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Month: March 2008

  • New Swarovski Flagship Store in Ginza

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    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.

  • Nakameguro Not that Hip

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    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).

  • PingMag: Living World

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    PingMag interviews Yoshiaki Nishimura and Tariho Nishimura of Tokyo-based design duo Living World.

  • PingMag’s Desk Project

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    PingMag’s launches its “Desk Project,” offering a peek at the workspaces of several of their past interviewees.

  • D&D in Japan

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    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…

  • PiKAPiKA the Movie

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    From the PiKAPiKA and So-net (and internet provider) project, it’s the PiKAPiKA THE MOVIE. Via Imprint Talk.

  • Meguro Office by Nendo

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    Dezeen covers an office interior near Meguro river that was designed by Nendo. Could be a dangerous space during wild office parties! Update: This is actually Nendo’s new office space.

  • Polypunk 28

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    A new month means a new Polypunk (28), ready for download now.