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Entrance to Heaven in Bogota, Colombia

21/12/201621/12/2016 Erik Andrade Art, Bogota, Colombia, Design, Independent design, Music, South America0 comment

Bogotá unlike other big cities in South America is chaotic and in a rush all time, for 8 years “Las Puertas del Cielo” (In Spanish) have been a chill event for the hip culture to have a relax and calm Sunday in Bogota. Andrea Arbeláez (designer) and Beatriz Ramírez (cook) are the girls behind this event that nowadays is getting bigger and bigger. They saw the need for designers to have a space to sell their products and have a direct contact with clients, besides apart from Ciclovía (A Sunday…

Culture Latin America Travel

DAY OF THE DEAD IN CDMX

07/12/201607/12/2016 Erik Andrade 0 comment

After a year and a half living in Europe I came back to my home country Colombia, where I realized that I knew more European countries than American ones (by America I refer to the continent from Canada to Argentina). The fact that in Europe is easy and quite cheap to travel within it, I arrived to Colombia used to this way of spending weekends and holidays. Desperate for traveling, I talked to my brother and my cousin and started planning it. Our destiny was the capital of Mexico, Mexico…

Asia Culture India

Everyday doorstep delivery services in India

03/12/201603/12/2016 yasu 0 comment

As we all know, in recent years, India has become one of the fastest growing emerging economy in asia. As this economy is developing in varied areas/ sectors (like technological, educational, cultural and so on) with a very fast pace while coping up with the ongoing evolution globally. Today,in India, with this huge population spread in diverse geography and cultures, there are some traditional services still functioning. It’s very interesting to see how these services are still alive in parallel to the new tech influenced services popping up everyday. Sponsored…

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Atelier oï exhibition @ AXIS gallery, Roppongi, Tokyo

27/11/201627/11/2016 yasu 0 comment

Atelier oï, design group based on Swiss, has exhibited their concepts and works at AXIS gallery in autumn 2016. This time, I am going to introduce them and their works. Sponsored link 1. Who are they, Atelier oï? They have collaborated with a famous brands such as Artemide, Danese, Driade, Louis Vuitton, Moroso, USM, Venini, Vistosi, Zanotta in Salone del mobile Milano. They started their architect and design office in 1991 in La Nouvelle in Swiss. Their works are various from architecture, interior, furniture and scenic art and so on. Founding members are…

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Business Card Case made of Japanese paper designed by Naoto Fukasawa

22/11/201622/11/2016 yasu 0 comment

↓Hello. Today, I would like to introduce a special business card case. This one is made of Japanese paper, designed by Naoto Fukasawa, who is one of the most famous Japanese product designer. Sponsored link Brand story : SIWA（紙和） SIWA (紙和) is a Japanese paper brand in Yamanashi prefecture. SIWA has double meaning actually. SIWA is opposite way of reading “WA-SI” which means Japanese paper, in Japanese. And “SI-WA(皺)” means a kind of texture or finishing which is created by Japanese paper, like a crease. In that sense, this brand…