TB.Grafico – Page 9 – Jean Snow [.net]

Here’s a little sneak peak at the still-under-construction GYRE shopping center on Omotesando, designed by MVRDV. It opens in November, and replaces the old ESQUISSE building.

In Ginza

Sep 10, 2007

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Jean Snow

in TB.Grafico, Tokyo Walking

In Ginza, at the major intersection in front of the Sony Building, waiting to cross the street. That’s the new Marronnier Gate shopping center you see in the background (seemingly coming out from the middle of the bus). You can listen to my afternoon walk through Ginza in the latest episode of the TOKYO BOY…

ITO-YA Stationery Store

Sep 10, 2007

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Jean Snow

in Stores, TB.Grafico

An oldie but goodie: the ITO-YA stationery store in Ginza. The building next to it, also part of ITO-YA, is undergoing some major renovations.

55Houses at the Design Gallery

Sep 10, 2007

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Jean Snow

in Architecture, Events, TB.Grafico

The “55Houses” exhibition at Matsuya’s Design Gallery in Ginza, which ends tomorrow (September 10).

Ginza Salone at GGG

Sep 10, 2007

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Jean Snow

in Design, Events, TB.Grafico

Some of Kenjiro Sano’s works at the Ginza Graphic Gallery‘s “Ginza Salone” exhibition. I really liked the show, and talk about it in my latest TOKYO BOY podcast.