HOPE

2011.3.30　 Text: Victor Moreno

There is an expression that I specially would like to refer to now –“good people, find each other”. Surely, several examples come to your mind but, that was what actually happened with Swedish fashion brand Hope. Ann ...

ESTHER KIM

2011.3.29　 Text: Noriyuki Abe

Esther Kim illustrates an "HYPER GIRLY" world by focusing girls who like fashion, polka dots, and teddy bears. Since she was young, born in LA and raised in Tokyo, Esther Kim was in the middle of many different kinds...

ATSUHIRO ITO

2011.3.25　 Text: Julie Morikawa

“Observing light, the joy and pleasure of viewing, that will cause a change of vision.” Atsuhiro Ito, an OPTRON player and creator of art, crafted an instrument called the “OPTRON,” which outputs noise from the ele...

SHUNSUKE TSUCHIDA

2011.3.18　 Text: Julie Morikawa

Things you cannot create by thinking but you can find with imagination. Using materials such as artificial skin, sequin fabric, and sponge, Shunsuke Tsuchida is a young sculptor that is gaining attention for his a...

ANTON SANDQVIST

2011.3.17　 Text: Victor Moreno

It is quite certain that Swedes have some kind of natural skill to succeed in business, it is some kind of noteworthy contribution in the rest of the world; a balance between aesthetics and value for money. In additio...

GARY WANG

2011.3.9　 Text: Zongci KIN

On a street that exuberates the atmosphere of Old Shanghai, the stylish store, Zongci KIN, has opened its doors. Large-paned windows facing the street give pedestrians a chance to see the store’s nice wooden interior....

SOL LINERO

2011.3.3　 Text: Gisella Lifchitz

Sol means “sun” in Spanish. And I feel sunny when I entered Sol Linero´s place. Her house is like a pearl in the middle of the jungle. It is, of course, filled with beautiful and delicately chosen stuff. Kitchen s...

HIROAKI UMEDA

2011.3.1　 Text: Mariko Takei

A visual artist who equivalently combines light, sound, and the human body. "Holistic Strata" making view (2011, YCAM) Hiroaki Umeda is a choreographer who has been attracting attention in Japan and overseas w...

CAROLIN LOEBBERT

2011.2.28　 Text: Noriyuki Abe

Cute, humorous, yet a bit dark... These engaging illustrations are drawn by Carolin Loebbert, an illustrator and graphic designer based in Hamburg Germany. Grown in the suburb of Germany, she draws nature, animals...

RICHARD BYERS

2011.2.5　 Text: Joanna Kawecki

Richard Byers is an independent new media artist collaborating internationally to create light and video projections that rely on complimenting human interaction with sound and light. What forms from the relationsh...

PLATE INTERACTIVE

2011.1.31　 Text: Minnie Pommiegranate

In a little over a decade with Kinetic Interactive, Sean Lam has crafted a portfolio of work that has seen it awarded by the likes of The D&AD, FWA, Art Directors Club, HOW, Webby, Clio, Graphic, Ad Fest, One ...

JONATHAN ZAWADA

2011.1.28　 Text: Risa Nakazawa

Jonathan Zawada is a talented artist from Sydney, Australia. With his first name Zawada which sounds very familiar name to Japanese people, he creates a wide range of works, and it is hard to believe all of them is cr...