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The sixth issue of Fantastic Man has a lot of great design in it, but the best piece of design is probably their own table of contents.

It's no big secret anymore that since reunification Berlin has become a vibrant design hub. MoMa Store is celebrating the great design coming out of the city with a new collection of products called "Destination Berlin."

Kiosk just introduced products from Germany! Check it out.

When we first received an e-mail from Canoe announcing the opening of their online store, our first question was what's Canoe? We sign ourselves up to so many mailing lists it's easy to forget what's what. Canoe it turns out is a lovely design store in Portland carrying home accessories, personal accessories, toys, books and more. They do a rather impressive job of bringing together well-designed items from Japan, Italy, Scandinavia and the good old USA. Some are classics designed by mid-century masters, some are fresh designs from young upstarts. Check out some of our favorites from their store.

If you hate words, then Zakka is the bookstore for you. Graphic design is the shop's focus and they approach the subject from a unique perspective. With a field office in Tokyo and an emphasis on subculture, the store is a fun, fascinating look at the myriad ways graphic designers are making their mark.

Like in video games.

Or on skateboards.

And for those of us that can't tell Helvetica apart from Arial (gasp!) there are Godzilla toys straight from Japan and some T-shirts with (what else) nice graphics.