Interviews

Tokujin Yoshioka, Tokyo based designer of Tokujin Yoshioka Studio is a former protégé of Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake focuses on modern ethereal furniture, retail settings, accessories and design. Tokujin shares his design philosophy in the following long essay response to the question of design: “It is the simple hypotheses

On the eve of the closing of his show “An Alias and a Taste for Togetherness” , we spoke with artist Dennis Hoekstra about his experience creating works for his latest show in San Francisco. The show was comprised of sculptures, paintings, and custom pigment prints. Across these media, Hoekstra investigates

Mari Kojima is an emerging photographer based out of Tokyo with a global adventurous upbringing. She shoots under the label Little Island Management, follows the point and click tradition ofHiromix [http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiromix], andAraki [http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuyoshi_Araki], she documents daily life,

Jason of Makr Carry Goods [https://makr.com/] produces a line of hand-crafted leather goods, totes and accessories under the Makr Carry Goods label and was kind of to sit to discuss his passion, craft and past. Could you walk thru your background - do you have formal study in

Ryan Tatar is a California surfer/photographer behind the great work atShakas and Singlefins [http://www.shakasandsinglefins.com/]. A big fan of his laid back , beautiful photography and was lucky enough to spend a few moments with Ryan to learn more on his craft. Could you start with a brief

Nick Currie, also known as the Momus (after the Greek god of mockery), is a songwriter, former blogger, journalist, performance artists, critic, novelist, all around creative… He’s currently working on Far-Flung Japan, a book about Japan for Sternberg’s Solution series. The Book of Jokes, Momus’ first novel

Nikki Graziano, photographer and mathematician sat down with me to discuss her work, inspiration and process. Q: Could you start with a brief thematic introduction to your work? A: My found functions series is the only project that I’ve worked on as a cohesive series. My aim was (is

Here’s one for all you serious denim-heads out there. Introducing Roy Slaper, the man behind every cut & stitch of Roy jeans. He was gracious enough to invite me into his Oakland studio for a tour of vintage machines and a better understanding of his past and process.