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  • Generate LE*

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    Ronnie of Generate Design sends me word that they have now opened a bilingual (English/Japanese) section of their site — Generate LE* — to sell rare and limited items. Above, the Pool light by In Design.

  • OK Fred Gorilla Store 3

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    OK Fred magazine is producing a third “Gorilla Store” — yes, that is the intended spelling — this weekend (April 10-12, 12:00-19:00 daily), this time featuring works by Swedish designer Malin Baumann. It all takes place at OK Fred HQ in Kami-Meguro (near Yutenji station).

  • Magazines for Cafe Reading

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    I stopped a while back to do those regular magazine round-up posts — it was a bit too time consuming to take all those notes and then put them together in a post — but I do still regularly pick up new magazines for Cafe Pause, and here’s a list of the latest bunch. Re:S…

  • Des Ailes

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    My dearest Audrey — and Radio OK Fred co-host — has produced a new book, and the launch happens tonight (18:00-20:00) at NOW IDeA by UTRECHT in Aoyama — this will be an advance sale of the book. Des Ailes is an adaptation of the Graine-d’aile fairy tale by French surrealist poet Paul Eluard, featuring…

  • Momotaro Cycling Jeans

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    Very cool idea for cyclings pants/jeans from Momotaro Jeans: include reflective stripes on the back pocket. Added bonus: this entry would even work if this site was actually called “Jeans Now!” Via Luis.

  • 20 Klein Dytham Architecture

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    I’ve been very much enjoying working closely with Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) on PechaKucha Night-related projects this year, and it also pleases me to see them celebrate their 20th anniversary in Japan with a retrospective exhibition at Gallery MA, as well as the beautifully-produced book of their works and design philosophy that accompanies the show.…

  • PauseTalk Tonight

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    A last reminder that this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 30) takes place tonight (Monday, April 6) at Cafe Pause, with the usual start time of 20:00. Update: Big thanks to everyone who attended and contributed to a very enjoyable evening. I’ll have a list of participants and photos up later this week.

  • 101TOKYO Opening

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    On Wednesday I attended the opening for this year’s second edition of 101TOKYO, held again in Akihabara, but this time at the Akiba Square event space inside the UDX building. It’s not really fair to compare this edition to last year’s — they were quite different beasts — so I’ll just congratulate Jason, Kosuke, Donald,…

  • Second Life and the Future of the Music Industry

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    Next week catch an exhibition organized by JJ Aucouturier and the cybermedia class at Temple University entitled “Second Life and the Future of the Music Industry,” at the Design Festa Gallery in Harajuku (April 10-12). Aucouturier explains: The music industry is in crisis — you’ve heard the news. But in the virtual world of Second…

  • PauseTalk Vol. 30 on Monday

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    This coming Monday’s edition of PauseTalk (April 6) at Cafe Pause marks the big 3-0 for the event. Things will kick off at 20:00, as always. It’ll be interesting to see what sort of turnout we get following last month’s blockbuster edition!