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Open for Design is motoring forward, and for this month’s theme of “material,” I’ve contributed a feature story - “Sweden Rising” - about Swedish design collaborative Front’s portfolio based on material that isn’t. Read it here. (above: Front’s Sketch Furniture)
> Dot Dot Dot - Yayoi Kusama’s obsessions and terrifyingly gutsy moves (above: Kusama Yayoi, Infinity Mirror Room - Phalli’s Field, 1965)

> Eyes Wide - James Turrell and Tadao Ando at Benesse Art Site Naoshima (above: Turrell’s Open Sky at the ChiChu Art Museum)
> Tokyo Fiber 07 / Senseware - art meets technology in the future of Japanese textiles (above: honeycomb mesh)
Update on shopping for OOITO clothing online: the number of pieces carried by Planet Sports has increased to 5 t-shirts, 7 jackets and 2 courier bags. (There's a pull-down menu on the right with language options.)
Posted at Open For Design, a quick overview of the most famous, freakish and flashy candidates in Japan's gubernatorial elections last Sunday - i.e. Kisho Kurokawa, Koichi Toyama, Dr. NakaMats, and the Great Sasuke (Masanori Murakawa).



My first encounter with wetterhäuschen was around Christmas in an upscale Japanese toy shop, and I was charmed by the jaunty miniature lederhosen- and dirndl-bedecked man and woman in their woodsy cabin. Mounted on a weight and suspended by a single strand of horse hair, the pair glide slowly in and out of the house as the hair twists or untwists in response to fluctuations in humidity. The transparency of the mechanism added to its appeal but I balked at the import price.
"A plush texture and delicate, creamy flavors, make this Champagne hard to resist. It has bright, light notes of lemon, apple, toast and vanilla and a pillow-soft mouthfeel. More subtleties emerge on the fruit-filled, long finish. Very exotic and rich, showing a classic, complex style. Another AWM discovery and exclusive, this small production house comes through our Charles de Cazanove connection in Epernay. The Lombarda family makes this classically styled Champagne (30% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier) in a fruit-driven, delicately toasty style. Along with a nice m?©lange of ripe citrus, mineral and red berry notes, this well-balanced, bright and intensely flavored wine ends with richness." [Asheville Wine Market] Happy birthday Huschang!
Pecha Kucha Night in Prague began with a bang!
Jana Kostelecka, event producer, introducing Pecha Kucha.


Adam Gebrian and Lukas Brom
Barbora Klimova
Federico Diaz
Hunza
Kino Aero post-Pecha Kucha, dispersing to catch the tram home.
We're in Prague again, and will be presenting at the first PechaKucha Night in Prague, on February 20 (next Tuesday) at Kino Aero. If you're in town, drop by and say hello!
Forgot to post this with the others from Good old Germany... This is a snap of some skateboards by Stefan and Karsten, friends and old colleagues of Huschang's from Wiesbaden. Nice guys and nice work! Check out their website at schwarzschild.de