Nue-punk Jewelry with SLJ

We catch up with brand founders and Hong Kong transplants Simpson Ma and Jovy Hon in their London studio.

Fashion

LANG — Asian Fashion in LA

12/08/2025

3D, Art, Illustration, Sculpture

A Little Help From My Friends: An Anti-Gatekeeping Discussion with Andrew and Tate Mok aka “Offgod:Tate

08/02/2025

Creativity, Media, Publication

Blurring The Lines of Narrative

12/08/2024

Collaboration, Food & Beverage, Publication

The Shelter Athletics “One For One”

19/03/2024

Design, Fashion

Bringing It To The Table: The Story of Spin & Smash

Behind the scenes of our first table tennis tournament.

02/11/2023

Community, Fashion, Interviews

Goodfight

Four friends who came together like Voltron to create Goodfight

30/09/2023

All Stories

Selected Stories

Industry, Society

Daniel Wu

Actor, Producer and Entrepreneur

02/05/2023

Industry, Society

Eileen Sho Ji

Singer-Songwriter & Producer

01/05/2023

All Stories

Making It Up

Lifestyle, Retail

Making It Up 199

Pierogis and buy nothing

Eugene and Charis discuss Buy Nothing groups/movement and what a change in platform means for their participants. They also talk about Kevin LaBuz’s article “Grandma’s Pierogis” about how corporate culture is created and knowledge passed on.

Fashion, Society

Making It Up 198

Brunello Cucinelli slow growth and the Theranos trial

The team behind the Italian luxury fashion brand Brunello Cucinelli on growth and family business. Also, the conviction of Elizabeth Holmes, former founder and CEO of the health tech company Theranos, in a trial that ended in January.

Culture, Society, The Internet

Making It Up 197

Attention and tribalism

Eugene and Charis discuss what it means to pay close attention to anything. They also talk about the benefits of tribalism.

Culture

Making It Up 196

2021 Wrap Up

Charis and Eugene talk about key moments in culture in 2021 and reflect on significant changes that will carry forwards.

Publication, The Internet

Making It Up 195

The Story Club with George Saunders and the possibly corporate web3

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Building

The Brand

Brands, Business

Building the Brand — Adam Studios

After a long hiatus, we’re back with another episode of Building The Brand. Most crucially, this episode is hosted by MAEKAN founders Eugene Kan

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Brands, Business

Building the Brand — Why Hong Kong?

A lot of people are surprised when we tell them we’re based in Hong Kong. For a publication and brand looking to influence creative

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Education, Industry

Building the Brand — The Apprentice

If you’re a creative that’s still in school or just on the way out, you might wonder what your next steps are. For Willie,

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Brands, Business

Building the Brand — Writing for Ears

When you’ve spent most of your life writing for eyes, the transition to scripts written for podcasts and audio stories can sometimes be a bit challenging.

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Brands, Business

Building the Brand — 1 Year and Counting

And in the blink of an eye, a year flies by and we find ourselves pleasantly surprised by just how much has happened and how much

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