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Category: Art & Design

  • Reason Behind Forms

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    I’ve been a longtime fan and supporter of the work of Nosigner (aka Eisuke Tachikawa, whose monicker is now the name of his firm), covering many of his early works in my “On Design” column and elsewhere, and it makes me happy to see that he’s gotten to a point where he’s headlining his own show…

  • Rainy Harajuku

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    I love the colors in this set of four photos tweeted by TokyoFashion from a rainy Saturday night in Harajuku.

  • Ginza Place

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    The latest project from my former employer (and good friends) Klein Dytham Architects is a gorgeous one, and takes the form of the brand new Ginza Place building in Ginza, which hosts swanky new showrooms for Nissan and Sony. It opened today. Here’s how KDa’s Mark Dytham describes the project: Our latest project, Ginza Place, opens…

  • One Hundred Views of Bathing

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    “One Hundred Views of Bathing” is a really fun photography project in which the artist, Mariko Sakaguchi, takes self-portraits of herself bathing in a tiny wooden tub in various spaces — basically, places you wouldn’t normally expect to see a person bathing. Found via Tokyo Soup.

  • A Primer on Japanese Typography

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    AQ‘s Eiko Nagase has written a fantastic article on using Japanese typography, that you should read now. It’s also going to lead to an upcoming book on the topic, A Primer on Japanese Typography, that you can pre-order here.

  • Tokyo Section of the Rio Paralympics Closing Ceremonies

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    I just watched the Tokyo section of the closing ceremonies for the Rio Paralympics, and wow, it was even better than the one that was presented at the end of the regular Olympics. Again produced by Shiina Ringo, it just feels more stylish, includes AyaBambi, and ends with a cover of Pizzicato Five’s “Tokyo wa…

  • Found Mason

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    Michael Mason is a Tokyo-based art director, and his Instagram feed is filled with beautiful shots taken in Japan. Found via Canvas.

  • PechaKucha + Aichi Triennale 2016

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    It’s good to see that my PechaKucha family is still going strong, and I loved seeing in the latest Japan newsletter that they’re going to produce a special PechaKucha Night as part of the Aichi Triennale 2016 (on September 22 in Nagoya). Pictured, an image from the presentation by performance arts curator Akiko Fujii.

  • Daisuke Nimura

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    I absolutely love the illustrative work of Daisuke Nimura — there’s plenty to browse through on his personal site (and Tumblr/blog). Found via Tokyo Soup.

  • TK | CA

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    Nice collage of street stickers found in Tokyo and North Park, California, by Tokyo-based designer Margaret Salazar. Found via Canvas.