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  • Tokyo FILMeX 2006

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    Partly due to the fact that it was launched around the time when REALTOKYO opened, this film festival is one that I particularly love. This year’s installment features among others movies by Thai Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Chinese Jia Zhang-ke, Tsai Ming-liang from Taiwan and Ryoo Seung-Wan from Korea. These are all outstandingly unique directors who represent…

  • This Is What Tokyo Design Week Did to Me

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    Sonia has posted a whole bunch of pics from 100% Design Tokyo — she obviously got to spend a lot of time there as she was manning her Designboom Mart booth. Pictured above is what a week of design does to a sane person.

  • Karl Escritt Update

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    Nice to see Karl Escritt get mentioned (includes a video of one of his live painting performances) on Cool Hunting, and then here’s some event info for you if you happen to be in Kyoto sometime over the next few weeks. On 12 November 2006 Escritt has a show in Kyoto; 1 December 2006 he…

  • Nudie Cafe Video Installation

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    I’ve added a few more shots to the “Nudie Cafe” Flickr photoset, mostly showcasing the video projection by NIM. The video is programmed to create “visual beats” that play along with the tracks from all our compilations. There is also an MTV-style info bumper that appears at the bottom left whenever a new track starts.…

  • Nudie Cafe Compilations

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    For those interested, I’ve posted the complete playlists — after the jump — for the compilations that we are playing at the cafe during the “Nudie Cafe” event. Contributors are Hideki Kaji, Embee, Hird, Hej Musik, and Marc Xavier LeBlanc (Bones), and all music is 100% Swedish.

  • Swedish Style 2006 Opening Party

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    I’ve put up a Flickr photoset of shots from last night’s official opening party for Swedish Style 2006 at the Embassy of Sweden in Roppongi.

  • TDW at MoCo Loco

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    Here are the latest posts on MoCo Loco featuring pictures I took at TDW: TDW 100% Design Tokyo 2006: Takumi TDW 100% Design Tokyo 2006: Asahi Kasei Chemicals It looks like he’s decided to slowly put them out instead of just dumping everything in one huge post, so keep checking over the next week or…

  • Daily Casa Brutus

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    As with last year, CASA BRUTUS is releasing daily free papers during Tokyo Design Week with coverage of the various events currently invading the city. You can also download PDF versions from the CASA BRUTUS site (direct links: 1, 2, and 3).