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Charles Fréger's exhibition at Hermès was so great! He took photos of villagers from all around Japan dressed in funny & scary costumes that represent "yōkai". Some of the costumes looked so strange and frightening, this made me realize that the weird & crazy Japanese mascots we see today are nothing new for Japan. I think he spent 4 years on this project. His research team must be so good to find all these interesting costumes in deep Japan. Towards the end of the exhibition, you can se…

Here are some exhibitions I visited last month! "Gokita House" at the MOTHER of DESIGN, (marunouchi)HOUSE "TypingScapes: Letterheads after Modernism" , Takeo MIHONCHO HONTENTakashi Murakami "Enso", Kaikai Kiki Gallery + James Chance by Anya Phillips, Vacant Gallery   …

Seymour Chwast is an American graphic designer from the late 50's - present. His work is bright, lively & funny.I like mixing hand drawn work and computer generated work because it creates more visually engaging designs.  This is why I love Seymour's work, because he hand draws many of his pieces. When you view his work, it feels more human than digital. The sight of wobbly lines and pencil/brush strokes adds character to his designs.http://www.seymourchwastarchive.comHe is also in a design …

Grace Lee is an Australian illustrator who lives in Tokyo.She has illustrated work for Beams,Isetan & FRaU magazine.This is the story of how we met!  Grace Lee visited Pretty Things for the first time. She liked all the things in Pretty Things. Grace was told by the Pretty Things staff that an Australian girl works as an illustrator & designer for Pretty!Grace wanted to say hello so she wrote a message for me on her business card saying "Hi Rebecca! The staff told me you are from Austral…

In our office library we have guidebooks on New York, books on cooking, music, drink making, art, design, illustration, fashion and cars. We also have magazines with amazing graphic pictures and type, like the copies of the Danish home interiors magazine "Bo Bedre" from the 70's. "Bo Bedre" have supplied so many great ideas and images for my work.  "Edible Selby" is a modern, youthful book by photographer Todd Selby. The photos capture creative and dynamic kitchens, gardens, homes, and restaura…

I went to the opening of Andy Warhol's,15 Minutes Eternal exhibition at Mori Art Gallery. A collaboration with the Andy Warhol Museum in Pitsburg,It is the largest ever collection of Warhol to tour Asia.700 works and archives from the start of his career to his final years.It was fantastic to see his illustrations,photographs and prints in large scale. I enjoyed reading about his printing technique and viewing the details of his prints in closer detail.  I have only seen most of his work in book…

On a cold,sunny Saturday,I helped Akiko with her "Art Laboratory" party at "Pond". http://www.akikokainosho.com/http://www.heads-west.com/pickup/artlabo.htmlWe painted the houses with the children who were maybe 4 years old. You can see my big face I put on the house.This is a happy house!! We're happy here,In a happy house... like the Siouxsie And The Banshees song <3 ! The day before it was snowing very heavily. A Violent night of snow and wind in Tokyo.Children have so …

I met a new friend named Demi from Poland,she recently moved to Tokyo.We met, and she shared her COMME des GARÇONS Guerrilla and Buffalo zines with me.Buffalo has a nice, young picture of Chloe Sevigny at the front.She always looks so free.Demi used to work in the COMME des GARÇONS store in Poland, so she was able to collect the amazing CDG Guerilla zines.Issue 4 of Guerilla is incredible. I love how they made each one unique by burning the  pages and how the front …

I went to Marunouchi House with Tomoko Nishio, to take some photos for the new posters we are creating for So Tired and Henry Good Seven.Art Direction action and original imagery, captured here !…