Manga t-shirts are now available online!
Thanks everyone for dropping by the booth at the Ricebowl automotive tuning exhibition this past weekend. I had a blast meeting people and chatting about our passions. For those of […]
Category Archives: Design
Project Hako: Creating Modular Pillar Vents
I’ve been a bit sidetracked by all my projects as of late and neglecting to post. One such project that has consumed a bunch of my time is the design […]
Project Hako: The Keys to Happiness
I always felt like jumping in any car for a cruise should be about the experience, no matter the occasion. Using that freedom as merely a mode to get from […]
Project Hako: iPhone Navigation Bracket
If there is one thing I hate seeing here in Japan, it is the huge aftermarket navigation screens glued on or hacked into a hard to replace vintage dashboard. The […]
Finding Inspiration via Rapid Prototyping and Rusthunting.
Lately, I’ve been all about rapid prototyping and discovering how its unique characteristics can add to my repertoire of fabrication abilities. The speed at which 3D printing is becoming ever […]
3D Printing a New Horn Button
At the end of 2013, I started experimenting with 3D printing in various materials, all in hope of teaching myself a new method with which to fabricate custom parts for […]
Dry Carbon with Retro Flair
Since I’m a fan of modern technical innovations and the whole pro-touring resto-mod scene back in the USA, I decided I want to take some cues from those car builders […]
Gonpachi
Mimi and I took a recent visit from a friend as an opportunity to check out Gonpachi in Roppongi, Tokyo. This is the restaurant that purportedly inspired the set for […]
Goblins, Demons and… a Peach
In a previous post, I mentioned my growing infatuation with rooftop decorations spotted at Japanese shrines and temples. More specifically, the onigawara 鬼瓦 (“demon” or “goblin tile”) variety with their […]
Flux Chairs
When we arrived in Japan last year, a lot of our furniture was damaged in transit. The plus side was that I now had the opportunity to purchase some chairs […]
