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Month: June 2008
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Kuro
Dezeen covers the Kuro house in the city of Fukui, by architects Takuya Hosokai and Hiromasa Mori.
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Astro Boy Made of Tickets
Ping Tentacle reports on the Astro Boy pictured above, made up of 138,000 recycled subway tickets, on display at the Shinjuku Takashimaya department store.
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Phillip Lim Boutique in Aoyama
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Dezeen posts a few images of the Phillip Lim boutique in Aoyama, designed by Jamo Associates.
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Poster in a Truck
As I was walking down Azuma street in Ikebukuro yesterday, near my place, I saw this poster inside a moving truck.
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Item Idem for 032c
Tokyo-based Item Idem contribute three pieces to the latest issue of great indie mag 032c. You’ll find a little preview here.
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Tokyo Art Map: Kichijoji
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The Art Space Tokyo site has put up another one of their art maps, this time for the Ghibli Museum and surrounding area (Kichijoji). It’s available as a downloadable PDF.
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Yokai Attack!
A lot of you probably remember Matt Alt — I already pointed you to the superfun book he wrote last year with his wife, Hiroko Yoda: Hello, Please! Very Helpful Super Kawaii Characters from Japan. Matt has teamed up with Hiroko again for a book that has just come out from Kodansha International. Yokai Attack!…
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OK Fred Gorilla Store 2
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OK Fred is having its second “Gorilla Store” temporary shop at OK Fred HQ, this time with goods from Assistant and PMKFA on sale. The shop is open from 14:00 to 19:00. The photos are from a preview I attended Friday night.