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Month: October 2005

  • On Design Is Online

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    This month’s “On Design” for THE JAPAN TIMES is now online. In it I go over a few items (Yamaha’s EC-O2, Toshiba’s Wearable Star collection, and the Plusminuszero Humidifier) that made it in the Good Design Award’s “Best 15,” and then add some things I feel should have made the cut (Makoto Saito’s Penck and…

  • The Omotesando Hills Debate Continues

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    The Omotesando Hills debate continues with Momus throwing in his 2 cents. Me? I’m definitely with Momus on this one.

  • d/g* Tokyo Job Postings

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    I often get emails from designers asking about work in Tokyo, and so here’s some info on some job openings at the Tokyo offices of the Desgrippes Gobé Group: d/g* tokyo is looking for creative and team spirited designers, production artists and 3D designers to join our creative team to work on projects for national…

  • Yoshioka and Toyota

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    Tokujin Yoshioka’s website (see the news section) has been updated with pics of the Toyota booth he created for Tokyo Motor Show 2005 (happening now). More highlights from the event here. Links via Dezain.net. And speaking of Yoshioka, while I was at hhstyle.com yesterday I picked up a pamphlet announcing an exhibition he’ll be having…

  • PlayStation Spot Bus

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    Here’s what the PlayStation Spot bus looks like (from Kotaku). According to Game Watch, it’ll be in and around this week’s TIFF activities. Remember to go and try out LOCO ROCO! Update (16/09/04): The photo is no longer available.

  • The Omotesando Eye Sore

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    METROPOLIS founder Mark Devlin does not dig Ando’s Omotesando development at all. But Archinect, get your facts straight. Newspaper? The publisher of the English language newspaper Japan Today criticizes Tadao Ando’s building for Mori in Omotesando.

  • Take Me Home

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    Momus starts missing Japan terribly — but no worries, as he’ll be back for a few months (albeit in Osaka) in not too long.

  • Marxy and Creativity

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    Marxy shares some thoughts on TOKION magazine’s “Creativity Now Conference,” held this past Sunday at Laforet in Harajuku.

  • Mamma Gun at TAB

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    Mamma Gun now has an event page at Tokyo Art Beat.

  • TokyoAlice

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    Illustrator TokyoAlice, standing in front of some of her works (for the “Tokyo Alice Wonder Land!!!” exhibition) at the KDDI Designing Studio.