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Design Festa Takes Over Tokyo
Written on 18 May, 2010 at 9:01 in Blogs, Tokyo Designed
The colorful Design Festa Gallery in Harajuku is well known to tourists and Tokyoites alike, but the art space couldn’t contain the creativity of it’s inhabitants. The gallery’s organizers scaled up the event for the 31st biannual show in the vast halls of Tokyo Big Sight on Odaiba. The two day event gave hundreds of creators, [...]... (Continue reading)
The North Face Standard, Store Opening Party
Written on 30 Apr, 2010 at 8:30 in Blogs, Tokyo Designed
Outdoor apparel specialists The North Face have opened a new concept store, ‘The North Face Standard’, just up the street from the original shop in Harajuku. The narrow glass and steel building extends upwards four floors, making the most of the limited space available in the Tokyo. Each of the four floors is designed around a [...]... (Continue reading)
John Warwicker Live Drawing at G/P Gallery, Ebisu
Written on 15 Apr, 2010 at 9:06 in Blogs, Tokyo Designed
It took ages to find, but the G/P Gallery on the third floor of NADiff a.p.a.r.t in Ebisu was worth the stress. My shoddy print out from Google maps failed me, as did a taxi driver’s sat nav. I had heard of the NADiff art and design store before, but this was my first visit. Hidden [...]... (Continue reading)
Adidas Runbase Opens in Tokyo
Written on 2 Mar, 2010 at 19:31 in Blogs, Tokyo Designed
The Tokyo Marathon may be over, with winner Masakazu Fujiwara crossing the finish line in just over 2 hours 12 minutes, but running enthusiasts are not standing still. The sport has seen a huge boost in popularity over the past year. Sportswear giant Adidas is meeting the demand for high-technology running equipment and consumer interaction [...]... (Continue reading)
Beams T, Meets Nike in Harajuku
Written on 22 Feb, 2010 at 18:55 in Blogs, Tokyo Designed
The cult fashion store Beams T shirt gallery, opened a special exhibition with the theme, “Sport is Art” in the back streets of fashionable neighborhood Harajuku, the Japanese clothing store launched a limted edition collaboration with sportswear giants Nike this week. Window display featuring revolving T shirt signage 24 Days left! The whole store has been decked out [...]... (Continue reading)
Diesel Denim Gallery, Opening Party
Written on 15 Feb, 2010 at 17:19 in Blogs, Tokyo Designed
“Affection of idols” by Natsuki Otake is running until April 11 at Omotesando’s Diesel Denim Gallery; an interesting little venue above the Diesel store that has become synonymous with up and coming talent. The gallery has high reputation for its selection of artists from various genres, such as Timothy Saccenti from Partizan, an attention drawing film [...]... (Continue reading)
Vintage Toy Shopping in Nakano
Written on 8 Feb, 2010 at 9:15 in Blogs, Tokyo Designed
If you want to tour a hidden side of Tokyo away from the crowds of tourists in Shibuya; take the Chuo line from Shinkuju to Nakano. A short walk from the station takes you to Nakano Broadway, a shopping mall full of wacky shops. For fans of Japanese pop culture and Manga, Broadway is a must. Browse [...]... (Continue reading)
Cutting Edge Camera Technology
Written on 1 Feb, 2010 at 15:02 in Blogs, Tokyo Designed
In the design and technology world, the Japanese word ‘Kaizen’ (or continuous improvement) is often quoted. (The Kanji 改 kai means change, 善 zen means good). ‘Kaizen’ is often used in Western media to describe the constant stream of innovation by Japanese companies, particularly in areas such as computers, cars and cameras. Since the days of film, Japanese [...]... (Continue reading)
Learning Katakana the Easy Way
Written on 25 Jan, 2010 at 8:50 in Blogs, Tokyo Designed
Learning Japanese can be very tough, as most Weekender readers know. The huge challenge alongside speaking Japanese, is reading the thousands of kanji, hiragana and katakana: the phonetic symbols used in part to describe foreign words such as ‘biiru’ ビール (beer), ‘kohii’ コーヒー (coffee), etc. Being a design freak, I stumbled upon a great post on [...]... (Continue reading)
Canned Drinks to Warm You Up
Written on 18 Jan, 2010 at 9:03 in Blogs, Tokyo Designed
January can get pretty chilly, so when traveling to the Tokyo Weekender office in the morning, the fastest and easiest way for me to warm up on the go is to grab a can of coffee from one of the thousands of vending machines or convenience stores in the city. While during the summer months Japanese [...]... (Continue reading)
