The soft yellow floors of the hallway in Paimio Sanatorium. Blueberry vines, wild yet graceful, crawl outside Studio Aalto. A ceiling clock, its face hand-drawn by the patients of the sanatorium. The smooth, inviting touch of the staircase railing at the Aalto’s House. These moments from my three-da...Read More

These past couple of years have been a huge transformation in the way we go about our daily lives. It was not until recently that many of us started to get used to what was once familiar. This trip to Los Angeles was the studio’s first project abroad since the pandemic and it felt as if we were put ...Read More

In late August, we visited Hemlock Printers for press check on behalf of Clerestory Magazine. After working closely on this publication for eight months, it was truly rewarding to see it finally translate from screen to print. It has been awhile since we stepped on the printing floor but seeing all ...Read More

Last week, our team had the privilege to visit the secret garden of the late renowned Canadian architect, Arthur Erickson. Stepping into his backyard garden was both overwhelming and relatable all at once. Located deep in the Kitsilano neighbourhood, just blocks away from our studio, Erickson’s resi...Read More

This past Sunday, our team got together to celebrate a year of hard work with a drop-in ceramics session. Our good friend Haneu (haneu.haneu) was so kind to spend the afternoon with us and show us the ropes. Compared to last year, where we gathered on Zoom with our synchronized DoorDash deliveries, ...Read More

Today is Lunar New Year, and we enter this year’s celebration with a whole mix of emotions. Many have seen and heard of the recent rise of anti-Asian racism and hate crimes in the United States. More reported (and many unreported) incidents have taken place in Canada, but whether these events are ac...Read More

Songs in the moment. No doubt, it has been a trying year for the world. In the midst of all the uncertainty and anxiety, these songs have been helping us pause and take a breath. Flying Leaves — Masaki Hayashi Color — paniyolo Tabisaki — paniyolo Memories of Furniture — Daisuke Miyatani / paniyolo ...Read More

On our latest campaign with Lojel, we crossed the Pacific to the city of Seoul, South Korea. There’s only a certain amount of planning and preparation that can be done ahead of visiting a new city (there’s only so much google street view and blog posts can really show). Arriving to Seoul, I was as p...Read More

This past August truly came and went like a whirlwind, with the last few weeks dedicated to completing Faculty Department Vol. 2. Having completed a decent number of publication work since the first volume, I imagined this one would be a fairly smooth sailing experience. Yet this volume would prove ...Read More

Songs for the weekend. 16 songs selected by our staff member, Yejin Yoon. ...Read More

This season, we escaped with Lojel to Copenhagen, Denmark for their FW18 lookbook. After exploring the bustling streets of Morocco in the past lookbook, we wanted to capture ‘hygge’, the Danish term for moments of gratitude and appreciation for the present time and place. We were inspired by the ste...Read More