Today I put up the second poster in the “Cafe Pause Poster Series,” replacing the previous one that was designed by Ian Lynam. The new poster is by PMKFA. Thanks, Micke! Below is a better a look at the poster.
It’s been a while, but designer Koji Kimura has brought in some new chairs at the cafe. Currently there are two like the one pictured above (the other one is yellow), and I believe there will be a third one, but I’m not sure if it’ll have the same shape, or if it’s something else entirely.
Instead of having an empty signboard at the entrance of the cafe, 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!
TRAVEL+LEISURE magazine is doing a profile piece on me, and this past week they sent a photographer to shoot me at the cafe for the article. The photographer they chose was Takashi Yasumura, whose photobook, DOMESTIC SCANDALS, I had the great pleasure to leaf through between setups — the online images don’t do justice to the attractive color style used. The book is published by a small Tokyo-based publisher called Osiris run by Yoko Sawada, who also acts as an agent — she was on hand during the shoot — and was editor of a photography magazine in the nineties. I can’t wait to see how the shots turned out!
We recently celebrated the 3rd anniversary of the cafe, and produced this t-shirt (not for sale). It was designed by Next Century Modern. Below is the color we used for the final tee.
The cafe, as well as yours truly, makes an appearance in the current issue of PEN (197), as part of their “Tokyo Map 2007″ issue.
The tilt shift lens photography (or imitation thereof) madness continues, with this contribution from David Macklem, one of our PauseTalk participants, who remixed an old picture I had taken of Cafe Pause. I quite like the result.
Cafe Pause has some new chairs. If you’re interested in the design, I believe the designer, Koji Kimura, has shown interest in coming to the next PauseTalk.