Month: April 2006

  • More from Omotesando Hills

    If you still haven’t seen enough of Omotesando Hills, here’s more (there’s my Flickr photoset as well). Link via Dezain.net.

  • A Public Space

    While I was at Co-Lab the other day, Craig showed me a copy of the new literary journal A PUBLIC SPACE, which is quite nice (read his review on the CMP blog). Not only is it a beautiful little book, readers of this site will probably be interested in the “Focus” section, which in this…

  • +81 Ecode Vol. 2

    The second issue of +81‘s bilingual “ecology meets design” zine, ECODE, is out, and you can read the whole thing online.

  • An Afternoon at the Co-Lab

    I’m writing this from Co-Lab (previous post here), sitting in the Chin Music Press cubicle, where I’ve been finishing up this month’s edition of my “On Design” column (due tomorrow). It’s quite nice — I took a tour of the area, checking out the various floors and meeting spaces — and I must say that…

  • Gameboy Micro Showcase

    I hadn’t heard anything about this, but sounds like a fun way to take in a few cool games. This past Saturday, Nintendo put its “art games” on display in Tokyo. Sixty Game Boy Micros were set up in Shibuya Parco’s basement, demoing new “Bit Generations” titles. Simple puzzle games rich in color and sound,…

  • IKEA Error

    Is it just me, or is the error page on IKEA’s Japanese site a bit surreal. Also, I’m ecstatic because I’ve just found out that the Funabashi store carries Ahlgrens Bilar car sweets, and for only 150 yen! Jesper got me addicted to these by bringing me a bag everytime he’s in town.

  • An Afternoon in Harajuku and Aoyama

    On Saturday we headed out to Omotesando. Getting out at Omotesando station, our first mission was to go to the Adidas store near the Gap for a pair of sneakers for Yuko (they’d sold of her size for the sneakers she wanted at the Ikebukuro Adidas store, and other sports stores in Ikebukuro didn’t carry…

  • Evergreen

    Yes, the site’s colors have changed — I’m calling it “Evergreen.”

  • Interactive Interior Exhibition

    The Beyes store in Omotesando Hills is currently holding an “Interactive Interior Exhibition,” featuring the works of Nanika, wowlab+wildcard, Semitransparent Design, Takashi Kamada, and Marcos Weskamp. Link via SHIFT Blog.

  • Zoren Gold & Minori Site Update

    Zoren Gold and Minori have just done a major update of their site. Trust me, lots of pretty things to see.