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  • Genkan with old grinding stone at Karigane machiya guest house in Murasakino, Kita-ku.

    Karigane: The Art Of Sensitive Renovation

    Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Rika and Shimo, the owners of a beautiful and thoughtfully converted machiya guest house called Karigane. The neighbourhood which I also call home, Murasakino, has been revealing its character to me in great swathes. Much of the beauty of this historic district, dotted with myriad temples, food producers and bathhouses, lies…

  • UTS Master of Design: Print & Place

    A couple of months ago I wrapped up a new elective subject that I developed for the Master of Design at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Print: Researching Contexts was the first dedicated screen printing subject to be offered for postgraduate students as a summer intensive, and it was a great opportunity to give…