Journal · stories from the cities
Notes from
Notes from
the cities.
We sell memories rather than objects. So the small scenes of a city, the reasoning behind a design, even the best way to roll your hair — we write it all down here, slowly.
City Essay · Seoul
Before dawn in Seoul, under the convenience-store lights.
6:25 a.m. in a Myeongdong alley. A carton of soy milk from the 24-hour convenience store and a hair roller on the rack — a note on the most Korean hour in Seoul.
2026.06.06 · jinjin · 6 min read
Read essay →
City Essay
Jeju camellias, the color of wind
How-to
Heatless rollers, a five-minute bedtime ritual
Design Note
The curve of the 'o', born from a moon jar
City Essay
A car window on Gwangan Bridge, the curves of Busan
Design Note
70 / 20 / 10 — dividing color across a package
People
Mai from Bangkok and her kory hair roller
How-to
EVA slides, mixing two cities on one pair
City Essay
The moon-jar curve, and the mood of Korea as a whole
Newsletter
One note from a city, every week.
Get one city essay in your inbox every Saturday morning.