Category: Events

  • Kyouei at Designboom Mart

    I learned yesterday that along with Sonia, Kouichi Okamoto (Kyouei) will also be selling stuff at the Designboom Mart inside the 100% Design Tokyo venue. And speaking of Sonia, she’s put up a new Rezidents wallpaper that you can download for use with your PSP.

  • Making the Tee

    Screen printing the tees from PMFKA for the “Nudie Cafe” event. We get them tomorrow, and they will be on sale at the cafe from Monday (which marks the start of the event).

  • PMKFA + Nudie Jeans

    Here’s a sneak peak at the tee PMKFA has designed for our Swedish Style event, “Nudie Cafe.” The idea was to remix the original Nudie Jeans tees, and I’m rather happy with the result. The final version, which will be sold at the cafe, we’ll have slightly different colors.

  • The Dirty Southern Politician Workshop

    To celebrate their first novel (fiction), LAST OF THE RED HOT POPPAS, Chin Music Press will host a release party at Sanbancho Cafe on November 16. Below is the event info, and here’s a link to an access map (the cafe is near Co-Lab/Yasukuni Shrine). Chin Music Press Invites You To: THE DIRTY SOUTHERN POLITICIAN…

  • Plans for the Next PauseTalk

    The next edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 5) will take place, as scheduled, on November 6 (first Monday of the month). This will mark a turning point for the event, as I feel like it’s time to move things to a new level of participation and collaboration. I’ve been chatting with some of the regular participants…

  • Tokyo Design Week According to Jean Snow

    How’s that for a post title? Quite a few of you have been emailing me asking for tips, suggestions, and recommendations regarding the upcoming Tokyo Design Week (November 1-5, for the most part) — you know, that big-ass celebration of design that brings together the combined forces of Tokyo Designer’s Week, 100% Design Tokyo, Design…

  • Chris Duncan Installation

    Nakaochiai Gallery‘s Julia sent me this image (courtesy of Ashley Rawlings) of the current Chris Duncan exhibition, “Playing Fields.” Truly a striking installation. Here’s a link to a review of the show from THE JAPAN TIMES.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

    Tokyo International Film Festival 2006 Burton Tokyo You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).