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Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. 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 culture, it seems strange we didn’t rush to another city to make our mark. But there are a lot of practical, personal and creative reasons that make this such a great city to start in—and stay in. In this edition of Building the Brand, Charis, Cody, Elphick and Nate share their thoughts on why we’re here. Narration by Cody Horne, Elphick Wo, Nate Kan & Charis Poon Audio by Elphick Wo Photos --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. LOT2046 is a subscription-based service which distributes a basic set of clothing, footwear, essential self-care products, accessories, and media content. The clothes are dispensable: as they wear out, they can be bundled and returned, eliminating clutter. The set of items seen s from "lot #002." Narration by Eugene Kan & Nathan Kan Audio by Elphick Wo Photos by Alex Maeland What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. Often before a MAEKAN story becomes the sounds you hear and the pictures you see, it starts out as a script—and that means a lot of words. While writing or typing every day is a great habit to develop creativity, it’s also a good way to get achy fingers and eyes too if you’re not careful. In this latest MAEKAN Tools, Nate shares three uncommon tools that help make his day-to-day writing work smoother and more manageable. Narration by Nate Kan Audio by Elphick Wo Photos by Chris Lim What is MAEKAN?

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. During our trip to Tokyo in February, the team visited Jazzy Sport, a prominent Japanese record store in Meguro. After striking a conversation with the storeowner, MAEKAN was invited to an exclusive music event hosted together with Blue Note, featuring José James, a jazz and hip-hop inspired vocalist. Listen in on our recount of digging through vinyl at Jazzy Sport and the night of soulful funky beats that followed. Narration by Cody Horne, Chris Lim & Elphick Wo Audio by Elphick Wo Photos by --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

On MAEKAN It Up #020 (we made it to episode 20 somehow), Eugene and Charis discuss the case for adding sneaker culture to the school curriculum based on its importance within youth and popular culture. Eugene manages to show how out of the loop he is when it comes to memes. Also, we explore how media companies currently strategize their push notifications and what are things we should be aware of. Why Sneaker Culture Should Be Taught in Schools Bella Hadid Goes Sneaker Shopping With Complex Hey, quick question: Why are models so bad at planking?

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. As the essential component to producing our stories, the process of recording has come a long way since we first started working on audio stories. Bringing scripts to life using only our voices has been both a challenging and rewarding experience for the entire editorial team. In this edition of Building The Brand, Cody, Elphick and Nate talk about how they went from not having any experience with podcast recording to where they are today. Audio by Elphick Wo Photos by Eugene Kan & Chris Lim Wh --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. Sarah Kim is a woman of many talents. By day she works at an ad agency in New York. By night and the weekend, she’s a publisher with By Way Of Brooklyn. Not content with her outlets, she sought out another medium, art curation. Together with her partners Arielle and Lynsday, the trio represents Feminine Product. The show celebrating women was a physical manifestation of many talks and discussions culminating in what is feminity and what was Feminine Product’s approach to it. Over the course of an afternoon spent before the show had opened, we engaged openly and without judgment over some of th --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. When the information age nostalgically looked back toward traditional craftsmanship for inspiration, we ended up with hand-stitched leather cases for our tablets and artisan wooden styluses to go with it. But for something we use literally every day, why haven’t we been handcrafting sneakers? This is just what bespoke luxury sneaker label No.One does, a dozen and a half pairs at a time. Good things take time, and founder Mark Gainor doesn’t seem to mind. Script and Narration by Nate Kan Audio by Elphick Wo Photos by Eugene --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

On MAEKAN It Up #019, Eugene and Charis discuss the future of "corporate" geo-tagging based on a recent project between Snapchat, and Jeff Koons' balloon dog sculpture. It incorporates insights from Sebastian Errazuriz, a Chilean artist and a designer based in New York City who's been outspoken on the role of brands in our digital public spaces. We also discuss the big picture behind Dropbox's colorful rebranding and the suggestion that Dropbox is losing its focus on product. Jeff Koons’ augmented reality Snapchat artwork gets ‘vandalized’ Watch: Sebastian Errazuriz on corporate geo-tagging

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. At MAEKAN, we're always open to different mediums if they help enhance a story, and while we do shoot a lot in digital, we've definitely all got a special place in our hearts for film. The texture and colors produced by film have been instrumental in capturing both the rich emotions of our stories and the candid memories on our trips. In this MAEKAN Tools, Chris Lim shares the two analog film cameras he shoots with to produce images for many of our stories: his compact and discreet Yashica T4 and his medium format Pentax 645. What is MAEKAN?

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. A lot of people like trying new things, especially if it involves something delicious. But how much of the experience is coming from your five senses and how much is created or even distorted by your own mind? In this edition of Hands, MAEKAN’s editor, Nate, recalls the team’s visit to Michelin one-star Sushi Shin in Minato, Tokyo. There, everyone didn’t just end up with stomachs full of great food, but heads full of great insights too. What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community f --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. The sounds get progressively clearer. Wheels rattling along smooth granite are met with the intermittent screech of trucks grinding against a ledge. You can hear it getting louder and louder, but there's still nothing to connect the sound and the source. What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just d --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

On MAEKAN It Up #018, Eugene and Charis discuss an Apple Music interview that featured Jimmy Iovine, Zane Lowe, and Larry Jackson. Some interesting insights led them to dig deeper into how the future of streaming music will play out and Apple's positioning. Furthermore, we highlight a really great project that featured Daily Paper, a streetwear brand out of Amsterdam, and PUMA. The project focused on the creation of a football pitch in Ghana at an all-girls school as part of the 20th anniversary of sponsorship between PUMA and various African nations.  Apple Music's Long Game: Why Jimmy Iovine Thinks They're 'Not Even Close' to Success With Streaming

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. MAEKAN’s approach to documenting stories has been highly methodical, structured and organized. We achieved great editorial results over the past few months by sticking with this formula. However, as our body of work continues to grow, the importance of making judgment calls and quick adjustments becomes all the more important. That's not to say having a gameplan doesn't work. It's about being able to identify opportunities that unfold and having enough flexibility to react in order to maintain the authenticity of a story. What is MAEKAN?

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. The American cannabis industry is poised to reach over $20 billion USD by 2021. But with each industry comes its own sectors, whether it be finance, marketing, infrastructure and equipment. How far along is each of these parts of the puzzle? How do you market a product that's not illegal per se, but also not recreationally legal (yet)? We spent a day alongside Sherbinskis, a California-based flower company as they planned a low-key marketing affair with rapper Young Dolph. What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. With the legalization of recreational cannabis becoming more and more of a reality in California, the ensuing Green Rush promises a new economy and a new chance to profit. The opportunity extends to Native American reservations, whose distinct legal status means expediency for entrepreneurial tribes that want to grow cannabis for profit. But from sowing to selling, things are more complicated than they seem. Over a dinner in Vegas, Hopland Pomo Indian Tribal Chairman Joe San Diego and Will Htun of renowned cannabis grower Sherbinski share their story of the potential and t --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

  On MAEKAN It Up #017, Eugene and Charis discuss the what it means for Coca-Cola to sponsor a video game character and how social media and technology has changed and normalized food reviews. Coca-Cola nets its first ever virtual athlete in Fifa 18’s rising star Alex Hunter What Coca-Cola's sponsorship of Fifa 18 virtual footballer Alex Hunter means for the future of influen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. In the competitive world of fine dining, commissioning the creation of custom objects for food presentation has become practically de rigueur. We talk to two of the industry’s most sought-after serviceware designers — Jono Pandolfi and Martin Kastner — and discover that the careers, work, and creative processes built around their art can be as complex and varied as the food that is served on it. What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of cr --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. At the end of our visit to Tokyo-based floral art collective AMKK, head botanist Makoto Azuma graciously created three pieces exclusively for MAEKAN. Incorporating MAEKAN's signature blue and "unexpected connections" as his theme, Makoto created a piece titled "Damned Ikebana," a unique take on the traditional Japanese flower arrangement art. What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, p --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support

Listen to the story here and see the accompanying photos at MAEKAN.com for the best experience. While LEGO has been a creative building block—pun very much intended —in every childhood, there are plenty of "kids at heart" who just can't let go of them, even after their imaginations have grown beyond what's featured on the colorful box. In this MAEKAN BEAT, we look at how one Hong Kong-based store and studio makes custom LEGO pieces that are definitely not for ages 4-7! What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about l --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maekan/support