SHIRETOKO 2006 FALL

2006.11.27　 Text: Junya Hirosawa

I left Utoro town in Shiretoko at 5 AM under the sky with twinkling stars. The Okhotsk Sea was in front of my eyes. I climbed nonstop from above sea level 0m to 738m of the Shiretoko Pass. Shiretoko became the third r...

MOLE WEST

2006.11.5　 Text: Christina Merl

Vienna is a beautiful city. You may easily be captured by its charms. Besides gorgeous architecture the city offers numerous cultural events, ancient and modern art, excellent theatre performances, modern literature a...

GREY ANT

2006.11.5　 Text: Christopher Lenz

What a spooky event. A fashion sale at Halloween. Boohoooohoooo... Well, it turned out to be not that spooky at all. Los Angeles based fashion label Grey Ant was ready to trick, or rather treat everyone who showed...

PERLA MODE

2006.10.27　 Text: Nem Kienzle

The infamous red-light district in Zurich goes along Langstrasse and its side streets. In this seedy part of town you can also find some very good restaurants, shops and a high percentage of designers and artists. At ...

REED SPACE TOKYO

2006.10.27　 Text: Yoshihiro Kanematsu

On the night of September 15th, there was a crowd of people around the back street of Aoyama. The DJ booth had great DJs like Shuya Okino and DJ Muro, and the wayside was full with people from dyed-in-the-wool street ...

ASYLUM

2006.10.5　 Text: Soh Wee Ling

Step into Asylum and you instantly notice this is not any other typical store. Chandeliers and red-orangey birds flying in the air greet you as you enter while you get distracted by the bold black motifs on the wall t...

EL GARAJE

2006.10.5　 Text: Julio Cesar Palacio

Comics, fanzines, DVDs, t-shirts. design toys, vinyls, posters... all with a selection of young talents and classical artists. That is what you will found in El Garaje. The Shop is placed in the heart of the Barcelona...

NIEVES BOOKS

2006.9.28　 Text: Nem Kienzle

The first time I heard the name Nieves Books, my friends from No.12 Gallery in Tokyo were talking about collaborating for a world zine exhibition with Nieves Books. Sometime later, in a Berliner art bookstore PRO QM, ...

MPREIS

2006.9.5　 Text: Christina Merl

Getting bored by your daily shopping? Never looking forward to visiting your local supermarket? Getting depressed by all these grey, uninspired, one-size-fits-all buildings? Well, then you might wish to do your shoppi...

S.S. VALLEJO

2006.8.5　 Text: Ammon Haggerty

On the North end of the Golden Gate Bridge lies a small town called Sausalito. Well known as an artists enclave, Sausalito hosts an eclectic community due to the extensive houseboats and live-aboard boat residents....

NTT ICC OPEN SPACE

2006.7.28　 Text: Yasuharu Motomiya

First time after its temporary closing last year, Inter Comunication Center (ICC) has reopened a part of its exhibition space and admission-free community space, such as the library and mini-theater, to the public. ...

AFTERSCHOOL CAFE

2006.7.5　 Text: Kat Lo

The first time we went, my friend couldn't decide between iced chocolate and white chocolate coffee. The man taking our order told him to go the path of white chocolate, and then imitated shaking a can of liquid. "Col...