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.

A few photos from the live event by Hiroaki Koshiba and Shantell Martin held this past Sunday (March 16) at the cafe, marking the end of Hiro’s exhibition.

They each took turns on separate canvases, switching midway.

A few photos from Hiroaki Koshiba’s live painting last night at the cafe, for the opening of his “Harmonic Lines” show (until March 16).

Hiro will be present at tonight’s edition of PauseTalk to talk about the exhibition.

I haven’t posted magazine lists in a while, so here’s the latest bunch I picked up for the cafe, a couple of weeks ago.

• STUDIO VOICE (386)
• ART iT (17)
• EYESCREAM (2008/02)
• KU:NEL (29)
• RE:S (6)
• FOIL_IANN (Vol. 1)
• CASA BRUTUS (95)
• PLANTED (6)
• TITLE (96)
• LIFE WITH CAMERA (KAMERA HIBI) (16)
• TRIP (January 2008)
• DAZED & CONFUSED JAPAN (64)

The cafe is currently hosting an exhibition of prints by Yuka Yamaguchi, “Strict! Japanese High School,” until January 13. It was also great to have her participate in this week’s edition of PauseTalk, where she talked about her works. I’ve put up a Flickr photoset of the show.

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!

Big thanks to everyone who came to the special edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 15) we had this past Monday, to celebration the “Creative GBG in Tokyo” event at the cafe. It was far removed from how things usually go, with a few presentations (special thanks to Jesper, Julia, Martin, and Marxy for participating) and not much conversation, but mixed in with a good amount of socializing and drinking, which I was happy to see and partake in. The next edition — a regular one — will be held December 3.

With all my running around to catch Tokyo Design Week events and then the 3 nights of Radio OK Fred sessions, I haven’t had much of a chance to talk about our “Creative GBG in Tokyo” event for Swedish Style 2007 at the cafe. As you’ll know if you’ve visited the official site, the idea was to promote a collection of 10 creators from the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, with installations at the cafe, as well as the production of a catalog (you can download a PDF version here). You still have a chance to catch the installations since the event runs until November 8, and here’s a Flickr photoset to give you a peak at what it looks like.

When’s the best time to come? That would be this Monday (November 5), which is when we’ll have our party, which includes a special edition of PauseTalk. How will it differ from regular editions? It will be shorter, kicking off at 20:00, and starting with me and Jesper talking about the event, then followed by a couple of Swedish creators talking about some of their works, and then topped with a repeat performance of W. David Marx’s Powerpoint presentation of “The Idealogy of Micro-Idealogy” that was shown this past Friday at our Radio OK Fred session (not to be missed). Doors will open at 19:00, and you’ll be able to pick up a free copy of the Creative GBG catalog. Come one come all!

Illustrator Tomoko Oosuki is currently holding a show, “A Woman Alone in Ikebukuro,” at the cafe until October 21.