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Month: June 2008

  • A to Z to Y to J

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    Me and the wife at the A to Z cafe in Aoyama this past Saturday, taken by my friend Julie.

  • Absent City

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    This past Friday night I attended the reception for Assistant‘s “Absent City” exhibition, held at their office in Shinjuku. The show runs until June 12.

  • Generate Pipeline

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    Japanese online retailer Generate has just launched Pipeline, a design discussion site. Pipeline [is] a space where we [can] share designs with you, and you with us. A space where you can find the latest ideas, discuss/rate them, and even be notified when they become Generate products (at a special pipeline discount, of course). We’ve…

  • Cornelius Flies a Kite

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    For Cornelius‘ tour of the US, Anthem magazine commissioned a custom-made kite. This video includes an interview with Cornelius, talking about the project (subtitles courtesy of Marxy).

  • Egg Beater

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    I really need to point out an album I’ve been quite enjoying of late. EGG BEATER is the second album by a band called Legofriendly, out on Intervall-audio. Both the group and the label are Tokyo-based, and although I’ve come across the label before (posted about it here), this was my introduction to Legofriendly (but…

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    Photographer Katrin Paul has a new solo show, “20070714_No4,” at Youkobo Art Space. The opening reception is tomorrow night (June 7, 18:00-20:00), and the show runs until June 15. Gelman’s Minimal Tokyo Lounge heads to Club WOMB next week (June 13, 23:00-5:00), taking over the first floor lounge.

  • PauseTalk Vol. 22

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    Thanks to everyone who made it out to this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 22). It was a great group, and gave us a chance to cover some interesting projects and ideas (and thank you Julie for the above photo). Below, as always, is the list of participants. Next month’s edition is scheduled for July…

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    Tomorrow (June 6) marks the opening of a new exhibition by Assistant, “Absent City,” but this time held at their office. The preview starts at 19:00, and the show runs until June 12. Catch the “Through a Panel Darkly” Swedish cartoonist exhibition at the Embassy of Sweden, until June 22. It still a ways off,…

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Noritake 60’s latest dish collection, a look at the glass works of Tokujin Yoshioka, and the “Wooden Chairs for Daily Life” exhibition.

  • iPhone in Japan Goes to Softbank

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    Well, it’s official — even though I think we pretty much guessed it from the get go — the iPhone will be released through Softbank in Japan. Still no word on when the phone will be go on sale though, or even pricing.