4 days in 4 airports. Can’t say it was all that relaxing but it sure was a ton of fun.
I touched down in Tokyo at night and had a late night supper with Mike Ikeda from Levi’s and Yukari, a really incredible Japanese fine artist. Some plans are in the works and it was a good time to catch up on things in person. Its incredible how much more productive you can be doing things in person rather than email. Its like in 1 dinner, you can cover a month’s worth of emails…
The next morning, at the butt crack of dawn, its off to Hong Kong with Hiroshi, AK (Burton) and team Headporter…Kojiro, Chie and Chieko. Since AK looks like a Vietnamese refugee, he ALWAYS gets frisked and stopped at customs and immigration. The customs agent thought he was such a redneck, she helped him put his pants back on!
We basically went to help usher Edison’s 2 year Juice (his shop) anniversary and the release of his CLOT Air Max 1s. Haven’t been in HK in over 2 years but much has changed. Culturally, they are way more advanced than before. Its like a sponge out there…just absorbing all the culture from around the world. Edison, Kevin, MC Yan and his CLOT fam are really helping to usher this in. Its cool to see it happen. BIG UPS to their dope hospitality. Next week in NYC fellas…its my turn.
Moet provided the refreshments. Bottles everywhere! T-Bone and friends in the house. Saw TONS of old friends tonight…
Just Blaze from the ROC on the wheels. DPak, Davena, Kevin Poon/Clot, MC Yan and DJ Tommy representing.
MC Yan and Edison…the men behind the AM1. Myself and Sam Lee, one of HKs most prominent actors. Sean Tucker of Nike HK, formerly of Staple NYC. And Danielle whom I went to Parsons with. Turns out, she is first cousin’s with Kevin from CLOT! Small ass world…This whole trip has been sort of cosmic…
These are beauties. The box is simply the best SMU packaging I have ever seen. Props!
In HK, its all about the food! For some reason, you have to eat till you’re about to explode. No ifs, ands or buts about it.
As Jay says: “We been together on the block since free lunch. We should have been together having Four Seasons Brunch.” Know I know why……
We got treated to the most amazing Dim Sum i’ve ever had at the Four Seasons. Thanks to Prima for her hospitality. Peep her new Samsung cell phone. The leather slim case it comes in also doubles as a charger for the phone! Genius….
Some pretty awesome seafood dinner with the CLOT fam. Then afterwards, the famed Dessert Buffet at the Grand Hyatt. They had a CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN spewing at all the times whereby you put shit on skewers and dip away. So decadent. I think we should have just had our whole dinner here. It was that good.
Also had some interviews and photo shoots for Urban Magazine from Beijing, China. Talked about the shoes, HK Movements and what it means to me being an Asian American.
Finally wrapped up the day with some world class foot massaging. Makes you feel 10 pounds lighter afterwards. Cheap and satisfying…Just what the foot doctor ordered.
And to make the trip totally complete, I finally got to meet Honeyee’s most popular blogger (at least in the Staple office); JESSICA… holla!…..purrrrr…
i extremely enjoy and appreciate the blog. it renders insight while also demystifying the design life.
i’m curious to know how you went from a nyu journalism degree to a parsons education. how did you make the switch? how did you become a qualified candidate for design school after a non-design undergrad education?
thanks.
daanng, it must be tight being you, having connections all around the world and stuff. tiiiiight.
so many no-sleep logos in these pics. why no love?