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Category: City Life

  • Yoshioka at Milano Salone

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    Tokujin Yoshioka has updated his site with images from his “Tokujin Yoshioka x Lexus L-finesse” exhibition at this year’s edition of the Milano Salone — see the “News” section. Link via Dezain.net.

  • Gameboy Micro Showcase

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    I hadn’t heard anything about this, but sounds like a fun way to take in a few cool games. This past Saturday, Nintendo put its “art games” on display in Tokyo. Sixty Game Boy Micros were set up in Shibuya Parco’s basement, demoing new “Bit Generations” titles. Simple puzzle games rich in color and sound,…

  • IKEA Error

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    Is it just me, or is the error page on IKEA’s Japanese site a bit surreal. Also, I’m ecstatic because I’ve just found out that the Funabashi store carries Ahlgrens Bilar car sweets, and for only 150 yen! Jesper got me addicted to these by bringing me a bag everytime he’s in town.

  • An Afternoon in Harajuku and Aoyama

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    On Saturday we headed out to Omotesando. Getting out at Omotesando station, our first mission was to go to the Adidas store near the Gap for a pair of sneakers for Yuko (they’d sold of her size for the sneakers she wanted at the Ikebukuro Adidas store, and other sports stores in Ikebukuro didn’t carry…

  • Interactive Interior Exhibition

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    The Beyes store in Omotesando Hills is currently holding an “Interactive Interior Exhibition,” featuring the works of Nanika, wowlab+wildcard, Semitransparent Design, Takashi Kamada, and Marcos Weskamp. Link via SHIFT Blog.

  • AtoZ Cafe

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    I was out in Harajuku and Aoyama yesterday, and had a chance to check out the new AtoZ Cafe (walk down the street following the Spiral building, coming from Omotesando Crossing, and you’ll see a sign for it to your right once you get close to the end of the street), a collaboration between artist…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    IKEA Funabashi The Ruby Room You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Diesel Denim Art Exhibition

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    I know some people disapprove of big brands getting involved into the art scene, but my take is that whatever helps put nice shows out there — or in the case of video/motion graphics, nice DVD compilations or festivals — is fine by me. Shift Blog has info on a new exhibition, “Japan,” to be…