In this week’s Tokyo post for MoCo Loco, I share a few of the New Year cards I received from design-related companies.

My weekly Tokyo post is up at MoCo Loco, this time covering new lights from Chihiro Tanaka, Izumi Okayasu’s “Kaleidoscope” exhibition, and the latest Plusminuszero products to go on sale.

In this week’s Tokyo post for MoCo Loco I cover the Ayuregg, Ace 60’s smaller accessories, and &design’s LED Watch for Takumi.

Starting today and running all week, NHK World TV’s TOKYO EYE is running a special episode to celebrate 1 year on the air, with a selection of segments from throughout the run. I’m told the visit I did to Cow Books in Nakameguro is to be included, and I expect you’ll see Patrick Macias and Matt Alt as well. Check here for the broadcast schedule.

My weekly Tokyo post is up at MoCo Loco, this time covering photos from Tokujin Yoshioka’s installation at Design Miami, a couple of shows at Living Design Center Ozone, the Cuusoo.com 10th anniversary exhibition, and the MUJI Award 02 results.

My weekly Tokyo post is up at MoCo Loco, this time covering Masami Takahashi’s Calendar Cube, Makoto Hirahara’s Bright Blinds, and the upcoming “PROTOTYPE” exhibition.

Instead of having an empty signboard at the entrance of Cafe Pause, 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!

When I first talked about what I would be doing during Tokyo Design Week, I said that I would be taking photos for MoCo Loco, as I’ve done in the past. Two of my regular “This Week from Tokyo” posts also dealt with the week’s happenings, first when it all started, and then as a final look back. Below are links to the various posts that have appeared so far.

• Tokyo Design Week Begins
• Design Tide: White
• Design Tide: Colour
• Design Tide: Zen
• 100% Design: White Light
• 100% Design: Storage & Tables
• 100% Design: Installations
• 100% Design: Accessories
• 100% Design: Chairs
• 100% Design: More Lights

UPDATE
A few more posts added:

• UNG 06/07
• 100% Design: More Chairs
• Container Show

The latest segment I did for the TOKYO EYE program is currently airing in this week’s episode (#48, you can see the broadcast schedule on NHK World here). It covers the Sanya area, which has long been known as an area with cheap hotels (frequented by day-laborers mostly), but in recent years has turned its attention to backpackers and budget travelers — most of the hotels/hostels offer rooms for as little as 2000 yen (even 1500 yen if you don’t mind cramped quarters). Unfortunately, as with the last segment I did, I won’t be able to put it up on YouTube.

I’m told that the “My Private Tokyo” segment I did a few months back for TOKYO EYE on Higashi-Ikebukuro pocket parks will run again along with some other segments covering disaster prevention (September 1 is disaster prevention day in Japan). It will air September 12 on NHK WORLD, and September 19 here in Japan on the NHK Chijo-Digital Educational channel. You can watch the segment here, or see photos of all the pocket parks here.