Category: Tokyo Boy
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Parking 246
And with these pics taken at the Parking 246 area, we end my series from this year’s October design events (which for me was mostly TDB and Swedish Style related). I wish I could have taken in more, but at the same time, I think I got my fill of design related happenings to keep…
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Superslave
You’ll notice a new logo in the sidebar. I’ve always been a big fan of the Superfuture site, and as of now I’m writing reviews for them, as well as news bits. My first review, of Pause Cafe, is up. And a big public thanks to Wayne, co-creator of the site, for the excellent Superfuture…
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TDB and Idee
Some more pics taken at the Idee shop during TDB. Shots taken with the W21S mobile phone.
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Cibone And A
Some more pics from last week’s TDB. On the left, the Cibone lifestyle shop in Aoyama. On the right, the entrance to And A. Every ball had Japanese characters, and people were using them to spell out their names. Shots taken with the W21S mobile phone
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An Afternoon in Ginza and Meguro
I headed out late in the afternoon with Jesper to Ginza, where we started at the Ginza Graphic Gallery and the Sugiura Kohei exhibition. I can’t say that I was overly excited by it, but there were some striking cover designs that showed a very strong sense of graphic continuity. Following this, we quickly stopped…
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Swedish Style Party
Last Sunday was marked by a bash at the Swedish embassy for Swedish Style that started with extreme fun in the embassy gardens with a sound installation and performance in the pool, and ended with the after-party that took place up high on a deck overseeing the city. The sound piece saw a bunch of…
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TDB Chalkboard
As part of the TDB event, there were a few installations at Parking 246, a temporary showplace where the Kinokuniya grocery store used to be. These pics were taken in a tent for an office furniture brand. Anyone could pick up some chalk and leave a message. Shots taken with the AU W21S mobile phone.
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De Fyra
A couple of shots of designs from De Fyra at the Idee shop in Aoyama. Shots taken with the AU W21S mobile phone. Update: This entry has been edited as I made the mistake of attributing the designs to Syjuntan.