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  • PROTOTYPE Exhibition Opening

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    I’ve put up a Flickr photoset with a few photos from last night’s opening party for the “PROTOTYPE” exhibition. It was so crowded — and I ended up chatting so much — that I didn’t get to take as many as I wanted. Be sure to find out more about participating designers at the event’s…

  • PingMag: The Great Robot Exhibition

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    PingMag covers the “The Great Robot Exhibition,” currently showing at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Uneno, until January 27.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Harajuku Style Shopping Goes Global Rolling Stone Cafe Maruse Design Shop MUJI Xmas You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    A few things happening tonight (December 7), first off the opening of the “PROTOTYPE” exhibition at Keiji Ashizawa Design‘s new office space, from 19:00 to 21:00. All participating designers should be there, so a good chance to talk design with an interesting bunch. Photographer Yuri Manabe, who did the photo work on the TOKYO LOOK…

  • MUJI Award 02 Results

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    The results for the MUJI Award 02 have been announced. The grand prize winner is NIIMI’s Towel with Further Options, pictured above. There were no silver prizes, but judges’ prize winners include Satoshi Yoshiizumi’s Stackable Hanger, Wong Kok Keong’s Chronotebook, and De Meyboom Lab’s Kakujio.

  • CGBG, the Contest

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    Following up on last month’s “Creative GBG in Tokyo” event at Cafe Pause, I hand the mic over to Jesper to talk about a contest to win some of the items that were on display: “Creative GBG” at Cafe Pause is long over, but it is still present in our hearts and minds. Remembering such…

  • MARUIONE.JP

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    I mentioned the Marui international online store last week, and here’s a follow-up post to say that MARUIONE.JP is now live. The site officially launched last Saturday during the Japan Expo in LA, and Patrick Macias has more details and links to material regarding the launch of the new webstore, including the sister site, LiveJ.

  • PauseTalk Tonight

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    Tonight (December 3) is this month’s edition (Vol. 16) of PauseTalk at Cafe Pause, with the usual start time of 19:30. Things will be back to normal following last month’s special edition — which I admit was more an evening of presentations compared to the regular talk format. Looking forward to it!

  • Tokyo Taxi Fare Hike

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    I already felt taxi prices were high in Tokyo, and now this: “Taxi fares were increased Monday in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture. The first price increase since April 1997 raised the flag-down fare for the first 2 kilometers to 710 yen from the current 660 yen.” Via Japan Today.

  • Cafe Pause Poster Series

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    Instead of having an empty signboard at the entrance of Cafe Pause, I decided to start a seasonal poster series. First up, a contribution from Tokyo-based graphic designer Ian Lynam. Below is a better look at the poster. Thanks, Ian!