Travel
NOT Travelogue Series: where insider tips and unconventional style blend to ignite your sense of adventure. This stop - Tokyo with Mari Yamaguchi.
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NOT Travelogue: Hong Kong
NOT Travelogue Series: where insider tips and unconventional style blend to ignite your sense of adventure. This stop - Hong Kong with neon artist chankalun.
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NOT Travelogue: Mexico City
NOT Travelogue Series: where insider tips and unconventional style blend to ignite your sense of adventure. This stop - Mexico City with designer and entrepreneur Francisco de los Santos.
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NOT Travelogue: Paris, France
NOT Travelogue Series: where insider tips and unconventional style blend to ignite your sense of adventure. This stop - Paris, with urban strategist Alice Cabaret.
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NOT Travelogue: Berlin, Germany
NOT Travelogue Series: where insider tips and unconventional style blend to ignite your sense of adventure. This stop - Berlin, Germany with cellist Benjamin Lai.
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NOT Travelogue: Chengdu, China
NOT Travelogue Series: where insider tips and unconventional style blend to ignite your sense of adventure. This stop - Chengdu, China with illustrator Icy Tan.
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A Multilayered Collaboration with Artist Sarah Brayer
A collaborative garment made with Kyoto-based American artist Sarah Brayer, known for her large scale poured washi paperworks. Her solo exhibition is now on view at Ronin Gallery through December 15.
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Learning hikizome with Kyoto dye artist Takeshi Nakajima
Hikizome is a traditional Japanese technique of painting with a brush to dye fabrics. Join designer Jenny Lai for a visit with contemporary dye artist Takeshi Nakajima in Kyoto!
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Tamiya Raden: From seashells to Textiles in Kyoto
How are seashells transformed into textiles? We visit innovative company Tamiya Raden in Kyotango, Kyoto to find out.
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Sabbatical Notes: 7 Kimono Textiles To Marvel At
Highlighting seven exquisite hand-made kimono textiles from designer Jenny Lai's visit to Hirota Tsumugi's showroom in Kyoto, Japan.
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Inside Designer's Sketchbook: Tokyo Street Style
Designer Jenny Lai's street style sketches from Tokyo, Japan.
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Berlin Studio Visit: Designer Dennis Chuene
A visit to designer Dennis Chuene's new studio and the stories behind his textile art pieces.
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Notes on a Sabbatical
Since I discovered graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister’s work as a design student over 10 years ago, I was drawn to his practice of taking year-long sabbaticals every seven years, while being the h...
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Inspirations: Taiwan and Vietnam
A designer's journey: A sampling of textures, techniques, and design inspirations from Taiwan and Vietnam.
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Inspirations: Mexico City & Oaxaca
A designer's journey: A sampling of textures, techniques, and design inspirations from Mexico City and Oaxaca during Dia de Muertos.
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