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Category: Art & Design
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DESIGNEAST 00
I mentioned it in this week’s MoCo Loco post, but I wanted to highlight again the upcoming launch of a new design event in Osaka. DESIGNEAST 00 — this is more of a pre-event, with the “01” edition to happen next year — is set to bring attention to the Kansai design scene. The 3-day…
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This Week at MoCo Loco
My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering the Eneloop 3-way flashlight (above), Hideo Kawamura’s Rezon Cutter Pendant, Nobuhiro Teshima’s Crank Trick #2 deak, and news of the DESIGNEAST event in Osaka.
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Shin Tanaka at Creators Inn
While the “Urban Paper” exhibition is now happening at Cafe Pause, the OG of all things urban and paper, Shin Tanaka, has now popped in to the Creators Inn in Sweden for a show there.
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Tokyo Camera Style
Tokyo Camera Style, a blog that covers cameras seen around Tokyo. Pictured above, a Beauty Flex in Shinjuku.
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Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s & 70s
Tokyo-based publisher Goliga Books is about to release Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s & 70s — here’s a teaser.
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This Week at MoCo Loco
My new Tokyo post is up at MoCo Loco, this time covering Kisa Kawakami’s Kisawings lamp (above), Hironori Inada’s Ceramic Pendant Lamp, and Spoon & Tamago’s round-up of 2010 calendars by D-BROS.
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Pleats Please + Tokujin Yoshioka
Tokujin Yoshioka redesigns the Pleats Please Issey Miyake store in Aoyama — see photos of the new interior at Dezeen.
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Muji Tote Bags
Continuing with the special events and items planned for the upcoming major re-launch of the Ikebukuro Seibu branch of Muji — set for September 18 — the latest is that Muji has invited 34 artists and designers to create imagery for a series of tote bags. Each bag will sell for 100 yen.
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Tokyo Art Map for Sept/Oct
TAB‘s Tokyo Art Map for September/October is out — with spiffy new colors — and can be picked up around town at the usual spots (including Cafe Pause, of course). You can also download a PDF version here.