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Month: September 2009

  • Inside Atelier Bow-Wow’s Studio

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    I’ve long had an obsession with the work spaces of creators, and so I’m absolutely delighted to finally get to look inside Atelier Bow-Wow‘s studio, courtesy of a video shot by 0300tv. Via Core77.

  • Ryue Nishizawa Collaborates with Nagai Garou

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    Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA) has designed a bulging front window for the recently opened Nagai Garou gallery space in Ginza. Via Spoon & Tamago.

  • Robovie-Nano

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    Time to get your robot groove on, thanks to Vstone’s new Robovie-Nano, the company’s new entry-level humanoid robots. Designboom posts a few more details and photos, including a video of the Robovie-Nano in action.

  • Playing Fez

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    Ever since I first saw a trailer for Fez at a PauseTalk a couple of years ago — when Polytron‘s Jason DeGroot (6955) was still living in Tokyo — I’ve been anxiously waiting to get my hands on a controller to bring that little Gomez to life myself. Well, I finally got my chance this…

  • Eco Warrior Bag

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    From Tokyo brand Rezon comes the Eco Warrior Bag — the idea is that you flip it over and place it over your head when you spot non-eco behaviour. Via Dezeen.

  • Calm & Punk Gallery + ten_do_ten

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    The Calm & Punk Gallery has released the Calm & Punk Book #1, produced by ten_to_ten. It sells for 1,800 yen, and can be purchased online from the GAS shop. Via TABlog.

  • JAGDA Calendar

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    JAGDA (Japan Graphic Designers Association) has announced that its 2010 calendar is going on sale October 26, and it’s looking like a great buy, featuring works by 365 designers — the designers are listed here in Japanese, but the images will only appear online on the day they represent in the calendar. Priced at 3,650…

  • In Heaven Everything Is Fine

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    Rob Judges has a new show on this week at Uplink Gallery in Shibuya, titled “In Heaven Everything Is Fine,” running until September 28. Really wish I could have attended Saturday’s opening which featured, among other things, Rob doing a live drawing performance (pictured above).

  • Shigeru Ban’s Paper Tower

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    Dezeen covers the temporary paper structure designed by Shigeru Ban for London Design Week.

  • The Drifting Classroom

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    Patrick Macias gave a lecture this past week at California State University, covering “Theoretical Perspectives on Manga, Anime and Otaku,” and he’s now made if available as a download as an episode of his Hot Tears of Shame podcast series (#33). As Patrick explains, “[w]hile some of this territory was covered before in my speech…