Category Archives: Design

TDW 2012

What a week. This was certainly the busiest design week I’ve ever had, and I barely even saw anything. All the work was of course because of the very big — and very successful — PechaKucha Night we produced as … Continue reading

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Blogger, Since 2002

I’ve been blogging for 10 years. Yesterday (September 4) marked the 10th anniversary of this blog — here’s the very first post. I’ve been writing on the web for longer than that though. Soon after I moved to Japan, I … Continue reading

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On Design for July 2012

Today is “On Design” day (the last Tuesday of the month), and that means that my monthly column is in today’s edition of The Japan Times, and online here. What’s “On Design”? It’s a column that I’ve been writing for the … Continue reading

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On Design for May 2012

My “On Design” column for May is in today’s edition of The Japan Times, and can also be read online here. Pictured above, a piece from Kyouei‘s “form of the function” jewelry collection.

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On Design for April 2012

The latest edition of my “On Design” column is in today’s Japan Times, and it can be read online here. Pictured above, the Hinoki no Hakimono clogs from Mizutori.

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On Design for March 2012

My “On Design” column for The Japan Times is in today’s issue (March 28), or you can read it online here. Pictured above, Normal‘s new Vivid series, designed by Tokyo-based Ross McBride.

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Who Doesn’t Love Posters?

I know it’s been slow going these days here, and oh how I wish I could share with you some of the cool things we’re developing on the PechaKucha front, but that’ll have to wait for a bit. One fun … Continue reading

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March 11: Inspire Japan iBook

Today is March 11, which marks the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan both with its initial impact, and with the nuclear scare that followed, and that continues to worry us. Last year, about a month after … Continue reading

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