Journal

The Wonder 500™ campaign has come to New York to showcase a collection of 500 products selected from the 47 Japanese Prefectures. Run by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade…

We’re happy to be celebrating three years online! This also marks about the one year anniversary of our brick-and-mortar opening at 2 Extra Place. Thank you for the continued support!…

One of our favorite things to do during the holidays is to wrap presents for our loved ones using the washi paper we’ve accumulated during our trips to Japan. The…

New York is a city full of art in all its forms. Outside of the context of traditional art venues, there is a whole realm of street art that we’re…

Driving through Connecticut is always a pleasure, especially during the fall when the changing of the seasons is reflected in the color of the leaves. Angy and I often head…

We’ve had a large collection of work by Takashi Tomii available in-store but have just recently made it available online. Photographing, writing product descriptions and handling each piece brought back…

Recently we spent an afternoon visiting our friend and talented artist, Nicole Patel, at her home in Nyack, about an hour from New York City. We came back feeling inspired…

Symbols and motifs have always been an integral part of Japanese aesthetics, both in traditional and modern designs. These symbols can be found integrated in many of the items found…

Here’s a bit more of a look into our latest trip to Japan. It was jam-packed but I just wanted to share some highlights outside of our Naoshima trip. I was able…