A new collection of stationary goods produced by Delfonics and Groovisions based on the graphic design work of Dick Bruna.
Jean Snow lives and breathes design, pop culture, and gaming in Tokyo -- sustained by an unhealthy addiction to magazines and frequent visits to his favorites cafes. He has reported on these obsessions for the following online/offline publications: Time, Inside (Australian Design Review), Gizmodo, Gridskipper, Kotaku, Tokyo Q, Superfuture, OK Fred, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, I.D. (International Design), Metropolis, Azure, MoCo Loco, Kateigaho International Edition, Game|Life, and The Japan Times. He also manages the gallery space at Cafe Pause.
Jean Snow is a daily contributor to Wired magazine's game blog, Game|Life, covering game news from Japan and beyond.
Arcade Mania is currently on sale through Amazon Japan, with the same edition available for pre-order on Amazon US (to be released January, 2009).
Tokyolife: Art and Design covers Tokyo's cultural output of the past few years, covering the works of over 80 influential creatives. Jean Snow provided coordination assistance.
The Superfuture Superguides are a series of PDF travel guides to some of your favorites cities, updated monthly, and obsessively compiling the best places to shop, eat, and drink. The Tokyo guide is edited by Jean Snow.
He is also the design/culture editor at Neojaponisme, a web journal covering social and cultural aspects of Japan. Read the manifesto, by founder and chief editor W. David Marx, here.
PauseTalk is a regular series of events that take place at Cafe Pause on the first Monday of every month, with a start time of 20:00. The idea is to create a forum where Tokyo-based creatives can get together and discuss their own projects, as well as cultural currents of the city. The next edition happens October 6.
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I am enjoying perusing these stationery goods as I workout on my stationary bike. :)
I’m off to Tokyo tomorrow (first time). I’m really looking forward to the “50 years of Miffy” exhibit.
Where can I purchase the stationary and other work? I assume the Groovisions store?
Also, could you let me know of any “must see” exhibits, shops, and events. I’ve been researching and printing a lot of pages from your sites, but perchance you have a one page listing?
Great site by the way.
Where is this “50 Years of Miffy” exhibition?
The stationary can be purchased at all Delfonics stores in Tokyo. There’s one in the basement of Shibuya’s Parco Part 1, as well as one in the Ikebukuro Parco.
I’m not really on top of must-see exhibitions right now as I’m pretty busy with other stuff, and don’t have time to go out much. Your best bet is to have a look at the Tokyo Art Beat site (it’s where I get most of my info).
From what I can tell, the show is at the Matsuya Ginza Asakusa gallery (8th floor), and runs till May 9th.
Are you familiar with this gallery? Will it be difficult to find?
Link here:
http://www.asahi.com/event/miffy/
and here:
http://www.matsuya.com/miffy/index2.html
Yeah, I go to Matusya Ginza every time I’m in the area. The Design Gallery, although tiny, always has free shows. Don’t expect something major, it’s just a small room. But it’s nice to check out, especially for the Design Collection retail space right next to it.
Hi,
I just had my Paperback poster framed (bought last fall), and I’m kicking myself for not getting a couple of the others. Do you know if Defonics do any online sales? Or do I have to get back to Tokyo?
Thanks.
No online sales — and keep in mind that even the stores that do offer online sales very rarely will ship outside of Japan.