Baccarat opened “Maison” by Philippe Starck in Moscow.
Opening celemony was held on Feb 29th.

8th Annual “BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL 2008” calls for entries.
Deadline extended; Mar 7.

©Tezuka Productions / ten_do_ten

A new brand connecting between the most outstanding cartoonist of the 20th century Tezuka Osamu and the world artists in the next generation, “Tezuka Osamu by Gasbook” was launched by Gas As Interface and Tezuka Productions, as a memorial project for “the 80th anniversary of Tezuka Osamu”.

10 creators participated in its launch; ENLIGHTENMENT, Ten_do_ten, Toshifumi Tanabu, Tomoki kurokawa, Teppei Maki, Lisa Fukui, Tomato, Hiroshi Iguchi, AMGDO, and UNNON. Their design products were presented at the “65th Tokyo International Gift Show 2008″ which was held on 5th to 8th of February. The brand will add various artists and develop new projects showing the fresh and unique Tezuka works.

Tezuka Osamu by Gasbook
Inquiries:
Tezuka Productions (Tel: 03-3371-6411)
Gas As Interface (Tel: 03-5775-0825)
www.hellogas.com

Kimihiko Okada’s exhibition “Another Geography” will be held from February 20th to May 11th at 2F DIESEL DENIM GALLERY AOYAMA, Japan.

Inspired by the multilateral image that DIESEL has, Kimihiko Okada expresses a landscape with the amazement and sense of nostalgia. His creation which is made of skin-like thin metal shows the human’s wisdom, the distant surface of the ground, or the new nature of near future we’ve never seen before. At the same time, this is also the place presenting the sense of nostalgia as if you are in caves, and awaking instincts that all the living beings originally have. The configuration creates geographical beauty, proportion, the crystal-like principals and brilliancy.

Another Geography by Kimihiko Okada
Date: February 20th – May 11th, 2008
Place: DIESEL DENIM GALLERY AOYAMA 2F
Address: 6-3-3 Aoyama Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel: 03-6418-5323
Open: 1F STORE 11:00-20:00 / 2F GALLERY 13:00-20:00
www.diesel.co.jp/denimgallery

From 27th of February to 1st of April, one of the biggest department stores in Tokyo Matsuya Ginza will present its promotion design project for the whole floor, titled “GINZA REMIX” by Wataru Komachi, an artist who creates avant-garde artworks with collage-like drawings.

His silkscreen works will be exhibited during 15th to 18th of March, at “Space of Ginza” in the first floor. Postcards and vases with original package of Matsuya Ginza limited edition also will be sold. As a collaboration project with brands in each floor, they will produce products (one-piece, cap, bag, scarf, pouch, etc) with graphical patterns of floral motif, which is exclusive for the event.

GINZA REMIX is produced by GAS AS INTERFACE. As the associated event, Wataru Komachi’s solo exhibition “Fuck Forever” will be held at CALM & PUNK GALLERY from 7th to 19th of March.

GINZA REMIX by Wataru Komachi
Date: 27th February – 1st April, 2008
Place: Matsuya Ginza
Address: 3-6-1 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Opening Hours: 10:00-20:00
Inquiries: GAS AS INTERFACE
Tel: 03-3401-0741