris site, but now Shanghai too!
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Anna Antoniades in Style Wise
Fashion designer, and PauseTalker, Anna Antoniades gets featured in this month’s edition of the “Style Wise” column in today’s THE JAPAN TIMES. You can read it online here.
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Shantell Martin and Hiroaki Koshiba Spring Event
Seems like a chance encounter by Hiroaki Koshiba and Shantell Martin at Cafe Pause the other day has resulted in a collaborative event that will take place this coming Sunday (March 16, 18:30) to mark the end of Hiro’s exhibition at the cafe. The two artists, both known for their live events (Hiro did a…
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PingMag: Ujino Muneteru
PingMag interviews artist Ujino Muneteru, about his growing collection of “Rotators” instruments.
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New Swarovski Flagship Store in Ginza
Tokujin Yoshioka designs the interior (an outdoor facade, pictured above) of the new Swarovski flagship store in Ginza, set to open at the end of the month. Via Dezeen, where you’ll find more images.
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Nakameguro Not that Hip
Following the publication of NEW YORK TIMES’s Nakameguro style map (“Hip Nippon”), Marxy goes out and says what a lot of us know to be true: Nakameguro simply isn’t the hip neighborhood everyone wants it to be (not anymore at least).
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PingMag: Living World
PingMag interviews Yoshiaki Nishimura and Tariho Nishimura of Tokyo-based design duo Living World.
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PingMag’s Desk Project
PingMag’s launches its “Desk Project,” offering a peek at the workspaces of several of their past interviewees.
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D&D in Japan
With last week marking the death of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS creator Gary Gygax, No-sword’s Matt Treyvaud takes a look at the history of the game in Japan. I think most readers know I’m an avid gamer, and not just videogames, but also boardgames and CCGs, and I have indeed rolled my fair share of polyhedric…
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PiKAPiKA the Movie
From the PiKAPiKA and So-net (and internet provider) project, it’s the PiKAPiKA THE MOVIE. Via Imprint Talk.