Listen to Shuhua Xiong talks about the line between illustrators and artists, her love for sento (bath house) and art supply shops in Tokyo you can't miss.

Shuhua Xiong's website

Her residency fellow, Valeria Mata (researcher and social anthropologist) 's website

Art supply shops in Tokyo (some websites are only in Japanese. You can translate on browser.)

Sekaido

Tools

Lemon

Kat Cearns and us talking about balancing life/work and other things, but mostly about cats.

Kat's website

A sun of colors, Soleé came to Almost Perfect! She shares her experiences in Tokyo exploring the city but also her creative career.

Soleé Darrell's website

Miyuki Factory

Listen to the inspiring stories that Dan and Dushka have to tell to all the creatives.

Keywords: creative life and career, business vs creative, Japanese aviation history, artistic confidence, otaku (maniac) culture, and many more

Dan's website

Dushka's instagram

Their interview on State of Tokyo

Listen to Ella's story about her life, creative career and her adventures in Tokyo.

Ella's website

Camille Vallotton, aka Vamille, explored Tokyo and other cities in Japan following her passion for comic.

Do not miss her recommended restaurants in the Taito area too! (see below for links. You're welcome!)

Vamille's website

Other links of people/places we talked about

Joost Swarte

Ella Sholtens

Baluko (new laundromat in the hood)

Coffee Wrights (Great coffee.)

Axisss Tokyo (Cafe with great doughnuts run by a leather maker)

Crane Sandwich (Sandwiches and milkshakes)

Fakalo Pizza Gallery (THE best pizza)

elab(Vegan cafe)

Asada Soba(Our favourite soba / tempura place)

McLean Burger(If you crave burgers)

Izzy Burton, an award-winning director, illustrator, and an artist from Brighton, UK explored and worked in Tokyo to focus on her new story of "a food truck bear".

Izzy's website

Kristen, an independent curator and consultant spent one month in Tokyo to explore the topics her curiosity led to. Listen to her multi-tasking journey to renew her website "Say Hi To" while preparing the show "Urban Aquatica" at Almost Perfect.

Kristen's instagram

Other useful links from the conversation

Patio Workshop -woodwork

Showcase Tokyo -architectural tour

Kabuki -cafe near us

Tomihiro Kono -wigmaker

Cafe Terrace -another cafe near us

Mireia, an industry designer from Barcelona explores the world of "self-illuminating-objects" using Japanese washi papers in Tokyo.

Mireia's website

other useful links

Plus Minus Zero

Balmuda

Balmuda USA

Listen to what Anja Giese, an artist and graphic designer, had to say about tonic espresso, her fascination to electric cables and dedicating a month for a passion project.  

Anja Giese

The book about Japanese color palette (Link to Amazon Japan)