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!
2007.11.30
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…
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Have a look at these nice Japan-related shots, from photographer Max Wanger’s site.
Comments (0) Category: PhotographyOut 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!
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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.
Comments (0) Category: MoCo Loco2007.11.28
TABlog covers this year’s edition of the “Central East Tokyo” event, running until December 2.
Comments (0) Category: Art • EventsTime 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!
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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.
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THE JAPAN TIMES had a profile on Tokujin Yoshioka (not written by me) in yesterday’s edition.
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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!
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Marxy has a piece in the current issue of JAPAN INC. (74), “The Rising Tides of Fashion Populism.”
Comments (0) Category: FashionMONOCLE has posted a video report on this year’s edition of Tokyo Design Week.
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Neojaponisme interviews journalist and author Sumie Kawakami about her Chin Music Press release, GOODBYE MADAME BUTTERFLY: SEX, MARRIAGE AND THE MODERN JAPANESE WOMAN.
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Jean Snow lives and breathes design and pop culture 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.
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.
Jean Snow is 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 May 12.
I write a monthly column covering Japanese product design for The Japan Times, called "On Design." It appears on the fourth Tuesday of every month, in both the print edition and online.
I contribute a weekly round-up covering the latest product and interior design happenings from Tokyo and Japan for MoCo Loco. It gets posted on Wednesdays, and you can find links to previous posts here.
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