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Month: November 2009

  • Chiharu Shiota

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    Designboom highlights installation works by artist Chiharu Shiota. Above, “Flowing Water” at the Nizayama Forest Art Museum in Toyama.

  • Photography Meetup at Zen Foto

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    Mark Pearson is organizing an informal meet-up for photographers at his Zen Foto art gallery in Shibuya. It takes place tomorrow (November 15) at 19:00. Via TABlog.

  • Nike Harajuku

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    Nike is opening a new store in Harajuku tomorrow (November 14), and the shop’s website is now showing a time-lapse video of the construction (or at least of the exterior’s temporary display).

  • Rain Town

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    As a follow-up to the post on “Fumiko’s Confession,” here’s another short directed by Hiroyasu Ishida (Tete). Via Tim Rudder.

  • Bike Shop Panorama

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    Click through to see a very cool panorama photo of the JAN track bike shop in Tokyo by Kyoichi Ozaki — best viewed fullscreen. Via Gordon Kanki Knight.

  • Muji + Lego

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    Muji has launched its annual Xmas campaign section, which includes the new collaborative project between Muji and Lego. Imagine a mix of paper crafts, using Lego blocks and pieces as accessories. I don’t know if these are sold at all stores — I don’t think so — but I saw a huge display at the…

  • Exhibition Design by Nendo

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    I first previewed it a while back, but here’s a better look at the exhibition design by Nendo created for last month’s “Kanazawa World Craft Triennial 2010 Pre-event” at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. Photos are by the always amazing Daici Ano, pretty much “the” name in architectural photography. The design for…

  • Fumiko’s Confession

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    Simply amazing: the above short, “Fumiko’s Confession,” was completely animated by one person, a student known only as “Tete.” Please, studios, give this person some money to produce a series or a film. Via Japan Probe. Update: The short was actually produced by a team of five — they are listed here (in French). “Tete,”…