OOITO online update - English link
Update on shopping for OOITO clothing online: the number of pieces carried by Planet Sports has increased to 5 t-shirts, 7 jackets and 2 courier bags. (There's a pull-down menu on the right with language options.)
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Sunday, April 15, 2007
OFD: the Great Sasuke and friends...
Posted at Open For Design, a quick overview of the most famous, freakish and flashy candidates in Japan's gubernatorial elections last Sunday - i.e. Kisho Kurokawa, Koichi Toyama, Dr. NakaMats, and the Great Sasuke (Masanori Murakawa).
Friday, April 06, 2007
Open for Design update
It's been a while since I've posted about the weekly Open for Design blog, which has continued with the monthly themes listed below.
January: Imperfection
> Luck of the draw - New Year's in Japan and the sacred lottery "omikuji"
> Imperfect by design - my first flat in Tokyo and Swedish design team Front
> Imperfect match - the Chanel & Bearbrick windows in Ginza
> Perfectly imperfect - graffiti at the streetwear shows
> Beauty & the Bead - exhibition at the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam
February: Inspiration
> Inspiration Rx - where does inspiration come from?
> Play - Copenhagen's Experimentarium
> Pecha Kucha - technicolour cerebral shake-up
> Hardwired - is there a little bit of "Rain Man" in everyone?
March: Line
> An absurd little bird - my love of cuckoo clocks
> Traditional Japanese Joinery 101
> Staying in the Game - hairlines and retirement in sumo
> La Linea - saluting Osvaldo Cavandoli
...and now April deals with provocation. My post this week, "Hey, that's no way to say good-bye," was spurred on by Keith Richards' chatter about snorting his dad's ashes.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Download this: Rezidents for the PSP /hanami ’07
Just in time for spring... new Rezidents wallpaper for the PSP. In three colours - pink, blue and grey. Collect them all!
p.s. Get the first one here.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Masked
New fellows in the studio! The puzzle is called "shokka-mania" and includes 21 nacho libres in black that can be grouped in a number of different formations ...
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Mein kleines Wetterhäuschen
My first encounter with wetterhäuschen was around Christmas in an upscale Japanese toy shop, and I was charmed by the jaunty miniature lederhosen- and dirndl-bedecked man and woman in their woodsy cabin. Mounted on a weight and suspended by a single strand of horse hair, the pair glide slowly in and out of the house as the hair twists or untwists in response to fluctuations in humidity. The transparency of the mechanism added to its appeal but I balked at the import price.
Happy to find a Heidelberg shop selling wetterhäuschen and cuckoo clocks, I decided on this combination hygrometer and old school wind-up pendulum clock. Now it sits above my desk, tick-tocking away…
Souvenir kitsch, but it makes me smile.
Picnic partner
Yesterday's warmer weather brought us to the park for a little birthday picnic, and we were joined by this beautiful egret who rooted through the rushes for its own lunch.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Magenta
"A plush texture and delicate, creamy flavors, make this Champagne hard to resist. It has bright, light notes of lemon, apple, toast and vanilla and a pillow-soft mouthfeel. More subtleties emerge on the fruit-filled, long finish. Very exotic and rich, showing a classic, complex style. Another AWM discovery and exclusive, this small production house comes through our Charles de Cazanove connection in Epernay. The Lombarda family makes this classically styled Champagne (30% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier) in a fruit-driven, delicately toasty style. Along with a nice mélange of ripe citrus, mineral and red berry notes, this well-balanced, bright and intensely flavored wine ends with richness." [Asheville Wine Market] Happy birthday Huschang!
Spring
Back in Tokyo's milder weather, looking forward to hanami. In the shops, strawberry candy packaged in cherry blossom motifs.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Base station Heidelberg
Spent a few hours in Heidelberg, a peaceful respite from the hub-bub of the last few weeks.
Signage on Philosophenweg
Vast woods filled with birdsong and wind
Engraving of Heidelberg castle & gardens 
Early cherry blossoms on a gloomy day
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Pecha Kucha Prague, vol. 1
Pecha Kucha Night in Prague began with a bang!
Jana Kostelecka, event producer, introducing Pecha Kucha.
As surprise guests from Tokyo who were not on the scheduled programme, we were up first. Fellow presenter Czech graffiti artist Hunza (aka Jan Kalab) who kindly snapped these three pix of us, confided that everyone was a bit nervous to get up there, and was relieved and happy not to be first.
Adam Gebrian and Lukas Brom
Barbora Klimova
Federico Diaz
Hunza
Kino Aero post-Pecha Kucha, dispersing to catch the tram home.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Mega mixer
At the Roxy, one of Prague's oldest clubs, which is beneath NoD, a nice gallery/bar/wireless internet cafe.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
PechaKucha Prague
We're in Prague again, and will be presenting at the first PechaKucha Night in Prague, on February 20 (next Tuesday) at Kino Aero. If you're in town, drop by and say hello!
NOTE: Check out the PKN Prague link, with a quote from Jean Snow in Czech!
Saturday, February 10, 2007
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