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Month: March 2008

  • TENORI-ON Demo Performance

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    I’ve covered Toshio Iwai’s TENORI-ON sound making device a few times in the past, but I think I’ve finally found the perfect way to give people a better idea of what exactly this device is all about. Check out this demo performance. Via Motionographer.

  • Marek Okon

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    Take a look at this nice showreel from Marek Okon, a graphic and motion designer who works at Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo. Via Motionographer.

  • Kubrick Lost

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    I’m a big fan of the TV series LOST — it’s the one show I watch religiously, every Friday night with my wife, as soon as a new episode is out — and here’s a surprising merch tie-in, Kubrick figures of the main characters from the show. Now, as much as I love Kubricks and…

  • Nissan Grandrive

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    Dezeen posts plenty of photos of the Nissan Grandrive event hall in Yokosuka, by architect Akihito Fumita.

  • FULLFACE2

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    The wait is over! It seems that Apple has finally come to their senses and have released the iPhone here in Japan through SoftBank! Oh, wait, this is actually the SoftBank 921SH FULLFACE2 from Sharp. But look, you can “Touch, Tap & Shake” it to your heart’s content! And it looks just (or a lot)…

  • Roppongi Hills on the Outs

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    Sure, that title doesn’t spell out anything new to anyone who has been to Roppongi Hills in the past couple of years, but as this article points out, next month marks the Hills’ 5 year anniversary, which means that quite a few leases are up, and most tenants are not renewing. (Thanks, Max.)

  • PingMag: Omotesando Architecture

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    PingMag takes us on an architectural tour of Omotesando, the first in a series.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering some Nendo-related news and Bonboog‘s Botanical Pen.