…….seen here Aiko Minezaki at work in west 1F!…..pop in and say hi to this colourful young lady!

…..now this guy i’m sure you all know! and what a pleasure it was for me to get to meet him here at the gallery! the totally mental Nambu…..charismatic leader of the Tokyo Dengeki Network! “Nambu! what are you doing here?” “well i often come here…it’s so cool!”  IF i had a firework strapped to my bollocks THIS is the man i would want to have light it!

and the KOALA BEAR!!

….thats right! over at east gallery under the expert guidance of Hiromi Adachi classes in vegetarian-orientated cooking will be held on the following dates, 9/3, 9/16. 10/7 & 10/25. i popped over just now and caught up with Hiromi and student “chef” Takako Ajiro as they prepared today’s mouthwatering menu….Yam curry rissotto, mushroom potage, beansprout & plum dressing salad with apple, white wine & tofu cream dessert! of course you eat what you learn to prpare and the whole affair only costs 3,500 yen !

anyone interesested just turn up on the dates listed above at 11am!

…….for those of you also missing former DF staff Miki Fukuda (recently Mrs Gaja!) here’s a photo taken today at her new place of work on the other side of Harajuku where she works at a very funky and eccentric curio shop! when i popped in to say hi the shop was packed with people enjoying performance art from Tadashi Nakamura slightly spooky “goat” character Mrs Mary! Miki sys a big HI! to everyone and hopes to see you all at DF Vol 30 october 24th/25th at Tokyo Big Sight!

……..well this exhibition currently going on in west 2D gets my vote for the most outlandishly creative scenario i’ve seen here in a while and that’s basically everyday to be truthful!, anyway entitled “feltrio” and finishing tomorrow, walking into this room transports the visitor beneath the waves to at what first appears to be a jellyfish kingdom….but no! the room is full of totally off the wall felt hats suspended at all depths! wicked! these creations could well be seen gracing the heads of royalty at next years Ascot or wherever it is that rich people like to see small men ruthlessly flogging horses into the ground….but i digress! excellently excentric hats to be found here!

……as you may or may not know Stephen Lebovits recently joined the Design Festa team, but what you probably don’t know is that he recently published his own book of photography quirkily entitled “brokenfotografy-volume 1″ which offers you a chance to see over 100 photos taken over an 8yr period, this time period being significant in that it is also 8yrs ago that Stephen first embarked upon his adventures in photography while based in San Diego “more as a commercial venture initially as i was actually taking shots of auction items for ebay! I’ve always been a visual person though, ever since i saved enough money to buy my first camera as a kid. I’m totally a digital photographer and i’m most comfortable in that medium, film scares me! I have 1000’s of photos in my computer and with websites only being one dimensional I figured i would put together my own book, a kind of vanity project”

….and it works well, no text to speak of, how you interpret the shots (taken mostly in Tokyo,San Diego & Montreal) is up to you ,it’s available at the reasonable price of 2500 yen, it’s in flexiback and it would be a cool addition to anyone’s chill table! for further info go to Stephen’s website Or his blog. The book can be ordered directly from www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/623630

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weird scenes from out at the livestage! don’t forget to swing by the live booth for updates on bands and set times etc, meanwhile enjoy the show!

back again with sweet harmony and soulful songs just one of the many impromptu band performances going on right now all around the venue!

….a previous  DF ticket designer, a regular exhibitor and a lovely lady whose works can be found 4th flloor at booth C1297/1298, An-co creates beautiful works in off-white linen.