Did anyone ever talk about the issue of environmentally friendly or safety when Korean celebrities started to get driven around in Korea in these massive people carriers? Many people ask why in Korea there are so many black & white cars. At any point in Apgujeong or Gangnam you will see a number of these [...]
Coffee provides a platform for spatial discussion, more than anything a coffee shop provides the single most efficient location for people to interact and socialise. the informal nature of space and the ever present smell of coffee sets a location for many efficient interactions. the huge consumption around the world of this liquid knowledge has [...]
It seems that Seoul truely lacks the cultural spaces it needs to provide for a youth population. Many young people seem to revolve around eating and drinking whether its the bars in hongdae or the coffee shops or markets in shinsadong or samcheongdong. What really the city needs is truely human scale interactions between the [...]
Beer was an item of modernity in Korea and was introduced by the Japanese as they colonised the country. The Japanese set up three breweries in Korea serving the local elite however after Korea was liberated there were set up three Korean companies, OB, Cass, and Jinro-Coors. The most dominating two Beer companies in Korea [...]
Why do humans love to lose control? listening to Future Chaos from Bomb the Bass a 1980′s electronic DJ/VJ it seems that society in the West promotes the progression of humans whereas the East considers a holistic view of the progression of society. I read recently The Geography of Thought: How Culture Colours the Way [...]
“We should be thanking BP. It would be a disaster for the arts if BP withdrew its support.” Painter Anthony Fry A number of small art collectives have commonly gained noteriety over the past few years for their guerilla (or should I say gorilla) tactics of gaining their message across to the pubic. The new [...]