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  • Book on Hitoshi Abe

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    Designboom reviews a new book on the works of architect Hitoshi Abe from Phaidon. Whether or not you are an architect or designer, this book highlights Hitoshi Abe’s work in a way that anyone can appreciate. Through vivid imagery and detailed insights, each project is displayed in a straightforward and captivating way.

  • Venom Palette

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    I had a chance to check out Daniel‘s exhibition yesterday — the one I posted about — and quite enjoyed what I saw. The best was to have him explain the meaning behind each piece — it was great to hear the justification for each element used. Unbelievably, he’s selling t-shirts for 1,000 yen —…

  • Kaela Kimura’s Banzai

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    I have to say I quite like the video for Kaela Kimura’s new single, “Banzai.”

  • &seen

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    Tokyo-based Swedish art director Johan Prag has been blogging of late, although he describes it more as “a notebook for organising my ideas, ongoing research and other inspiration.” Luckily for us, he’s made his &seen notebook public. I really love that logo.

  • Next PauseTalk (Vol. 31)

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    Just a friendly reminder that this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 31) happens this Monday (May 11) at Cafe Pause — it’s the second Monday this month due to this past week’s Golden Week holiday. Start time is 20:00, as always. Also, this PT will mark the start of an exhibition at the cafe (until…

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    This week’s Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, covering Nosigner‘s AWA line, Yurina Kira’s wooden brooches, 16A Architects‘ candle shade, and Ryohei Yoshiyuki‘s Level Stool.

  • Ikebukuro Sighting

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    Yeah, that’s me in the middle — here’s a larger version. The photo was taken last week by Tim as he spotted me on the escalator leaving the Fukutoshin platform in Ikebukuro. He saw me and quickly pulled out his camera, to which I screamed: “Analog!”

  • Pop Goes the Anime Bubble

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    Just the other day I posted on how I haven’t been following anime like I used to, and then today comes a post on Japan Probe illustrating that, apparently, the “anime bubble has burst.” And as a follow-up to my anime post, I have watched the first episode of each series. Verdict? I can’t see…

  • Tokyo Art Map Love

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    Congrats to the AQ crew for getting the Tokyo Art Map series featured in this year’s edition of the Layouts for Catalogs and Pamphlets book. In other map news, the new one (May/June) just came out, and should be out in the wild.

  • My Famicase Exhibition

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    The very cool retro game shop Meteor in Kichijoji is again hosting an exhibition of dreamed-up cases for Nintendo’s original Famicom (NES) console, “My Famicase Exhibition.” It runs until May 31, but all cases have also been posted on the event’s site.