Bartkira Animated Trailer / The Bartkira Project
In the days of old, deep in the dredges of the “Do the Bartman” VHS, there was a trailer. In partnership with Chicken Tonight, Butterfinger, and CC Lemon, the early 90s execs of Fox and Toho made an animated short. An attempt to appeal to American consumers without having to spend a lot of money. […]
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L$D(Official Music Video) / A$AP Rocky
A$AP Rocky has released the second video off his upcoming album At.Long.Last.ASAP. The video definitely takes a nod from Gasper Noe’s 2009 film, Enter The Void. The visuals take you on an acid trip through the Shibuya and Shinjuku districts of Tokyo. The video was directed by Dexter Navy and also features Korean designer and […]
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80’s Nostalgia / Yoko Honda
These digital paintings by Yoko Honda pay homage the affluence and excess of the 1980’s. The Tokyo based artist was inspired by idealized visions of Miami and Los Angeles, commonly portrayed in 80’s pop culture. Honda began to uploading her work to Instagram in 2013, since then her carrer has taken off, including a commission by Australian skateboarding […]
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Soundsystem: Status EP / Watapachi
Tokyo based DJ’s, Watapachi just dropped their new EP, Status. The EP is solid. Status offers the perfect balance of electronic music infused with hip hop/trap melodies. Be sure to check out previous releases and mixes by Watapchi Here. The Status EP is available as a digital download on Bandcamp.
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Soundsystem:Enter-Infinity-vol-003 / Properpedigree + Watapachi
Here is the third installment of the Enter-Infinity mix series presented by Tokyo based clothing line, Properpedigree. Enter-Infinity-vol-003 serves that perfect combination of Trap, Cloud Rap and electronic music that we cannot get enough of. Enter-Infinity-vol-003 features track selection from Watapachi’s Nixon and mixed by Marzy. –@ybaynes Track Selection: NOXIN Tracks Mixed By: MARZY...
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SunnyHills Japan / Kengo Kuma and Associates
This shop, specialized in selling pineapple cake (popular sweet in Taiwan), is in the shape of a bamboo basket. It is built on a joint system called “Jiigoku-Gumi,” traditional method used in Japanese wooden architecture (often observed in Shoji: vertical and cross pieces in the same width are entwined in each other to form a […]
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Soundsystem:Enter Infinity v-001 / Properpedigree + Watapachi
The good folks over at Properpedigree in Tokyo just released this fierce mixtape. The vibe is about 10 years in the future but touches on contemporary sounds of the ever expanding trap genre. Infinity v-001 was arranged by Noxon and mixed by Ishikawa of Watapachi. –@ybyanes Track List: 01. Cosmetic Surgery – GLASS TEETH 02. FDB (Chopped & Screwed) […]
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Tokyo City Symphony / Roppongi Hills
The 10 year celebration theme for Roppongi Hills is “LOVE TOKYO”. We will be starting a movement here from Roppongi Hills to transform Tokyo into a more attractive and exciting “world-class city”. We are opening a 10th anniversary website in which users can experience 3D projection mapping on a miniature model of the city of Tokyo at […]
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The ABC of Architects / Federico Gonzalez and Andrea Stinga
Frederico Gonzalez and Andrea Stinga of Ombú Architecture created this fetching motion graphic of the ABCs of starchitects. We know they couldn’t include every starchitect but how did they leave out Rem? Anyway, this is still pretty fresh. Who thought architecture could be so adorable and cute? Check out the list of architects at the end of this post… –@teemunny via […]
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Silk Leaf Stadium (Japan) / Coop Himmelb(l)au
Like a modern acropolis, our concept for the new National Stadium of Japan places the arena on a plinth as a sign in the center of the city. A large plaza is created by the plinth forming the main public entryway. The seating tribunes are conceived as landscape elements of the podium, and are covered […]
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Window Display for Issey Miyake / Drawing and Manual
Tokyo based collective, Drawing and Manual have created an ingenious low-tech window display for Issey Miyake. The installation is formed by individually cut cards displaying an array of Issey Miyake designs, constantly rotated to form a different composite image. The installation can be seen at the fashion house’s flagship store in Ginza. –@ybaynes Art Director:Tetsuro Tsuji,...
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Intersection (NYC / Tokyo) / Navid Baraty
Watching the pace and flow of New York City from above is amazing. The constant stream of yellow taxis lining the avenues, the waves of pedestrians hurriedly crossing with the change of traffic signals, little figures disappearing into and emerging from the subway stations, the chorus of honking horns and sirens. It’s all so rhythmic […]
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