Love for Analogue Stories

Welcoming bamboo baskets by Chicktack Bamboo Craft Works

Welcoming bamboo baskets by Chicktack Bamboo Craft Works

My passion (or obsession) with Taku-san’s bamboo basket started about three years ago, in one of those serendipitous encounters on Yakushima Island in Japan. After traveling for 24 hours (with... Read More
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Designing at the intersection of Bauhaus and Wabi-Sabi // Frido

Designing at the intersection of Bauhaus and Wabi-Sabi // Frido

Here, Frido discusses the challenges of designing and crafting artifacts from natural materials.
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Art, color...and beloved plants

Art, color...and beloved plants

I safely landed on Yakushima a few days ago and am having some time to reflect on my time in Kyoto and Tokyo last week. Serendipity is such an interesting... Read More
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Growing relationship with ateliers Penelope

Growing relationship with ateliers Penelope

While I was in Japan, I had opportunities to meet some of our BK partners, one of whom is ateliers PENELOPE. Excitingly, they are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, and... Read More
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An Atlas of Everyday Life // Iman Ben Errabeh

An Atlas of Everyday Life // Iman Ben Errabeh

I first discovered Iman’s YouTube channel during one of my research sessions and was immediately struck by her view of the world. It is one filled with curiosity, intention, and... Read More
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The Alchemy of Weaving Nature and Life // Haru Nomura

The Alchemy of Weaving Nature and Life // Haru Nomura

We were fortunate to cross paths with Haru, first through an introduction by Kei, and later in person during a team visit. In a beautiful mountaintop atelier in Kyoto, Japan,... Read More
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Journeying with "Kakishibu" (persimmon dye)

Journeying with "Kakishibu" (persimmon dye)

“Kakishibu” is a traditional Japanese natural dye made from fermented persimmons. Used for generations in Japan, the dye produces a range of deep amber-brown shades, transforming the fabric's surface into... Read More
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Towards Repair // A.C.

Towards Repair // A.C.

My word of the year for 2026 is “repair”. It’s always an interesting process choosing a word of the year: sometimes I decide on them during the year prior, sometimes they... Read More
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tend your inner garden - a way to reimagine the analogue system metaphor // wakako

tend your inner garden - a way to reimagine the analogue system metaphor // wakako

Just after I wrote a story about the threshold moments and pressed “send,” it felt as if all the gears had clicked and I was fully in the groove of a new... Read More
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