December 2008
16 posts
November 2008
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Hi, this is Tom at Yes!.
This tumblr has been sitting here for ages simply picking up the PingMag feed - and not displaying it right ;(
I’ve started writing my Japanese Yes! blog again, so I thought I’d try and make use of this tumblr a bit and try and do an English one here. No promises I’ll keep at it, but here goes.
Spent the morning today at Hirota Glass, being shown round...
Arcade Mania! Japanese Retro Gaming Galore! →
Dearest readers, remember the time you spent in an arcade game centre? Now it’s time to declare your undying love for arcades since they are very much alive and kicking! For the new Arcade…
shopPingMag Special: This Month’s Freshly Baked... →
To celebrate our beloved PingMag’s third anniversary, we started shopPingMag two months ago. Why? Because you, cherished readership, have been patiently waiting to finally lay your hands on…
M/M (Paris): Tasty French Graphics. Bon appétit! →
It was a fateful encounter: On the very first day of the new term at a French art school, Michael Amzlag who was wearing a blue postman jacket from the 1950’s, blue worker pants, blue socks and…
Advanced Beauty: Processed Volatile Moments →
Advanced Beauty is a wondrous new DVD compilation comprised of 18 visuals by 20 artists, or rather sound sculptures, as curator Matt Pyke of UK-based Universal Everything would say. These…
Instant Architecture for China’s Earthquake... →
This May, a massive earthquake rocked Sichuan Province in China. Reaching a magnitude of 8 on the Richter scale, it claimed the lives of 400,000 people. Half a year later, though the destruction…
Theresa Himmer: Platelet Art in Urban Icelandic... →
Ever since Tokyo Designers Week a week ago we’ve been aware that Icelanders produce the loveliest stuff, be it fancy knitwear or the most practical stamp calendars. (So please, will the…
artless: About Japanese Essentials →
We know for sure that you, beloved reader, want to know all about upcoming Japanese graphic designers! Maybe artless sounds familiar to you? Tokyo-based artless, a.k.a. Shun Kawakami is one of…
Tokyo Realtime: Kabukicho. Guided By Voices →
Recently, Max Hodges of White Rabbit Press has been pretty busy. With a camera and a microphone he started documenting the street life of Tokyo for Tokyo Realtime, a new series of English…
Yay! Best Of Design Week Tokyo 2008 →
Just lasting for a couple of days and yet so much to see! Design Week Tokyo 2008 is (sadly) over now, but like every year, cheerful Team PingMag ran tirelessly around town, uber curious to see…
About A 97-Year-Old Botanical Art Maestro →
It’s the first Thursday of the month again! Meaning, for today, we introduce you to one of the recent PingMag MAKE delights to direct your cherished attention to Japan’s arts & crafts scene….
Fernando Meirelles: “Blindness” →
Imagine one day you find everyone around you suddenly going blind. One by one, the epidemic causes its victims to see only white darkness. And this is precisely what you‘ll get to see in…
October 2008
19 posts
Shrinking Nippon: Strategies For A Future Japan →
Japan is facing a lot of problems when it comes to town planning: a decreasing population that will soon be over aged, shrinking towns in the countryside and, moreover, a fading government…
Tokyo Design Week 2008: The Ultimate Party... →
Oh, wow, Design Week officially started today! Maybe you already walked over to Tokyo Midtown in Akasaka to have a glimpse of the DESIGNTIDE TOKYO preview, or went to the business time of 100%…
Get Ready For Design Week 2008 →
Has one year already gone by? You bet! It’s time for Design Week Tokyo once again! From tomorrow, Thursday, October 30th, our beloved city will be overflowing with some cracking design! The main…
Contadores de Estórias: Brazilian Puppetry For... →
In the arty, picturesque Brazilian beach town of Parati you’ll find a puppet theatre for adults called Contadores de Estórias (Storytellers.) For more than 30 years this troupe, comprised of…
Graffiti Japan →
A long while ago, we introduced you to (legal) graffiti in Japan (and in Tokyo) and its leading lights. Now, a new book has come out to show us the skills of the Japanese masters: For two years,…
Tokyo Neighbourhoods: The Old Student Town of... →
When people hear Hongo, Bunkyo Ward, they always think of prestigious Tokyo University. But when you go for a casual stroll around around Hongo campus, you realise that it’s more of a charming…
Plaring: Ready-To-Assemble Plastic Model Ring →
A couple of weeks ago we checked out the rooms No.17 fair, just opposite of our office in Yoyogi Stadium, and were happy to discover tons of great fashion items. Have a look at the plastic gem…
d.v.d: Watch The Beat Of The Drums →
Their name is easy to remember: Tokyo-based d.v.d is a trio with two drum players, Itoken and Jimanica and visualiser Takashi Yamaguchi (ymg) on the hardware front. So while the two are…
Marianne Bailey: Designing Instruments For Yamaha →
In the laid-back beach town of Hamamatsu, close to Nagoya, there is a little breeding ground for musical instruments of another kind. Yamaha’s Product Design Laboratory (PDL) develops…
Marianne Bailey: Designing Instruments For Yamaha →
In the laid-back beach town of Hamamatsu, close to Nagoya, there is a little breeding ground for musical instruments of another kind. Yamaha’s Product Design Laboratory (PDL) develops…
Tonerico: Porcelain Flows →
From interior to furniture to the latest product design to sweets, super unit Tonerico are creatively unstoppable. And this trio’s sophisticated style has been in the works since 2002. How do…
Levi Van Veluw: What’s That Tree In Your Hair? →
Either you’ll be intrigued by the fascinating way Dutchman Levi van Veluw applies materials on his face, neck and head — or you’ll be kind of appalled by this weird appearance. But in any case,…
MAD About Chinese Architecture →
Don’t let the weirdly organic shapes of their twisted and undulated super high-rise skyscrapers fool you: Beijing-based architects MAD are entirely dedicated to building liveable environments…
Yoshie: Applique ‘Til You Drop →
There is an artist whose colourful, and warm appliques seem to have a mysterious healing power. Today PingMag talks to Tokyo-based Yoshie, who when she is not teaching workshops, seamlessly…
Cochae: The Graphic Origami Unit →
Cochae, our favourite modern origami unit, has been on Ping briefly before. However, this time, we can’t resist introducing you to their best graphic origami made out of photocopied collages in…