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Month: July 2006

  • Muji in the US

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    Could Muji finally be making a move into the US retail market next year? Core77 is reporting the following: Ryohin Keikaku Co., the parent of Muji, a retailer that specializes in sleek household goods and clothing, says it is considering launching its first U.S. store in Manhattan as early as 2007.

  • The Loss of Cafes

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    I’ve been meaning to mention this for a while now, but a couple of weeks ago I was in Shibuya, bringing a friend to get lunch at either the Deux et Neuf Cafe or Conceal Cafe, and was shocked to see that the entire building that used to house them had been demolished. I don’t…

  • ART iT 12

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    The new issue of ART iT (12) is out, featuring a cover story on Yoshitomo Nara, and a look at collaborations in the art world (in Nara’s case, it involves his “AtoZ” project with Graf). They’ve also done a nice revamp of their website!

  • Domus on Super Normal

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    Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison talk about their “Super Normal” exhibition in the latest issue of DOMUS (free registration required).

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Grandbell Hotel Shibuya Le Cafe Berthollet You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Ueno Wins!

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    Katsuyoshi Ueno, co-founder of 44 Design, has been quite busy of late. First, he takes a special prize at the Konika Minolta Best Shot Photography Contest 2006, of which an exhibition is currently being held at the Konika Minolta Plaza Gallery in Shinjuku (until July 21), and then he wins another special prize at the…

  • The New Glasses

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    By popular demand, here’s a pic of me wearing my new glasses. As mentioned the other day, I got them at the Muji store in Yurakucho for around 10 000 yen, lenses included.

  • Riding the Cultural Wave

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    Japan is considering expanding the Tokyo International Film Festival to boost the country’s “cultural content industry,” which in addition to books and film involves animation, comics, music and game software, the industry minister said Tuesday. Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai said at a press conference the film festival, which has been held 18…