Tea Time

Thoughts from Hyojin's Tea Table.
People, objects, and moments in time — considered notes on making, wandering, and the art of living.

Are You Ready for Three Very Sad Songs?

Spent a week in Ishigaki thinking I was listening to beautiful tropical music. Turns out I was listening to songs about war, separation, survivors, and people trying to continue afterward. Read more...

Odysseus, Adorno and a Pair of Greek Sandals

Greek sandals arrived to sai sai achilles, before Odyssey film has even been released.Giving Adorno another reason to be disappointed in modern life. Read more...

On Björk and Other Beautiful Mutations

Is there any creature on Earth more terrifyingly lovable, more beautifully bizarre, more impossible to explain than Björk? Read more...

What We Thought Was Ours

We thought it was ours. Our taste, our body, our choices. Read more...

Still Standing

A reclaimed fragment of wood, no longer defined by its origin. Read more...

A Day Trip to Mashiko

A short drive from Tokyo to Mashiko. Ceramics, good food, nice people, and a few places we return to. Read more...

Tea Time with Minatsu

Barista Minatsu works at bricolage bread & co. in Roppongi, leaving drawings that stay with the day, like small letters. Read more...

Hello, again.

I still find myself reaching for this beautiful belt when something feels a bit too plain. Read more...

A Few Thoughts in March

Looking at the Marie Storm satin skirt, I find myself juxtaposing it with Marie Antoinette. (Telefono playing somewhere in the background.) Read more...

A Visit to Enoura

A day trip from Tokyo to Enoura Observatory, created by Hiroshi Sugimoto. Stone, horizon, and a bamboo grove above Sagami Bay — followed by a perfect seafood lunch near the... Read more...