Enlightenment is Hiro Sugiyama's design group. They have recently created a TBC commercial, which is a CG animation of Takuya Kimura speaking about a "2-Delight" exhibition at Parco gallery in Shibuya, a select shop i...

ATEHACA

2001.11.18　 Text: Naoko Ikeno

Atehaca is a project which started last summer by Toshiba and an architect design production called Intentionallies. They are going to introduce five new products (an IH rice cooker, an electric microwave oven, an el...

TOKYOACE4

2001.6.21　

This month's cover design was produced by interactive designer Hisashi Tohsaki. He works at the web production group IMG SRC, Inc.. for client-based work. At the same time, he creates many examples of experimental and...

KEN ISHII

2001.6.21　 Text: Shinichi Ishikawa

Ken Ishii is one of the pioneer of Japanese techno. His activities are not limited to the 'techno' field. His long-awaited new album 'Flatspin' includes the soundtrack for the movie 'White Out' (directed by Setsurou W...

BUSINESS ARCHITECTS

2001.5.10　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

This month's cover design was produced by Yugo Nakamura who belongs to 'bA (Business Architects)' that has quickly grown into a leading web development agency in Japan since its establishment. You may already know his...

MIDGETVIDEO

2000.12.25　 Text: Jiro Ohashi

The 'Buro 30: Electronicaccident Experimental Express 2000' event was held for three days from November 3rd to 5th at CAY (basement of Spiral Hall) in Aoyama. Buro is the event which has showcased 'new forms of electr...

ENLIGHTENMENT

2000.7.21　 Text: Mayumi Kaneko

This month's cover design was produced by Enlightenment, led by Hiro Sugiyama, an illustrator who also goes on tour with Towa Tei as a member of Graphickers. With the free magazine called 'Track' Hiro has established...

SHINICHIRO ARAKAWA

1999.9.30　 Text: Takuya Minee

Shinichiro Arakawa has been developing his collections with innovative ideas and approaches (such as collaborations with Honda and Jenny) since he went to France alone in 1989. He made his first appearance in the '93 ...

HITOSHI SAEKI

1999.8.31　 Text: Mariko Takei

As the current stream in furniture and interior design, the activity of powerful designers in Europe stands out and it's getting into the news for a few years in Japan. Hitoshi Saeki who runs a housewares product gall...

IMAITOONZ

1999.8.3　 Text: Mayumi Kaneko

This month's cover design was produced by

FURI FURI COMPANY

1999.6.26　 Text: Mayumi Kaneko

The Furi Furi Company just started in January, 1998. They have been featured in various media for only a year and a half, and have been recently watched. Their works mix cute characters and cool graphics and are gaini...

SHA’ CHO MOUSE

1999.5.30　 Text: Kyota Hamaya

Abstract vocal tunes started to launch for the world from Tokyo. The break beats, techno and abstract label "ns-com" established by Dj Miku (a.k.a. MIK) in 1997. The supervisor Miku, Dub Squad, Ebizoo, Takayuki Shiroi...