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TARO OKAMOTO MUSEUM
There is a unique western style house along the Aoyama Kottoh Street in Tokyo. It used to be the house of Taro Okamoto, a prominent Japanese artist who passed away in '96. The house has been refurbished and open to th...
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CAPRICE
Once, I had a cup of coffee at a Hong Kong style cafe but it was too strong to drink it black and at least like coffee I used to know. Then I learned it can taste better with adding a lot of sugar and milk and actual...
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UCHI LOUNGE
Walking into Uchi Lounge is like walking into a Wong Kar-wai film: arty, fuzzy, and combinations of intensely weird colour schemes. Suitably tucked away in a dark alley off Oxford Street, this place is an oasis of ind...
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NETSTYLE
NETSTYLE is on the way. NETSTYLE is an online fashion magazine that utilizies all the different features of being an internet magazine. Ranging from real audio interviews with designers, videos of international...
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WAVE
Paris is living with the rythm of the the football world cup's organisation. Sponsors ads in the street are vaunting the french team's merits and the tourism office is insidiously asking to the parisians to be more fr...
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THE GUEST LIST
The Guest List is a magazine / audio CD / CD-ROM based in London and focused on clubs, fashion, film, books and art. Chucky, the editor talked about the project which is now in its third year. I asked her about...
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5S
For the last few months there have been ads on backs of magazines like TimeOut NY and posters all over downtown NYC with an image of a bunch of circularly-arranged bottles with clear colored liquids and the slogan: "T...
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EDGEWISE ’98
Earlier this month from the 4th to the 9th of May was Edgwise '98, a conference and workshop "showcasing the best and brightest minds and strategies currently driving design, technology and business on the Web and new...
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KEITH HARING RETROSPECTIVE
© Keith Haring The night on May 30 was the night of PoP, a celebrating event of art and life of Keith Haring, which has held at San Francisco Modern Museum of Art (SFMOMA). Surrounded by people in a long line, S...
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AKIRA NATSUME × TORU HACHIGA “CREATIONS TOWARD TO THE YEAR 2001”
In the latest issue of GASBOOK, media-mix projects were carried forward together with some different media ; Information and interviews were provided in Shift and Design-Plex and arts works were in CD-ROM. This style ...
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MARC NGUYEN
Marc Nguyen is a graphic designer who has developed the cover images for this month's SHIFT. His main area of creativity is in Paris, where he is in charge of the "Dotmov" site. multimedia design team, which are focus...
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MID-CENTURY BARBIE
This fabulous survey of Barbie dolls and accessories was held in the equally fabulous setting of the Rose Seidler House, situated amidst the native bushlands of Ku-ring-gai National Park. One of the best examples o...
