GT5.

Celux and Sony invited me while i was in Tokyo to come and play the newest version of Gran Tourismo...Sony's highest selling game series...and pretty much the hands down standard in driving sim games. They set up this driving simulator with Recaro seats, and everything. It was so real I literally got carsick playing this. I would love to bring this back to NYC! Look out for Gran Tourismo 5 in Feb 2008.


Also check out this CELUX x Casio G-Shock collaboration. It features a nice lasered detail etching on the wristband.





In the evening, Celux held an opening exhibition for UK artist Conrad Leach. His new works feature infamous musicians and celebrities that all died at the same ominous age: 27. He portrays them in an eerie monotone black or white format. Very powerful.

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In Japan, you'll see these people all over town. They sit at corners of intersections, both busy and dead...with a little desk full of counters. It's very mysterious what exactly they are counting because there are so many counters! So we went and asked one of them. They said pretty much they count everything. People, Men, Women, Children, Cars, SUVs, Trucks, Motorbikes, Scooters, Bicycles, etc etc. They work for the city I guess. But this particular woman with the white hat on was at the corner of Omoteosando and Aoyama-Dori...one of the busiest intersections in Tokyo. Her hands were movin' like the Matrix! It was so funny to watch.


Yokohama...famous for its tasty Pigeon Cookies. Someone please put me in touch with them!