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  • On Design for December

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    Just a reminder that December’s ON DESIGN column is in today’s (Tuesday) edition of THE JAPAN TIMES. This month I take a look at the designs of an up-and-coming designer, Kyouei (Kouichi Okamoto), and suggest picking up a Tokujin Yoshioka-designed TO timepiece as a New Year’s resolution. Update: The column is now online.

  • OH! Christmas!

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    Merry Christmas to one and all — yes, I dare use the dreaded C-word — from me and Mikey!

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    This week’s posts at Gridskipper: Character Expo 2005 Mikimoto Ginza 2 And here’s a direct link to all the posts by me.

  • Mikimoto Ginza 2

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    Snapped this pic today (early evening) of the new Toyo Ito-designed Mikimoto Ginza 2 building.

  • Atelier Muji

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    I did my monthly Ginza/Yurakucho tour today, and this was the scene at Atelier Muji, inside the Muji Yurakucho flagship store. Oh, and if you get the chance, you really should try to see the “Eco Bags Save the Earth” charity event at Creation Gallery G8. I can’t say that I was very excited by…

  • Christmas at Cafe Pause

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    Last Friday I wrote a post at Gridskipper about the Christmas-themed things that are going on at Cafe Pause, and I figured I’d take a few pics to give you and idea of how it looks. I supplied the Christmas tunes, as well as the Bass/Rankin TV specials for the projector.

  • Stamkey

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    I spotted these at Nadiff a while back. They’re stamps that let you put your info in and create a QR barcode, readable by most mobile phones. The design is by Groovisions. The official site with more info (in Japanese).

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    My two posts for the week at Gridskipper are up. Echika Subterranean Shopping Christmas at Cafe Pause

  • Voxx

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    A new stationery store that opened not far from my place, just around the corner from Cafe Pause in Ikebukuro. The store opened last week, but the space has been occupied by Voxx for a couple of months now, during which time it was serving only as an office. From the boxes I could see,…

  • Gridskippin’ Again

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    Starting this week I will become a regular contributor to Gridskipper, posting a couple of posts a week. Unlike my previous week-long stints I did earlier this year as editor, this is just me adding a bit of Tokyo-content to the site on a weekly basis. Pictured above is one of Lil’s pictures that got…