Instead of having an empty signboard at the entrance of Cafe Pause, I decided to start a seasonal poster series. First up, a contribution from Tokyo-based graphic designer Ian Lynam. Below is a better look at the poster. Thanks, Ian!
Nov 30, 2007
TABlog interviews the founder of HERE and THERE, Nakako Hayashi.
Nov 30, 2007
Patrick Macias had hinted a while back that he was working on a project for Marui, and the details have now been made public. Marui is set to launch — on December 1 — an online store that will offer mostly girl fashions (from brands such as Super Lovers, Sexy Dynamite London, and Baby, The Stars Shine Bright) and accessories, shipping worldwide. Macias is doing consulting, and doing a column for the site, and promises that there will be more original content as well. Why is he involved with this? Well, there is that book he wrote…
Nov 30, 2007
Have a look at these nice Japan-related shots, from photographer Max Wanger’s site.
Nov 29, 2007
Out this Friday, the new issue of THE ECONOMIST (December 1st edition) will include a special report on business in Japan. You can read more about it here. Thanks, Max!
Nov 29, 2007
My weekly Tokyo post is up at MoCo Loco, this time covering Naoto Fukasawa’s Artemide ITIS desk lamp for Yamagiwa, Juuta Kan’s PhotoHanger for +d, and Tokujin Yoshioka.
Nov 29, 2007
TABlog covers this year’s edition of the “Central East Tokyo” event, running until December 2.
Nov 28, 2007
Time for some sponsor appreciation — the current group includes H.I.S. Experience, TAB Jobs, Chin Music Press, and Tokyo Recohan. Click, visit, and show some love!
Nov 28, 2007
My “On Design” column for THE JAPAN TIMES this month (online here) covers picks from this year’s edition of Tokyo Design Week, including the “Wajima x Kakitsubata” collection, Shin Azumi‘s Ribbon candle holder, Jin Kuramoto‘s SUPPER audio system, KYO-TO-TO’s embroidery, and KramDesign‘s Shadow collection.
Nov 28, 2007
THE JAPAN TIMES had a profile on Tokujin Yoshioka (not written by me) in yesterday’s edition.
Nov 28, 2007
The King of Games’ Zelda 20th Anniversary hoodie, you know you love them — I love mine — and now they’re back in stock (with a new color even, now in navy), so go and get one before they sell out again!
Nov 26, 2007
Marxy has a piece in the current issue of JAPAN INC. (74), “The Rising Tides of Fashion Populism.”
Nov 26, 2007
MONOCLE has posted a video report on this year’s edition of Tokyo Design Week.
Nov 26, 2007
Neojaponisme interviews journalist and author Sumie Kawakami about her Chin Music Press release, GOODBYE MADAME BUTTERFLY: SEX, MARRIAGE AND THE MODERN JAPANESE WOMAN.
Nov 26, 2007
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 June 4.
We hereby define a new term, that of the magaziner, described as a person who exerts an unhealthy amount of love for all things magazine. The Magaziner is a site that mostly focuses on the intersection between magazines and the digital frontier, and what it means for the medium. This does not preclude the inclusion of a healthy amount of print love.
Jean Snow is a contributor to Arcade Mania, your guide to the arcade gaming scene in Japan (Amazon US/Amazon Japan). He also provided assistance on Tokyolife: Art and Design, a guide to Tokyo's cultural output of the past few years, covering the works of over 80 influential creatives.
He will be contributing to the upcoming fifth editions of The Rough Guide to Tokyo and The Rough Guide to Japan, due for release in 2011.
Jean Snow is Executive Director of the PechaKucha organization. He also helps run the PechaKucha Night in Tokyo -- please get in touch if you are interested in presenting at a future event. For a more intimate salon-like discussion group, join him at his monthly PauseTalk event.
A longtime resident of Tokyo, he lives and breathes design, pop culture, and gaming, sustained by an unhealthy addiction to magazines and frequent visits to his favorites cafes. He has reported on these obsessions for various online/offline publications, including the following: Time, Inside (Australian Design Review), Gizmodo, Gridskipper, Kotaku, 1UP, Tokyo Q, Superfuture, OK Fred, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, I.D. (International Design), Metropolis, Azure, MoCo Loco, Kateigaho International Edition, Wired's Game|Life, PingMag, CNNGo, Phaidon, and The Japan Times.
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