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Category: Stores

  • Uniqlock

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    Patrick sent me a link to this page, which seems to preview an upcoming project, “Uniqlock,” that will team Fantastic Plastic Machine and Uniqlo, to launch June 15. FPM has previously produced a compilation album for the launch of the brand’s flagship store in New York.

  • 5 Years of Tokyo Recohan

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    It’s hard to believe, but Patrick announced in his latest newsletter that Tokyo Recohan, the online used CD store he runs, has just turned 5! Congratulations are in order — running a service like this surely takes a lot of his time, and it’s quite admirable that he’s kept at it for so long —…

  • Nadiff in Aoyama to Close

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    As spotted in Momus’ latest post, the Nadiff store in Aoyama will close by the end of the month, to be re-opened later this year in a new location and under a new name. From their website: Artshop NADiff which celebrated the tenth anniversary in March at Omote-sando, Tokyo, will be closed by the end…

  • Alakazam

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    Boicozine highlights the Alakazam label, made up of illustrators Will Sweeney and Susumu Mukai (Zongamin). I remember when they had launched at Beams T last year, but hadn’t heard anything since. The same post also mentions that Silas is now going to focus solely on its operations in Japan.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Souvenir from Tokyo Steve Lidbury’s Retail Tokyo Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno! You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • MUJI Catalogues

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    As I was browsing through MUJI’s net store, I found this page hosting PDFs of all MUJI catalogues.

  • Steve Lidbury

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    Josh Spear highlights the work of Tokyo-based interior designer Steve Lidbury.

  • Wonderwall Updates

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    Some new Wonderwall eye-candy updates, including photo galleries of the Tokyo Curry Lab at Tokyo Tower (pictured above), a Dean & Deluca store in Seijo, and the Kafka restaurant at Tokyo Midtown (which also features art direction by Kashiwa Sato).

  • Shin-Marunouchi Building

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    What’s next after Tokyo Midtown? The Shin-Marunouchi Building, which opens April 27. The Shin-Marunouchi Building, a 38-story office-retail complex, is projected to attract 20 million visitors and generate 22 billion yen in revenue a year after its official opening April 27, Mitsubishi Estate said. At 198 meters, the structure, rebuilt on the site of the…

  • Stylewise for April 2007

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    This month’s edition of Martin Webb’s “Stylewise” column for THE JAPAN TIMES takes a look at Tokyo Midtown, and includes his highlights.