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Japan

• Sep 13 2008
  Keepon by David Goligorsky
  Academia, Aesthetics, Code, Design, Engineering, Experience Design, Interaction Design, Japan, Materials, Music, Product Design, Robots, Science, Software, video

  I subscribed to Ambidextrous, Stanford University's Journal of Design. The magazine is edited by the Stanford Design community and receives content from contributors around the world. It's a very well-done publication and I would recommend subscribing if you are a designer, engineer, scientist, anthropologist, interaction, UX, HCI, or really anything else because you're bound to find these articles worthwhile. Reading through issue nine, I was particularly impressed by a robot designed by Hideki Kozima in Kyoto and programmed at Carnegie Mellon by Marek Michalowski. It is known as Keepon (from Japanese kee for yellow and pon for bobbing). ...
  
  
• Sep 08 2008
  Mr. Matsumoto by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Art, Japan, Materials, Remix, events, fashion, sculpture, wabi sabi, wood

  [caption id="attachment_722" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Typewriter by Mr. Matsumoto"][/caption] These wood and brass sculptures of common objects are phenomenal. They are by Mr. Matsumoto, who will have an exhibit of this work at the Paul Smith shop on Floral Street from September 15-20 to coincide with London Fashion Week and London Design Festival. (via Dezeen)
  
  
• Jun 27 2008
  Hot Cocca: Fabric You Can Warm Up To by Christian Eager
  Fabric, Japan, Materials, furniture

  I've had PingMag's article regarding Cocca in my "To Briefly Mention on the Blog" folder for so long now, I overheard it discussing upholstery and fixture options with Mr. Miyagi. When you're reading the article, don't gloss over the mention of Baden Baden, another project of Cocca's director, Chizuko Mori. While you might spy some overlap, there's plenty more inspiration to be found in that homey internet nook. Still Green, Baden Baden Once you're done with wishing you were in Tokyo right now (or being so glad that you are), click on over to the digital home of their textile factory, and dream ...
  
  

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