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.
-
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…
-
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.