ORIGINALFAKE

2007.10.1　 Text: Naoko Kawaguchi

Produced by Medicom Toy x KAWS, OriginalFake® was born in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo in May 2006. Going down the stairs to the underground shop, you’ll be stunned by a giant object standing right at the entrance. This e...

ACE HOTEL

2007.9.30　 Text: Junko Isogawa

Ace is the hotel for cultural enthusiasts and creative professionals. Ace Hotel Portland, Room 421 with Wet Confetti. Photo: John Mark Sorum The original Ace in Seattle, WA, is now part of a growing family of ...

SHANGHAI JINXIAN ROAD

2007.9.20　 Text: Wee Ling Soh

As most of Shanghai’s residents know better, spring and autumn typically passes so fast strictly speaking two seasons are left each year. Winter can only mean frozen fingers and bulky coats, so there really is no bett...

ROBOT MUSEUM

2007.9.15　 Text: Naoko Wowsugi

Japan’s first commercial complex on the theme of the robot, Robot Museum in Nagoya. The Robot Culture Museum, which opened on October 2006, mainly consist of 4 facilities; a museum with many robot related exhibitions...

SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK

2007.8.28　 Text: Garry Waller

Until 1986 Socrates Sculpture Park was an abandoned strip of land in Queens that was used mainly for dumping illegal waste. The area surrounding the park is urban wasteland with mostly anonymous looking indust...

VALLERY

2007.8.23　 Text: Junko Isogawa

Based on Barcelona, Spain, Vasava produce many international projects. Today we would like to hear the story about a gallery/shop "Vallery" which they have opened recently, and "UT Inspired", the latest collaboration ...

KEYFOREST 871228

2007.8.9　 Text: Jo Phirip

I went to KEYFOREST871228 (Museum of Keith Haring) in Yamanashi, Japan during the Golden Week holidays. My main motivation was seeing the "Pin Hole Bus Camera Project". Unexpectedly, the fine arts museum was al...

BEIJING 798 ART DISTRICT

2007.8.9　 Text: Koh Sang-Hyuk

Chinese modern art, we used to find some artists who have exhibited only in Japan or U.S.A, but finally we can see what going on now in China since we often could got the information from 798 Da Shan Zi Art District i...

KANNO MUSEUM OF ART

2007.7.13　 Text: Aya Takada

In the spring of 2006, The Kanno Museum Of Art, which permanently displays the work of western modern sculptors such as Bourdelle, Greco, Despiau, Moore, Fazzini, Manzu, Marini, Rodin, opened on a hill offering sweepi...

UT STORE HARAJUKU

2007.6.6　 Text: Naoko Wowsug

UNIQLO has had a T-shirt campaign every year for the last 4 years. It consists of over 1,000 shirts they produced. On April 28th, UNIQLO opened a new store on Harajuku Meiji Street called "UT STORE HARAJUKU." which i...

ART VINYL GALLERY

2007.4.27　 Text: Yurie Hatano

Art Vinyl is the original way to display your favourite music and vinyl record art. A new idea for music enthusiasts and an original interior design concept. Create an original display with vinyl records you ...

SPINA

2006.12.5　 Text: Gisella Lifchitz

Spina is cool. It's a modern brand created by two young and promising designers who get along wonderfully. Spina is nice. Their clothes are elegant and smart; they surely know what they're doing. That's what we might ...