PINEWIND
PINEWIND
PINEWIND
I'm a 30-something guy, originally from Europe, but now based in Japan/Tokyo. I enjoy art (both appreciating and creating), reading, stationery, various forms of note-taking and journaling, design in almost all of its forms, architecture, and occasionally going to karaoke (although I'm not very good at it).
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General happeningsThis week - especially the weekend - was one where I realised how rewarding getting up early can be. It felt like the days were so much longer! I went to an exhibition (about the Swiss painter Karl Walser, at Tokyo...
Yesterday, I found a post i think we're obsessed with aesthetic on the Discovery Feed. It featured quite a few nice quotes. My favourite was this one: It's a real "people die when they are killed" kind of quote. Your first reaction is...
Recently, while scrolling through pictures that I took last year on my phone, this one caught my eye. I photographed this at some kind of design exhibition. I don't remember the topic anymore, or how this exhibit tied into the exhibition...
I'm trying out a new post type: Writing about individual things that I own. To avoid writing "product reviews", I will only write about things that I've consistently used for more than one year. Instead of the excitement that comes with...
Tokyo is full of branding and advertising, and every now and then, a poster or video screen catches my eye. I don't feel comfortable calling advertising and branding themselves "forms of art", but I think it's undeniable that some very...
I've seen a few posts on Bear Blog where people list / show the tools they are currently using, and I always find them interesting to read. So in this post, I want to showcase my current setup for quick notes when I'm "on the go". I own...
Perusing the Bear Blog Discovery Feed has become a part of my daily routine (usually during my commute / on the train). Semi-intentionally, I've established a mini-practice that I call "Bear Blog picks", where I scroll through the "Most...
General happeningsThis week was OK overall. One of those weeks that's not unpleasant, but also one where nothing truly exciting happened. I'll chalk that up as a positive. Did some drawing / painting with friends in the park on the...
Over the past month, I've looked at quite a lot of blogs. Each one is a bit different. Of course, the design and the contents differ, but what I'm most interested in is the structure. Most follow the "time stream" format, with the posts...
I found this quote below in a copy of Ver Sacrum (the official magazine of the Vienna Secession), displayed at an exhibition I went to recently. I wouldn't call myself a religious person, so the part about "God" doesn't particularly...
Back in high school, I was a big fan of the anime Bakemonogatari. From today's viewpoint, this is an old anime; the first season aired in 2009. After watching it (because the sequels weren't out yet, it must've been ca. 2011), I went out...
Note / Comment (click to expand) The text below is a transcript of the narration from a video shown at the exhibition "Shinji Ohmaki: Interface of Being", entitled "Rustle of Existence." The video was projected at a very wide screen and,...
In recent years (or maybe the recent decade?) the word "growth" has acquired a certain negative connotation - at least in circles that I consider myself part of or aligned with. As a capitalistic code word, it stands for everything that...
General happeningsBetter weather this week, I general felt better since some health problems cleared up. I tried shifting towards an early-sleep-early-wakeup schedule this week, and it seems like my body hasn't fully adapted to it yet....