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Category: TB.Grafico

  • An Afternoon in Aoyama

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    On Saturday I was out in Aoyama, and this time, was accompanied by Yuko. We started out by visiting our friend Nao’s show at Gallery Omotesando, “3+5+6+8,” on the last day it was being held. Following that we went to, ahem, Royal Host, because Yuko was in the mood for a parfait. Hey, if it’s…

  • Omotesando Hills

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    Walking past Omotesando Hills yesterday, late afternoon.

  • 3+5+6+8

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    I went to see Nao Suzuki‘s photography show today, “3+5+6+8,” at Gallery Omotesando (ended today). There are a few more pics on my Flickr account. I love the way she arranged the pictures.

  • Temporary AU Showroom

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    Walking in front of Omotesando Hills the other day, I spotted this temporary AU showroom for their new Neon phone, designed by Naoto Fukasawa. They were also giving out tissue boxes in the shape of the phones.

  • Architexture

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    I dropped by the hhstyle.com store in Harajuku yesterday, and happened on this exhibition for a product called Architexture (until March 6). It’s a collection of furoshiki by famous designers/architects (Kengo Kuma, Jun Aoki, Kazuyo Sejima, Hiroshi Naito, Takaharu + Yui Tezuka).

  • 2 Channel Vending Machine

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    I stopped by Nakano Broadway yesterday to take some pictures for my upcoming PingMag article (at the ANDTOY shop — and contrary to what it says on their front page, they do take international orders), and spotted this vending marchine selling 2 Channel merchandise. Here’s a close-up of the items on sale, a close-up of…

  • Spiral

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    A picture I took a while back at the Spiral exhibition I talk about in the first episode of my Tokyo Boy podcast (and if you listened to the podcast in iTunes or on a color-screen iPod you saw this image as a chapter marker).

  • Aoyama Book Center

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    The Aoyama Book Center cares about good Japanese design, and you should too!