Vitsoe – a timeless shelving system
I initially wanted to make another website where I wanted to share ll the non-Japanese design stuff I enjoy. But realizing that I couldn’t even…
Most Japanese people have no clue what the English slogans on their shirts actually mean
Japanese fashion brands made an habit of using English statements on their T-shirts. Even German words and phrases seemed pretty popular on my last…
Bought my new favorite console
I rarely have any gaming time anymore and Persona 5 took most of it over the past weeks. When the Nintendo Switch was announced…
Review: Reading aloud in Japanese
It’s nice to buy some new learning material rom time to time. Not only to mix up your study routine but to treat yourself…
New stuff from Japan
Not much free time at the moment but at least I managed to shop for some films and books from Japan. You probably all…
A Japanese hostel that looks like a manga store
Book and Bed is the Japanese dream hostel for every manga aficionado. With locations in Kyoto and Tokyo you can sleep behind a wall…
New year, new life, new resolutions
2016 went by in a breeze and was pretty exhausting both from a university and personal perspective. I finally went on to the clinical…
Astonishing Hermès Pop-up shop located in an old gion townhouse
Oniki Design studio created this marvelous pop-up shop in the historic district of Kyoto. I’m usually not interested in all these uber expensive age-old…
Help: In search for inspiration
Christmas is right around the corner and I have one wish: Some Japanese inspiration. Be it a great Anime show or film I should…
The 1.8 meter-wide house by Yuua architects
We all knew that space is rare in Japan but a house that’s just 1.8 meters in width is a rarity. Even in such…
