Category: Tokyo Boy

  • Cafe Pause 5th Anniversary Party Photos

    As promised, a few photos taken at the party we had for the 5th anniversary of Cafe Pause last Saturday. All photos were taken by Kei Suzuki — he was responsible for the visual/sound performance.

  • Cafe Pause 5th Anniversary Party

    Just a reminder that Cafe Pause‘s 5th anniversary party — which I posted about earlier this week — happens tomorrow night (Saturday, February 21). Entry is free, and doors open at 19:00, with live acts starting at 20:00 (there are three scheduled, with Taichi playing third at around 21:00), and the cafe will be open…

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering MisoSoupDesign‘s W Lounge Chair, Atsuko Hamanaka “Mock & Mimic,” and Mile‘s “Solar Phone Concepts.”

  • Cafe Pause 5th Anniversary Party

    I’m always told I announce these things too late, so let it be said now: this coming Saturday (February 21) Cafe Pause celebrates its fifth anniversary. Doors will open at 19:00, with live performances starting at 20:00 — I’d make sure not to miss Taichi at 21:00. Entry will be free, and I’ll of course…

  • TB.Pensar 15

    What is TB.Pensar? Find out here. I’ve been wanting to do one of these for a while now, to highlight a few things I’m working on, and slowly prepping. As most of you know, I had a rough end to 2008, but I can honestly say that things are really good right now, and I’m…

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

    My weekly Tokyo post is up at MoCo Loco, this time covering Kenji Miyazaki’s EAT portable ashtray for Erect (above), Nousaku‘s Flower tray, and the “Trucking Truck #2” exhibition.

  • Here Is Jean Snow

    Well, it’s finally happened, my first piece of recognition back home. The current issue of my hometown’s weekly free paper Here has put me on the cover for a story about my life in Tokyo, and my involvement in Arcade Mania. Thanks to my friends Marc for the scan of the cover (he also took…

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Shunsuke Terata’s Detect mirror (above), Isolation Unit‘s Shifting Vase, and the upcoming Tokujin Yoshioka-curated Cartier exhibition.

  • PauseTalk Vol. 28

    Just a reminder that following a skip month, PauseTalk returns this coming Monday (February 2) at Cafe Pause. Start time is 20:00 as usual, and I’d urge everyone who plans on coming to try and arrive on time, because it’s a bit awkward to have people arrive throughout the session — I know it’s unavoidable…

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Shunsuke Terada’s Oblique vase (above), Jin Kuramoto’s Lilliput series, and Satoshi Nakagawa’s Handy Birdy Minny ballpoint pen.