家庭画報

Courtesy of sekaibunkapublishing

家庭画報 'kateigaho' is my favorite periodical for Japanese culture.

One week, 50 people, free advice...

"There was something larger going on, something I had only a small part in. I’m talking about the energy that occurs when two or more people move forward together in a shared attempt to become more conscious. It was quite an amazing experience." -Simon Høgsberg.

Copenhagen: Men's Uniform

Courtesy of Gunnar
Courtesy of The Sartorialist

These shots capture male Copenhagener fashion: dark colors, skinny fit, rolled legs (whether pants or shorts), leather shoes and the ubiquitous haircut: shaved sides, long on top.

Side note: the jacket/sweater with shorts thing is everywhere. Danes love it as much as Germans love their socks with sandals, and since 55% of Copenhageners commute by bicycle they have the legs to pull it off.

"Vintage Danish Design" [MONOCLE]

A report by Monocle's Gillian Dobias on how classic Danish furniture influences modern designs.

dorodango.com

Photos courtesy of Bruce Gardner

光る泥だんご, hikaru dorodango ("shining mud dumplings"), are spheres made from polished mud (here).

The city center is blessed by three placid lakes: Sankt Jørgen Sø, Peblinge Sø (Little Priests' Lake, in reference to the students, back when education was a product of the church) and Sortedams Sø (Black Pond) -- three meters deep and 6.4 km all around.

A dancer overlooking the lake toward Dali in Yunnan Province, China. I was in Dali one afternoon when she and her friend spotted me. "You look lost," her friend said. I told her I wasn't sure. "Then you must have tea with us. We know where the best tea is." We had tea together, and it was the best, and two days later they took me to this resort on the far side of the lake with them for a private open-air party. The next morning I went with them to their friend's home nearby, a renowned architect, which had to have been one of the most beautiful homes I saw in China -- and a wildly tragic thing that I got no decent photos of it.