SMOKE Journal
Vol.10-2 — Why Kyoto: On Keeping Time
On how Kyoto keeps time. We have lived in Kyoto long enough to stop noticing some things. The sound of temple bells in the distance. The mountains that sit at...
Vol.10-2 — Why Kyoto: On Keeping Time
On how Kyoto keeps time. We have lived in Kyoto long enough to stop noticing some things. The sound of temple bells in the distance. The mountains that sit at...
Vol. 10-1 — Why Kyoto: On Living Here
On moving cities, and what we found when we stopped. We have lived in three cities in six years. Tokyo, where we met. Okinawa, where we went after the earthquake...
Vol. 10-1 — Why Kyoto: On Living Here
On moving cities, and what we found when we stopped. We have lived in three cities in six years. Tokyo, where we met. Okinawa, where we went after the earthquake...
Vol. 9 — Things You Don't Notice Until They're ...
You reach for it without thinking. You wear it, use it, wash it, return to it. And then one day it is not there — and you feel the absence...
Vol. 9 — Things You Don't Notice Until They're ...
You reach for it without thinking. You wear it, use it, wash it, return to it. And then one day it is not there — and you feel the absence...
Vol.8 The Hand Behind the Machine
In a Wakayama knitwear mill, a 1970s machine and three generations of craft gave rise to one of Japan's most exceptional fabrics. The story behind the sweatshirt.
Vol.8 The Hand Behind the Machine
In a Wakayama knitwear mill, a 1970s machine and three generations of craft gave rise to one of Japan's most exceptional fabrics. The story behind the sweatshirt.
Vol. 7 — 大切な人に、いちばん良いものを
When something earns a place in your daily life, a natural thought follows: I want the people I love to have this too. This is the story of Chêne ×...
Vol. 7 — 大切な人に、いちばん良いものを
When something earns a place in your daily life, a natural thought follows: I want the people I love to have this too. This is the story of Chêne ×...
Vol. 6 — 色は、構造である
Color is not decoration. The four colors of kitt each carry a distinct intention — and the space built around them was designed to make that visible.
Vol. 6 — 色は、構造である
Color is not decoration. The four colors of kitt each carry a distinct intention — and the space built around them was designed to make that visible.