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Category: Art & Design

  • People Make Places

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    I remember being interested in this People Make Places project when it first came out — but I wasn’t blogging at the time — and now I’m reminded of it thanks to this great big review for Time Out Tokyo (even better, it’s written by my old friend Sophie Knight).

  • Let Her Paint

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    I love this colorful fashion shoot (and more here) by Tokyo-based photographer Chris Mollison for Rogue magazine.

  • More Woodblock Prints

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    A week or so ago I shared the lovely woodblock prints of Hasui Kawase, as shared via Twitter by Darran Anderson. Here’s some more great art of the era shared in tweets, of Koho Shoda (pictured above) and Tsuchiya Koitsu.

  • Learning from Sensei

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    Here’s a beautiful series of black and white photos by photographer Ben Beech of the sensei who teaches him shodo (calligraphy) and sumie (ink painting) on a weekly basis.

  • Harajuku Stroll

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    Strolling around Harajuku with my dog was a pretty regular activity when I lived in the area, and so seeing this collection of photos by George Popescu brings back a lot of memories.

  • Shinji Tsuchimochi on Toco Toco TV

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    You may recall the wonderful 100 Views of Tokyo illustrated book by Shinji Tsuchimochi, that I mentioned here a while back. It’s quite nice to see Tsuchimochi get even more coverage courtesy of the latest episode of Toco Toco TV.

  • Hasui Kawase

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    I’m in love with the beautiful wood block prints of Hasui Kawase that depict night time settings. Found via this tweet by Darran Anderson.

  • What Comes After Ametora?

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    As he highlights in his latest “Ametora Dispatches” newsletter, it’s been a year since the release of David’s Ametora, and it’s great to hear that he’s already focusing on the next book he will write. Even better, we’ll get to ride along — and offer feedback — as he writes it. Starting in January, I…

  • Ami Sioux Tokyo 35ºN

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    I’m very happy to see my ex-OK Fred Radio partners — and current creators of Too Much magazine — release their first book under the Too Much: Romantic Geographic Archive label (a “new book series [that] will focus on archiving individual memory of place, providing invaluable documentation of a world in a state of flux”).…

  • A Desk for Manga Artists

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    Here’s another great post on Spoon & Tamago that tells the story of the creation by designer Oki Sato (Nendo) of a desk specifically designed with manga artists in mind, part of a collaboration with manga creator Yusei Matsui.