We recently paid a visit to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California to see their current exhibition entitled “The Roots of Monozukuri: The Creative Spirit in Japanese Automaking”. The exhibition examines 60 years of automotive ingenuity and features rarely seen car designs from some of Japan’s greatest car manufacturers.
Read MoreOur New Year’s tradition is back.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, December 12th, we were happy to host the Philadelphia chapter of Ladies Wine & Design for a night of festive cocktails, stimulating conversation, and furoshiki gift wrapping.
Read MoreThe flavor profile of this soup combines, garlic, ginger, shiitake mushrooms and hojicha loose leaf tea into a hearty meal that will warm your spirits. Hojicha is a roasted green tea that has an earthy aroma and a golden brown hue when brewed. Try it today!
Read MoreThere is just something about getting together with our closest friends over a mutually prepared meal, right before everyone goes into full hibernation, that puts us in the festive mood. This matcha gin fizz also helps.
Read MoreOn Sunday, October 21st, we wrapped up an event-filled month with an informative and delicious workshop all about kombucha with our friends at Inspired Brews.
Read MoreAs part of this year’s DesignPhiladelphia festival, we invited artist Carla Weeks to the store for an exclusive workshop on the art of block printing on furoshiki. Read on to see the works!
Read MoreA reverence for tradition, an eye for quality, and a rich history of textile excellence all converge to make Japanese denim a cut above the rest. Read on to learn what sets it apart.
Read MoreIn anticipation of our upcoming workshop with this year’s DesignPhiladelphia Festival, we spent a casual Friday afternoon at the studio/residence of artist Carla Weeks in West Philadelphia.
Read MoreOn September 22nd, the sun will cross the Earth's equator from north to south, and we will officially enter autumn. From here on out, the days will become ever shorter, sweaters will come out from retirement, and fall flavors will appear once again on our plates. One such flavor is ohagi.
Read MoreWe made a special visit to the newly opened Mori Building Digital Art Museum Epson - TeamLab Borderless. These are our photos. They do not do it justice.
Read MoreMagali Roman has been the lead content writer and editor of Rikumo Journal since 2015. As she prepares to leave behind her full time position to pursue new opportunities, she reflects on what she has learned during her time with us.
Read MoreIn the making of our city guide, we sat with some of our like-minded friends and collaborators and talked shop. Here, we take a break from tea and catch up with April Nett and Elysa DiMauro, co-owners of coffee shop and community meeting place Menagerie Coffee.
Read MoreWe rounded up 23 of our team’s favorite spots to eat, drink, and frolick, just in time for the 4th of July.
Read MoreWe welcomed film scholar Julian Ross and our friends from Collaborative Cataloging Japan (CCJ) as they debuted scenes from Japanese expanded cinema: largely unseen, thoroughly avant-garde, and uniquely Japanese experimental film.
Read MoreFor the past few weeks, textile designer Graham Keegan has carved a route through the American heartland on a mission to spread the gospel of natural indigo dyeing. Here’s what we learned from his Rikumo visit.
Read MoreFor designers and creative minds alike, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's "In Praise of Shadows" inspired a new way of looking at the brutal and hopeful world that surrounds us. Here we explore the life-changing essay that inspired so many of our favorite designers.
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