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  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Mikiya Kobayashi‘s Tate Otama (above), new lamp shades from Daisuke Hiraiwa, and DI CLASSE‘s Nude Lamp.

  • Uniqlo Shinjuku

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    I haven’t had a chance to check it out for myself yet, but Designboom has posted a few photos from the newly opened Uniqlo megastore in Shinjuku — it was designed by Nicolas Gwenael’s Curiosity.

  • Blossom

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    Interesting new technique used by architect Ryuji Nakamura to create this flower pattern pictured above. More details at PSFK.

  • Cadavres Exquis

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    Designboom has a rather nice gallery of shots from Jules Julien’s “Cadavres Exquis” exhibition at the Diesel Denim Gallery in Aoyama. The show runs until August 2.

  • PauseTalk Tonight

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    Just your friendly reminder that tonight (June 1) is indeed PauseTalk Vol. 32. Start time is 20:00 as always, and as I’ve mentioned before, the cafe will be entirely reserved for the event, so we should be able to accommodate everyone. Hope to see lots of you there!

  • The B.

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    Yeah, today’s my b-day, and I wasn’t going to say anything — older, not necessarily wiser — but the image above sent by one of my oldest friends (thanks, Guy) gave me a good laugh, and I wanted to share it. It was a terrific day of eating — my dear tonkatsu spaghetti at Nobu,…

  • TKG Daikanyama Closes

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    The latest Tokyo art-related economic casualty: the TKG Daikanyama gallery. From TAB’s latest news digest: Every month has brought news from London and New York of gallery closures and cut-backs, but so far the only obvious Tokyo victims have been media ones (Ping Mag, Real Tokyo, Art iT, Tokyo Art Cross). However, this week we…

  • Next PauseTalk (Vol. 32)

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    People like to get early reminders, so here’s one for the next edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 32), which happens this coming Monday (June 1) at Cafe Pause. Start time is 20:00, and as I mentioned recently, the entire cafe will be reserved for the event, so there shouldn’t be issues about seating or taking up…

  • The Making of MWW+K

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    Interested in learning more about how James created that short? Here’s a “making of” video.

  • Cut&Paste 2009 Tokyo

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    The “Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament 2009” is happening this Saturday (May 30, 17:00-20:30, 2,000 yen) at Womb in Shibuya. Tokyo is one of the last stops of this international competition, and it should be quite the event — just have a look at the participants listed below. There’s plenty more info at the event’s official…