Y+L Invites #3 with Marty Hicks — Thank you! Another wholesome night of Y+L Invites with Marty; a huge thanks to everyone who came along! We want to thank the Fabric team for opening up the wonderful venue for this event; we could not have…

Y+L Invites #2 with Floz — Thank you! Another fruitful night of Y+L Invites with Floz; a huge thanks to everyone who came along! We want to thank Sonny and the JAU crew for opening up the wonderful venue for this event…

We chat with Amelie D, head of contextual research, and Iris C, writer, researcher, and partner at Bakken & Bæck about how agencies and studios can respond to big questions within the emerging tech landscape. We at Y+L often work with a wide variety of clients in different industries and…

Y+L Invites #1 with Vaughan from Mia Mia— Thank you! Here we are, the first edition of Y+L Invites with Mia Mia’s inspiring humble superstar Vaughan is a wrap! A big thanks to everyone who came along, we could barely fit all of you in…

How the nation manages its workforce and a look at what it could mean for the future. The year is 1990, Wilson Phillips “Hold On” has topped the charts, German reunification is in full swing, and the Japanese economy is at an all time high. It’s a period in which…

We talk with Sonny Mai, founder of JAU Japan’s first Australian design select shop, about starting a business in Japan, good design, and ethical business philosophies. Sonny Mai is the type of person to make things happen while making the whole exercise of doing so look so effortless. He’s driven…

We talk with Nicola Ng, Senior Videographer and Production Manager at Tatler Magazine Singapore, and Co-Founder of Simple Studios One of the best parts of working in a collaborative and creative industry like ours is the opportunity to meet, befriend, and draw inspiration from fellow creatives across various disciplines, and…

Who’s driving investment, traditionalism vs. tech innovation, and risky business in a risk-averse nation. At their core, startups are born to service underutilized and underdeveloped market conditions to innovate, create, or disrupt stagnant industries. For Japan, it’s no different. The local startup space is comfortable sharing the spotlight with other…

We chat with Rachel Davies, editor and co-founder of Kyoto based indie print magazine STORIED, to learn more about the ins and outs of keeping print alive in 2022. Print is like magic; it makes us realise the almost supernatural power of words. It’s crazy, right…