*F means feature to follow in the coming weeks The week transcended all expectations.  With a day’s distance from my time at the fair, I see the trends as follows: Reality skewing shapes, new world order inventions for sustainability rocketing us into better mousetraps, intellectual pursuit, bold against black, color and self-assuredness. Here I recount [...]

LOOKING to better understand perceptions and impressions of Japan, the Japanese, Japonism, Japonica, all related Japan culture – in the west. There is frequent buzz about Japan’s influence on the youth market – manga – anime – gaming – technology – harajuku girls – those  vending machines – j-horror – j-pop – etc. Im looking [...]