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Month: April 2006

  • AtoZ Cafe

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    I was out in Harajuku and Aoyama yesterday, and had a chance to check out the new AtoZ Cafe (walk down the street following the Spiral building, coming from Omotesando Crossing, and you’ll see a sign for it to your right once you get close to the end of the street), a collaboration between artist…

  • Luke Chandresinghe

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    PingMag introduces us to the intense architectural landscapes of Luke Chandresinghe.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    IKEA Funabashi The Ruby Room You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • The Kiiiiiii DVD

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    The long wait is finally just about over: the first Kiiiiiii DVD, GOLD & SILVER, is coming out next week (April 21). Priced at a very friendly 2625 yen, it can be ordered in Japan directly from them. Patrick’s Agenda has more info.

  • New Tales from Earthsea Trailer

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    The Studio Ghibli site is hosting a new longer trailer for their upcoming film, TALES FROM EARTHSEA (out in July).

  • Akemi Tezuka

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    Enjoy the bright and colorful illustrative work of Akemi Tezuka. Link via Drawn.

  • PingMag Does HDR

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    I’m fascinated by the new article on PingMag that covers the making of HDR (High Dynamic Range) images. I absolutely love the resulting shots. Update: A reader points out this Flickr group devoted to HDR photography in Japan.

  • Shift 113

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    This month’s issue of SHIFT (113) is up, featuring a cover interview with Norway’s design studio Yokoland. The cover concept is interesting — it’s getting updated daily, with the resulting images ending up as a poster collage. Also, they’ve opened the competition for inclusion in next year’s edition of the SHIFT calendar, with a deadline…

  • The Latest GAS

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    GAS has a few new things brewing. Their new GAS BOOK (23) features the works of Kuntzel+Deygas. It’s out now, but there still doesn’t seem to be any info on their site. I’ve already mentioned their new line of PSP cases, but I should point out that they will only be released April 20, but…

  • In Time

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    I’m very happy to say that my first piece for TIME magazine, “Capital Hill,” is in this week’s issue (April 17, 2006). It appears in the Asian and European editions of the magazine, in the “Global Adviser” section, and you can read it online here — it’s on Omotesando Hills. I’ve already filed a few…